Topics

Children and families

Bills on this topic in each legislature's current session.

Bills
11,234
Became law
1,673
States
50

The same idea in several states

Bills in different states whose titles and summaries closely match.

By state

Each state's bills on this topic this session, how many passed a chamber, and how many became law.

StateBillsPassed a chamberBecame law
Texas 1,134 266 139
New York 1,098 130 51
Minnesota 735 23 15
New Jersey 646 20 3
Massachusetts 628 19 4
Maryland 414 204 124
Pennsylvania 372 77 21
Missouri 321 31 11
Iowa 318 68 47
Oklahoma 309 72 29
North Carolina 285 59 31
Tennessee 267 77 74
Rhode Island 236 70 43
Illinois 232 33 24
Michigan 228 62 18
Hawaii 217 66 24
Washington 217 42 41
West Virginia 197 42 19
Wisconsin 196 38 21
Kentucky 193 45 21
Arizona 187 81 28
California 182 129 89
Kansas 172 68 40
South Carolina 168 26 16
Maine 158 77 49
Mississippi 148 31 11
Connecticut 143 52 43
Florida 133 20 17
Ohio 133 25 4
Nevada 117 81 66
Indiana 113 41 34
Virginia 111 51 46
Arkansas 110 69 64
New Hampshire 104 54 26
Louisiana 98 66 57
Georgia 96 30 16
Montana 92 49 43
Idaho 86 40 35
Utah 85 68 49
Alaska 76 18 13
Vermont 69 12 8
North Dakota 63 41 40
Alabama 62 29 16
New Mexico 60 4 3
Delaware 60 29 27
Colorado 50 39 36
Nebraska 43 11 10
South Dakota 35 9 9
Wyoming 19 10 9
Oregon 18 11 9

Recently became law

StateBillTitleLast action
New Jersey S 3386 Campaign funds-auth use for security expenses, candidate & immediate family Oct 27, 2026
Pennsylvania HB 1098 An Act amending the act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274), referred to as the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Law, p… Oct 22, 2026
Pennsylvania HB 1652 An Act amending the act of September 9, 1965 (P.L.497, No.251), known as the Newborn Child Testing Act, further providing for Newborn Child… Oct 22, 2026
Pennsylvania HB 2014 An Act amending the the act of October 24, 2012 (P.L.1209, No.151), known as the Child Labor Act, further providing for minors serving in v… Oct 22, 2026
Pennsylvania HB 2443 An Act providing for Child Victim Recovery Fee; establishing the Child Victim Recovery Fund; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commis… Oct 22, 2026
Pennsylvania HB 2474 An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing fo… Oct 22, 2026
Pennsylvania HB 928 An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in epinephrine auto-injector entities, further prov… Oct 22, 2026
Pennsylvania SB 1372 An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in general powers and duties of the Department … Oct 22, 2026
Michigan HB 5514 Children: other; prohibition of use of certain restraint while transporting youths to certain youth residential treatment programs; provide… Oct 5, 2026
Alaska HB 239 An Act relating to crime and criminal procedure; relating to civil claims by victims of sexual abuse of a minor; relating to homicide; rela… Sep 30, 2026
Alaska HB 263 An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; … Sep 30, 2026
Alaska HB 265 An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and prov… Sep 30, 2026
Alaska SB 178 An Act relating to early intervention services for certain children; relating to optional services under the medical assistance program; an… Sep 30, 2026
Alaska SB 9 An Act relating to the surrender of infants; relating to civil history; and providing for an effective date. Sep 30, 2026
California AB 1688 Child abuse or neglect: reporting. Sep 30, 2026

Topics come from each legislature's own subject terms where it publishes them, and from the bill's title. Resolutions aren't counted.