New laws taking effect January 1, 2027
1,592 new laws take effect January 1, 2027 in the 46 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 | 912 | Other (157), Crime (126), Education (115), Healthcare (101), Housing (72) |
| Illinois | 219 | Healthcare (48), Government (44), Crime (32), Education (24), Finance (18) |
| New Hampshire | 54 | Crime (19), Healthcare (6), Traffic (4), Civil Rights (3), Education (3) |
| Rhode Island | 42 | Housing (9), Healthcare (8), Government (5), Finance (4), Wages (4) |
| Virginia | 41 | Elections (7), Healthcare (6), Housing (5), Traffic (5), Finance (4) |
| Oregon | 33 | Housing (5), Wages (5), Healthcare (4), Agriculture (3), Crime (3) |
| Louisiana | 32 | Government (8), Healthcare (6), Civil Rights (3), Finance (3), Elections (2) |
| Maryland | 28 | Healthcare (15), Elections (4), Traffic (3), Finance (2), Taxes (2) |
| Tennessee | 27 | Healthcare (7), Government (5), Traffic (3), Crime (2), Education (2) |
| Utah | 20 | Traffic (5), Healthcare (4), Crime (3), Taxes (2), Agriculture (1) |
| Alabama | 15 | Government (5), Traffic (5), Budget (1), Education (1), Healthcare (1) |
| Colorado | 15 | Healthcare (4), Affordability (2), Civil Rights (2), Finance (2), Wages (2) |
| Oklahoma | 14 | Taxes (5), Crime (2), Finance (2), Budget (1), Education (1) |
| Georgia | 10 | Healthcare (2), Agriculture (1), AI (1), Defense (1), Elections (1) |
| Kentucky | 10 | Healthcare (4), Government (2), Finance (1), Taxes (1), Traffic (1) |
| New York | 10 | Healthcare (4), AI (2), Wages (2), Budget (1), Other (1) |
| Washington | 10 | Wages (3), Finance (2), AI (1), Government (1), Housing (1) |
| Hawaii | 9 | Finance (2), Government (2), Taxes (2), Civil Rights (1), Elections (1) |
| Maine | 9 | Healthcare (6), Civil Rights (1), Taxes (1), Traffic (1) |
| Alaska | 7 | Healthcare (4), Agriculture (2), Finance (1) |
| Delaware | 7 | Government (2), Climate (1), Crime (1), Defense (1), Finance (1) |
| Arkansas | 6 | Government (6) |
| South Carolina | 6 | Government (1), Housing (1), Public Lands (1), Taxes (1), Technology (1) |
| South Dakota | 6 | Agriculture (2), Elections (1), Finance (1), Government (1), Healthcare (1) |
| Florida | 5 | Budget (2), Other (2), Affordability (1) |
| Iowa | 5 | Finance (3), Taxes (1), Traffic (1) |
| Connecticut | 4 | Healthcare (2), Finance (1), Housing (1) |
| Idaho | 4 | Elections (1), Finance (1), Government (1), Healthcare (1) |
| Nevada | 4 | Healthcare (2), Crime (1), Taxes (1) |
| Arizona | 3 | Technology (2), Traffic (1) |
| Indiana | 3 | Crime (1), Elections (1), Finance (1) |
| New Mexico | 3 | Government (1), Healthcare (1), Traffic (1) |
| Minnesota | 2 | Finance (1), Housing (1) |
| Nebraska | 2 | Government (1), Taxes (1) |
| Vermont | 2 | Finance (1), Technology (1) |
| Wisconsin | 2 | Government (1), Housing (1) |
| Wyoming | 2 | Crime (1), Taxes (1) |
| Kansas | 1 | Healthcare (1) |
| Michigan | 1 | Government (1) |
| Mississippi | 1 | Government (1) |
| Missouri | 1 | Finance (1) |
| Montana | 1 | Healthcare (1) |
| New Jersey | 1 | Affordability (1) |
| North Carolina | 1 | Finance (1) |
| Texas | 1 | Taxes (1) |
| West Virginia | 1 | Elections (1) |
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