New laws taking effect January 1, 2026
1,769 new laws take effect January 1, 2026 in the 44 jurisdictions CapitolMath dates so far.
Effective dates are worked out from each enacted text and the state's own rules, and a jurisdiction is added only after its dates are checked by hand against its laws: 51 so far. How effective dates are worked out.
Updated Nov 4, 2026 at 8:25 p.m. EST.
| Jurisdiction | New laws | Largest topics |
|---|---|---|
| California | 671 | Other (113), Crime (95), Healthcare (76), Education (68), Housing (67) |
| Oregon | 282 | Healthcare (50), Government (46), Education (27), Housing (24), Public Lands (19) |
| Illinois | 269 | Government (61), Healthcare (50), Education (39), Crime (31), Traffic (21) |
| Nevada | 48 | Healthcare (32), Finance (4), Government (4), Elections (2), Wages (2) |
| New Hampshire | 47 | Crime (13), Healthcare (5), Government (4), Housing (4), Elections (3) |
| Rhode Island | 43 | Housing (10), Healthcare (7), Finance (6), Wages (5), Crime (4) |
| Texas | 40 | Taxes (26), Finance (5), Housing (2), AI (1), Government (1) |
| Tennessee | 30 | Crime (7), Healthcare (7), Traffic (4), Elections (2), Government (2) |
| Utah | 25 | Taxes (7), Traffic (4), Government (2), Healthcare (2), Housing (2) |
| Arkansas | 24 | Taxes (8), Government (5), Finance (2), Healthcare (2), Housing (2) |
| Washington | 24 | Wages (7), Healthcare (4), Taxes (2), Traffic (2), Affordability (1) |
| Maine | 23 | Taxes (5), Crime (3), Government (3), Healthcare (3), Public Lands (2) |
| Montana | 23 | Healthcare (7), Housing (3), Taxes (3), Climate (2), Government (2) |
| Maryland | 22 | Healthcare (17), Taxes (3), Traffic (1), Wages (1) |
| Louisiana | 21 | Taxes (7), Finance (6), Government (2), Healthcare (2), Wages (2) |
| Colorado | 17 | Healthcare (4), Finance (3), Government (3), Housing (2), Technology (2) |
| Georgia | 15 | Government (5), Finance (3), Healthcare (3), Affordability (1), Elections (1) |
| Idaho | 15 | Taxes (10), Budget (1), Civil Rights (1), Finance (1), Healthcare (1) |
| New York | 12 | Healthcare (3), Other (3), Taxes (3), Budget (2), Elections (1) |
| Oklahoma | 11 | Government (4), Crime (2), Taxes (2), Healthcare (1), Technology (1) |
| North Dakota | 10 | Healthcare (3), Taxes (3), Crime (1), Education (1), Government (1) |
| Indiana | 9 | Healthcare (3), Crime (1), Finance (1), Housing (1), Taxes (1) |
| Virginia | 9 | Healthcare (2), Housing (2), Climate (1), Crime (1), Finance (1) |
| Wyoming | 9 | Taxes (3), Agriculture (1), Climate (1), Finance (1), Government (1) |
| Mississippi | 8 | Taxes (7), Wages (1) |
| New Mexico | 8 | Healthcare (6), Government (2) |
| Hawaii | 7 | Finance (2), Taxes (2), Civil Rights (1), Education (1), Traffic (1) |
| Iowa | 5 | Taxes (2), Education (1), Elections (1), Housing (1) |
| Kentucky | 5 | Government (2), Healthcare (2), Defense (1) |
| Nebraska | 5 | Healthcare (3), Taxes (1), Technology (1) |
| Alabama | 4 | Other (3), Traffic (1) |
| Alaska | 3 | Finance (2), Government (1) |
| Connecticut | 3 | Housing (1), Other (1), Other (1) |
| Florida | 3 | Healthcare (2), Other (1) |
| North Carolina | 3 | Finance (2), Government (1) |
| Vermont | 3 | Healthcare (2), Climate (1) |
| Delaware | 2 | Government (1), Healthcare (1) |
| Kansas | 2 | Elections (1), Government (1) |
| Michigan | 2 | Budget (2) |
| South Dakota | 2 | Elections (2) |
| Wisconsin | 2 | Crime (1), Wages (1) |
| Missouri | 1 | Finance (1) |
| South Carolina | 1 | Civil Rights (1) |
| West Virginia | 1 | Finance (1) |
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