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Database Economic Mobility Enacted Legislation Database

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NCSL’s Economic Mobility Legislation Database tracks enacted-only bills from 2020 to the present in the 50 states, District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Topics broadly address the economic security and mobility of individuals and families, including tax credits, public benefits programs, asset development and related topics.

Economic mobility is a vast and interrelated policy topic. Please see NCSL’s additional databases for further information related to economic mobility, such as incarceration alternatives, employment opportunities, healthcare or other topics.

Notes About This Database

The database is monitored and updated weekly by NCSL staff. Search by state, year, topic, keyword, primary sponsor or bill number. If searching by bill number, please only include the numerical bill information. For example, type “100” instead of “AK H 100.”

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  • Administration and Councils

    Legislation in this category addresses the administration and governance of state law and programs. This includes studies, work groups, commissions and other administrative changes.

  • Assets and Savings

    Legislation in this category addresses assets and savings for low-income populations, including individual asset accounts, child savings accounts, Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), universal savings accounts, homebuyer savings accounts and educational savings accounts.

  • Benefits Cliff

    Legislation in this category addresses the cliff effect, which is when modest increases in income result in partial or complete loss of benefits leaving the individual or family financially worse off. This includes bills aimed at studying the cliff effect or preventing loss of benefits due to increased income or benefits.

  • Child and Dependent Tax Credits

    Legislation in this category addresses Child and Dependent Tax Credits, including requirements, new credits, expanding credits and access to credits.

  • Credit, Lending and Banking

    Legislation in this category addresses access to credit, lending, and banking, including cash advances, payday loans, predatory lending, credit reporting, usury (high-interest lending) and wealth building access to homeownership.

  • Cross-Systems Integration

    Legislation in this category addresses integration and cooperation between state systems administering benefits.

  • Drug Testing

    Legislation in this category addresses changes to drug testing requirements for those otherwise eligible to receive benefits.

  • Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC)

    Legislation in this category addresses changes to Earned Income Tax Credits, including credit amounts, requirements and access to credits.

  • Electronics Benefits Transfer (EBT)

    Legislation in this category addresses Electronic Benefit Transfer cards and other technological methods of distributing benefits such as direct deposit and smartphone applications. 

  • Eligibility

    Legislation in this category addresses eligibility requirements for public assistance programs, including income limits, asset limits, child caps, age, immigration status, and other factors.

  • Emergency Response

    Legislation in this category addresses economic mobility efforts in response to COVID-19 and other emergencies, such as natural disasters. This includes legislation related to stimulus payments and other forms of economic relief during times of emergency.

  • Equity and Economic Opportunity

    Legislation in this category addresses economic mobility efforts targeted at certain demographics. This includes efforts to create economic equity between different races and genders, reparations for descendants of enslaved people, and efforts to increase racial equity in housing.

  • Family Formation/Structure

    Legislation in this category addresses economic mobility through policies related to marriage, domestic partnerships, childbearing and child rearing. This includes premarital education, promoting abstinence, tax benefits and penalties, and other fiscal policies.

  • Financial Literacy

    Legislation in this category addresses financial literacy resources or education for students, low-income families and/or incarcerated populations.

  • Fraud

    Legislation in this category addresses fraud prevention and penalties for fraudulent use of public benefits.

  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

    Legislation in this category addresses changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, including changes in benefit amounts and adjustments to eligibility requirements.

  • Supplemental Security Income

    Legislation in this category addresses Supplemental Security Income, including changes in payment amounts and adjustments to eligibility requirements.

  • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

    Legislation in this category addresses changes to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, including changes in payment amounts and adjustments to eligibility requirements.

  • Tax Credits and Deductions

    Legislation in this category addresses changes to income taxes, deductions and credits as an effort to enhance economic mobility.

  • Time Limits

    Legislation in this category addresses the changes to the amount of time someone is eligible to receive benefits.

  • Universal Basic Income

    Legislation in this category addresses direct, unconditional cash payments. This includes cash assistance directed at specific populations such as former foster youth.

  • Workforce and Training Opportunities

    Legislation in this category addresses the development of workforce and training opportunities as a strategy for improving economic mobility.

  • Other/Miscellaneous

    Legislation in this category relates to economic mobility but does not fall under another definition on this page.

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