New Utah laws taking effect January 1, 2027

20 laws take effect January 1, 2027.

Of the 1,107 bills enacted since 2025, 1,106 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 3:44 a.m. EDT.

Traffic (5)

Healthcare (4)

Crime (3)

  • HB 540 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Judicial Transparency and Information Access Amendments

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 378.

    Parts of this act take effect on other dates.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB 90 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Sexual Offenses Amendments

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 445.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB 128 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Public Alert Amendments

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 263.

    How effective dates are worked out

Taxes (2)

Agriculture (1)

AI (1)

  • HB 276 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Artificial Intelligence Modifications

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 352.

    Parts of this act take effect on other dates.

    How effective dates are worked out

Civil Rights (1)

Government (1)

  • HB 40 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 42.

    How effective dates are worked out

Housing (1)

  • HB 41 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Construction and Fire Codes Amendments

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 386.

    Parts of this act take effect on other dates.

    How effective dates are worked out

Technology (1)

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, 2027 too; the record doesn't say.

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  • HB 481ContingentBallot Proposition RequirementsH.J.R. 10 becoming law