New Texas laws taking effect January 1, 2028
1 law takes effect January 1, 2028.
Of the 1,207 bills enacted since 2025, 1,206 have an effective date and 1 doesn't yet (listed below). A law here takes effect that day by its main provisions; parts of a staggered act may take effect on other dates.
Updated Oct 31, 2026 at 4:20 p.m. EDT.
Crime (1)
SB 1267 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to certificates of number and certificates of title issued by and records kept by the Parks and Wildlife Department; creating a criminal offense.
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Published by the legislature:
Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 1, 2028
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Enacted, but not yet dated (1)
These laws' texts tie their dates to something outside the legislative record (Contingent), or not enough is recorded yet to give one (Unresolved). They may take effect January 1, 2028 too; the record doesn't say.
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- SB 5ContingentRelating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.SJR 3 (Proposition 14) was approved at the election of November 4, 2025, but its canvass isn't certified (a court challenge), so the amendment, and the act, haven't taken effect