NCSL 50-State Searchable Bill Tracking Databases

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Find the most comprehensive and complete information in NCSL's searchable legislation databases. Select a database listed below to access legislation on a particular topic identified and tracked by NCSL staff. For more information about these databases and how to use them please review NCSL’s User Guide. If you don’t see the topic you are looking for below, NCSL members can access NCSL’s Bill Information Service which allows topic and term searching legislation in all 50 states, D.C. and the territories.

NCSL Legislation Databases

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911 Legislation Database
Years Tracked: 2012-present. Update Frequency: Weekly Legislation Included: All introduced
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ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund Allocations Database
Includes enacted legislation and executive orders. Where appropriate, state reports, news releases and media articles to supplement details on specific use of funds (2021-present).
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Autonomous Vehicles*
Tracks state autonomous vehicle legislation, including issues relating to commercial use, insurance and liability, privacy and cybersecurity, infrastructure and connected vehicles, and vehicle inspection, licensing, registration and testing (2017 to present).
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Ballot Measures
Tracks statewide ballot measures created by legislative referendum, initiative, popular referendum, and through other means (1892 to present).
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Broadband Legislation Database
Includes legislation regarding broadband policy across state legislatures including topics of broadband funding, infrastructure, accessibility, mapping, governance and net neutrality (2023-present).
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Campaign Finance*
This 2024 database contains topics related to campaign finance processes and reform, including campaign contribution limits, disclosure requirements, independent expenditure requirements and other campaign finance-related issues and is updated bi-monthly.
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Cannabis*
This database includes enacted cannabis-related legislation in the 50 states, District of Columbia and territories starting in 2022. Cannabis topics include medical programs, nonmedical adult use...
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Capital Punishment*
Tracks significant capital punishment enactments including execution methods and procedures, trial and appellate procedures, aggravating factors, intellectual disability and mental illness, repeal or reinstatement, ballot measures, resolutions and more (enacted legislation only; 2017-present).
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Child Support and Family Law*
Passed, pending & failed legislation and executive orders related to custody and visitation, economic stability, enforcement, family violence collaboration and other issues... (2012 to present)
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Child Welfare*
Covers enacted child welfare legislation, including adoption, foster care, child protection, child welfare services and additional issues (enacted legislation only; 2012 to present).
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Collective Bargaining*
Current legislation on labor unions and collective bargaining is available in a searchable database (2011 to present).
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Community Supervision*
Tracks significant enactments related to community supervision including length of supervision, violations, conditions, fees, eligibility, administration and the impact of fines and fees on supervision (enacted legislation only; 2019-present).
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Disability Employment Database*
NCSL’s Disability Employment Database provides current information on legislative efforts in the states and territories targeting disability employment issues and more... (2016 to present).
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Early Childhood*
The Early Childhood database tracks and updates early childhood legislation from the 50 states and the territories. Issues include child care and child care financing, early childhood services...
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Economic Mobility*
Tracks enacted legislation related to economic mobility, including tax credits and deductions, financial literacy, benefits eligibility, SNAP and TANF benefits, workforce training opportunities, supplemental social security and more. (enacted legislation only; 2021 to present)
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Elections*
This database contains state legislation related to the administration of elections. Topics include absentee voting, ballot access, and poll worker issues (2011 to present).
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Emergency Medical Services (EMS)*
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) database tracks enacted state laws relating to EMS administration, plans, boards and commissions; funding and appropriations; rules and regulations; systems of care and workforce (enacted legislation only; 2021 to present).
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Energy*
The Energy database brings you up to date, real-time information on bills that have been introduced and enacted in state legislatures, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. Topics include ....
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Environment*
Tracks environment and natural resources legislation on topics such as air quality, disaster mitigation, environmental cleanup, food safety, forests, outdoor recreation, recycling, toxics and chemicals, water and wildlife.
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Ethics and Lobbying*
This database contains state legislation relating to ethics requirements for government officials and employees. It includes all introduced legislation from 2024 to the present and is updated bimonthly as legislation is identified by NCSL staff.
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Health Costs, Coverage and Delivery State Legislation*
Tracks enacted state legislation related to health costs, coverage and delivery. Topics include alternative payment models, health systems consolidation and competition, price transparency, Medicaid reforms, telehealth and more (2022 to present).
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Health Workforce Legislation Database
Includes topics relating to health workforce, including several professions and strategies (2024-present).
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Housing and Homelessness*
Tracks pending, failed and enacted state legislation related to the availability of safe, stable and affordable housing and the prevention and mitigation of youth, adult and more... (2020 to present).
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Immigration Legislation Database
Includes bills and resolutions related to immigration and immigrants, including a wide range of topics such as education, employment, health, licensing and public benefits (2024-present).
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Injury Prevention*
This database, developed in cooperation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, brings you up to date information about injury prevention legislation... (2015 to present).
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Juvenile Justice*
NCSL has partnered with the Annie E. Casey Foundation to maintain a juvenile justice legislation database. Search legislation from a variety of topics, ranging from... (2008 to present).
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Maternal and Child Health*
Find up-to-date information about enacted maternal and child health (MCH) legislation. Legislative topics include newborn screening, women's health, childhood obesity and nutrition... (2018-present).
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Military and Veteran Affairs*
The Military and Veterans Affairs database includes legislation relating to base realignment and closure (BRAC), education, employment benefits and licensing, health, insurance... (2010 to present).
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Minimum Wage*
Minimum wage bills from the current legislative session are available in a searchable database. Track specific issues by selecting a topic, such as proposed increases to... (2014 to present).
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Occupational Licensing*
NCSL, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Governor’s Association and the Council of State Governments, is working to research occupational licensing to... (2018)
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Policing*
This database, supported by Arnold Ventures, contains introduced legislation on a wide variety of law enforcement policy topics ranging from use-of-force to officer safety... (May 2020 - present).
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Postsecondary Education*
This database contains legislation related to postsecondary education. Topics include admissions, enrollment, appropriations, athletics, campus safety, college preparation... (2019 to present).
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Pre-K-12 Education
The Education database tracks state legislation on more than 50 Pre-K-12 education issues, including curriculum, educators, finance and student supports (2023 to present).
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Prescription Drugs*
Covers proposed and enacted state legislation relating to prescription drug access and affordability in thirteen broad categories including drug pricing and costs, pharmacy... (2015 to present).
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Pretrial Legislation Database
Includes topics related to pretrial release policy, including conditions of release, pretrial services and legal frameworks for release decisions (2023-present).
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Public Health*
Tracks public health legislation related to infectious disease prevention and treatment, public health information and reporting, public health workforce and vaccines (2021 to present).
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Public Sector Workforce Legislation Database
Includes legislation relating to the public sector workforce (2024-present).
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Reentry and Criminal Records*
NCSL has partnered with Arnold Ventures to develop a database of state law enactments related to reentry and criminal records. Search legislation from a variety of topics... (2019 to present).
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Scope of Practice-Health Professions*
This searchable legislative database brings you up-to-date, real-time information about scope of practice legislation that has been introduced in the 50 states and D.C. Learn more... (2015 to present)
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Sentencing and Corrections
NCSL has partnered with Arnold Ventures to develop a database of significant state law enactments related to sentencing and corrections.
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State Tax Actions
The State Tax Actions database contains details on recent state tax changes and allows you to search and view the changes in various categories (2015 to present).
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State Tax Incentive Evaluations
States across the country are gathering data and using evidence to systematically evaluate tax incentives. To illustrate what sort of evaluations states are conducting, NCSL, with the generous...
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Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment*
Use the interactive database on this page to find up-to-date information regarding enacted substance use disorder (SUD) treatment legislation beginning in 2019, including opioid... (2019 to present).
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Traffic Safety*
The Traffic Safety Database covers legislation related to: aggressive driving, automated enforcement/photo monitoring, child passenger protection, distracted driving, driver’s... (2007 to present).
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Transportation Funding and Finance*
NCSL's Transportation Funding and Finance Legislation Database tracks legislation and executive orders in many topic areas including motor fuel taxes, sales taxes, bonding, fees... (2013 to present).
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Unemployment*
State unemployment legislation from the current legislative session is available in a searchable database. You may search all unemployment-related bills or select specific topics... (2010 to present).
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Archived NCSL Bill Tracking Databases

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Campaign Finance (2014)*
Tracked campaign finance legislation in a variety of topics, such as contribution limits, disclosure requirements, pay to play, spending limits and much more. The database covers legislation from 2014
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COVID-19 (2020-2021)*
Tracks COVID-19 legislation on topics such as budgeting and revenue, child welfare, commerce, criminal justice, education, elections, employment, finance, health access and coverage... (2020 to 2021).
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COVID-19 Archived Database
Tracks COVID-19 legislation such as child welfare, commerce, education, finance, health access and coverage, housing and homelessness, legislative operations, public health and more (2022 to present).
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Economic Development (2013-2014)*
Legislation on economic development.
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Education*
The NCSL Education bill tracking database tracks state education legislation on more than 50 issues. The database includes enacted legislation only (2008 to 2022).
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Education Finance
This database provides a detailed look at state finance data, including expenditures and state and local revenue, in addition to a history of school finance litigation.
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Energy State Bill Tracking Archive: 2008-2022
NCSL’s archive of state energy legislation dating from 2008-2022.
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Environment and Natural Resources
Archived tracking of environment and natural resources legislation on topics such as air quality, disaster mitigation, environmental cleanup, recycling, water and wildlife.
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Environmental Health*
Topics covered include asthma, body art, children’s environmental health, drinking water, food safety, indoor air quality, pesticides, toxics and chemicals, environmental tracking, surveillance and biomonitoring and waste water (2009 to 2022).
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Health Innovations (2015-2021)*
This database includes enacted state laws relating to health reforms and policy innovations. It covers several broad topics to promote a more efficient... (enacted legislation only; 2015 to 2021).
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Human Trafficking*
NCSL has partnered with the federal Office for Victims of Crime to develop a database of state human trafficking enactments. The database ... (enacted legislation only; 2015 to 2020).
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Immigration Archived Database
Federal immigration decisions have direct and indirect effects on state and local governments in the form of their budgets; and more... (enacted legislation only; 2008 to present).
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Initiative and Referendum (2014 to 2015)*
This database tracks constitutional amendments, legislative alternatives to initiated measures, recall issues, and numerous other issues, across the 50 states, from 2014 onward.
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Pension and Retirement Archived Database
This database on pensions and retirement legislation is made possible through the generous support of the Pew Charitable Trusts. Search on topics such as contribution rates and... (2012 to present).
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Preschool-Third Grade Education
NCSL’s interactive preschool-3rd grade legislative tracker captures pending & enacted bills from a wide variety of early learning policy areas, including preschool, dual language learners and more...
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Pretrial Archived Database
This database reports significant state pretrial release legislation enacted starting in 2012. NCSL has partnered with the Laura and John Arnold Foundation (enacted legislation only; 2012 to present).
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Redistricting (2018-2020)*
This database contains state legislation related to redistricting. Topics include redistricting criteria, procedure, commissions, maps, prison population, redistricting task forces/study groups...
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School Safety
Tracks state legislation addressing issues of school safety, including firearms at K12 schools, school resource officers, threat assessments and building security (2018-2022).
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Scope of Practice-Health Professions (2011-2013)
The Scope of Practice Legislation Tracking Database contains 2013 legislation dealing with commissions and reports, licensure and credentialing, Medicaid/health insurance plan reimbursement and...
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Sex Offender Policies (2008-2018)
Sex offender policies have been high on state legislative agendas. Some enactments respond to federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA)... (enacted legislation only; 2008-2018).
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State-Tribal Archived Database
Every year numerous bills are considered by state legislatures that can affect tribal communities. These bills address a variety of issues including the environment, education... (2010 to present).
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Student Loan Archived Database*
The NCSL Student Loan Bill Tracking Database is a comprehensive tool for following state action on student loan debt issues. It tracks enacting, pending, and failed legislation... (2015 to present).
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Transportation Access and Mobility Legislation Database (2013 to 2015)*
Transportation Access and Mobility Legislation Database provides up-to-date information about legislation in the states and territories that aims to improve transportation access and mobility for...
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