--- title: PayState Update Covers State and Local Payroll Compliance News description: Issue 1 of PayState Update, biweekly eNewsletter with state and local payroll news, for 2026 is now available. image: https://www.payroll.org/images/default-source/default-album/paystate-update9d72f8b8bc89454184d944c1ac8b191e.png?sfvrsn=65fbbde7_0 --- [![soc-fb](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_fb.svg "soc-fb")](https://www.facebook.com/American-Payroll-Associations-Chapter-Relations-877434285724525/) [![soc-in](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_li.svg "soc-in")](http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1051077&trk=anet_ug_grppro) [![soc-tw](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_tw.svg "soc-tw")](https://twitter.com/APAChapters?lang=en) - [Home](https://blogs.payroll.org/chapter-leaders) - [About](https://blogs.payroll.org/about) - [Connect](https://blogs.payroll.org/connect) - [Resources](https://blogs.payroll.org/resources) ![23-PayNewsNow-Horiz-Logo](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/23-PayNewsNow-Horiz-Logo.png?width=1300&name=23-PayNewsNow-Horiz-Logo.png "23-PayNewsNow-Horiz-Logo") [![26 PayrollOrg®RGB-NoTag long](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/26%20PayrollOrg%C2%AERGB-NoTag%20long.jpg?width=1300&name=26%20PayrollOrg%C2%AERGB-NoTag%20long.jpg "26 PayrollOrg®RGB-NoTag long")](https://payroll.org/) Custom URL No Widget: By [Lia Coniglio, Esq.](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/author/lia-coniglio-esq) on Jan 16, 2026 12:05:15 PM # PayState Update Covers State and Local Payroll Compliance News 2026 launches a new year of [***PayState Update***](https://ebiz.payroll.org/ebusiness/ProductCatalog/Product.aspx?ID=19), the only biweekly eNewsletter in the industry dedicated exclusively to state and local payroll compliance news and issues. This five-page newsletter is a subscription publication accessed through the [**PayrollOrg Bookshelf**](https://bookshelf.payroll.org/main/). It can be purchased as a standalone product or as part of [**Payroll Source Plus**](https://ebiz.payroll.org/ebusiness/ProductCatalog/Product.aspx?ID=6067&utm_source=CategoryPage), [**Federal and State Payroll Compliance Resource**](https://ebiz.payroll.org/ebusiness/ProductCatalog/Product.aspx?ID=9993&utm_source=CategoryPage), or State Book Combo [**online**](https://ebiz.payroll.org/ebusiness/ProductCatalog/Product.aspx?ID=9796&utm_source=CategoryPage) or [**print**](https://ebiz.payroll.org/ebusiness/ProductCatalog/Product.aspx?ID=17782&utm_source=CategoryPage). ### **Recent Topics** Subscribers have been learning about state conformity with H.R. 1, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), developments with earned wage access, including new state laws, regulations, and agency guidance, new state paid leave laws, and updates to withholding tables and filing requirements. The first issue of ***[PayState Update ](https://bookshelf.payroll.org/paystate_update_2026/)***(Issue 1, Vol. 28) featured helpful charts detailing state annual reconciliation return deadlines and state disability and paid family leave rates for 2026. It also included information on IRS guidance on state paid family and medical leave programs and Colorado’s response, plus state-by-state news from additional states. ### **Features** [***PayState Update*** ](https://bookshelf.payroll.org/psu2601/1)contains in-depth articles and analyses, comparative charts, state-by-state information, a Q&A feature, and a Coming Soon feature on pending legislation. An [**Index**](https://bookshelf.payroll.org/paystate-index-2026/1), covering all topics covered for the year, is available, along with an [archive](https://bookshelf.payroll.org/paystate_update_2025/) for the previous year’s newsletters. Receive a discount when you subscribe for two years or more. [**Subscribe to *PayState Update *today!**](https://ebiz.payroll.org/ebusiness/ProductCatalog/Product.aspx?ID=19) --- *Lia Coniglio, Esq., is Managing Editor of PayState Update and Senior Manager of State Payroll Information Resources for PayrollOrg.* ### Search ![payroll-logo-white](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/payroll-logo-white.png?width=200&name=payroll-logo-white.png "payroll-logo-white") [Privacy Policy](http://www.americanpayroll.org/privacy/)     |     Acceptable Use ©[PayrollOrg](http://payroll.org) [![soc-fb](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_fb.svg "soc-fb")](https://www.facebook.com/PayrollOrg) [![soc-in](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_li.svg "soc-in")](https://www.linkedin.com/company/payroll-org/mycompany/) [![Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG.png?width=20&height=19&name=Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG.png)](https://twitter.com/PayNews)