New laws taking effect July 1, 2027
155 new laws take effect July 1, 2027 in the 37 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 40 | Housing (10), Healthcare (6), Crime (5), Education (5), Affordability (3) |
| Illinois | 15 | Finance (4), Healthcare (4), Defense (2), Education (2), Government (2) |
| New Hampshire | 10 | Education (3), Government (3), Finance (1), Healthcare (1), Housing (1) |
| Hawaii | 7 | AI (1), Budget (1), Civil Rights (1), Finance (1), Government (1) |
| Louisiana | 6 | Elections (2), AI (1), Finance (1), Government (1), Healthcare (1) |
| Maryland | 6 | Finance (2), Taxes (2), Healthcare (1), Wages (1) |
| Colorado | 5 | Traffic (4), Government (1) |
| Nevada | 5 | Agriculture (1), Civil Rights (1), Government (1), Healthcare (1), Taxes (1) |
| Alaska | 4 | Healthcare (2), Education (1), Finance (1) |
| Rhode Island | 4 | Crime (2), Taxes (2) |
| Georgia | 3 | AI (1), Defense (1), Traffic (1) |
| New Jersey | 3 | Crime (1), Finance (1), Housing (1) |
| Oklahoma | 3 | Defense (1), Finance (1), Healthcare (1) |
| South Dakota | 3 | Agriculture (1), Taxes (1), Technology (1) |
| Tennessee | 3 | Education (1), Healthcare (1), Traffic (1) |
| Vermont | 3 | Crime (2), Healthcare (1) |
| Washington | 3 | Agriculture (1), Climate (1), Wages (1) |
| Connecticut | 2 | Agriculture (1), Education (1) |
| Delaware | 2 | Elections (2) |
| Florida | 2 | Affordability (1), Other (1) |
| Indiana | 2 | Crime (1), Government (1) |
| Iowa | 2 | Crime (1), Education (1) |
| Kentucky | 2 | Budget (1), Technology (1) |
| Maine | 2 | Housing (1), Traffic (1) |
| Nebraska | 2 | AI (1), Taxes (1) |
| New Mexico | 2 | Government (1), Mining and Drilling (1) |
| Oregon | 2 | Healthcare (2) |
| Utah | 2 | Government (1), Other (1) |
| Wyoming | 2 | Healthcare (1), Traffic (1) |
| Arizona | 1 | Government (1) |
| California | 1 | Healthcare (1) |
| Idaho | 1 | AI (1) |
| Kansas | 1 | Education (1) |
| Minnesota | 1 | Technology (1) |
| North Carolina | 1 | Taxes (1) |
| South Carolina | 1 | Traffic (1) |
| West Virginia | 1 | Education (1) |
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