Topics

Courts and civil law

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

Bills
11,398
Became law
2,234
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 1,422 402 213
New York 829 111 40
Maryland 664 308 192
New Jersey 484 16 3
Massachusetts 406 17 5
Pennsylvania 372 58 23
Iowa 332 83 50
Oklahoma 331 94 31
South Carolina 330 46 30
Missouri 330 36 15
Tennessee 330 84 77
Minnesota 319 21 14
North Carolina 315 105 47
Hawaii 302 112 51
Rhode Island 300 86 61
Kentucky 240 77 39
Georgia 220 130 110
Florida 208 37 27
Arizona 208 97 39
Michigan 199 67 6
Nevada 195 129 93
Kansas 188 86 56
Montana 182 97 88
Ohio 171 35 8
Illinois 169 14 10
West Virginia 155 33 14
Louisiana 150 95 83
Mississippi 146 37 16
South Dakota 146 104 104
North Dakota 145 89 88
Utah 142 107 88
Washington 140 29 29
Indiana 128 43 35
Alaska 118 24 17
Idaho 108 56 39
Virginia 108 69 47
California 108 81 63
Maine 101 54 39
Connecticut 97 45 34
Alabama 92 52 40
New Hampshire 81 32 18
Arkansas 80 59 56
Wisconsin 77 18 9
Colorado 47 34 31
Wyoming 38 18 9
Vermont 35 16 15
Nebraska 35 7 7
New Mexico 34 5 3
Delaware 27 17 16
Oregon 14 7 6

Recently became law

StateBillTitleLast action
New York A 11321 Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys Oct 23, 2026
New York S 10526 Permits Yates county assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders to reside in Monroe county Oct 23, 2026
New York S 8276 Relates to the qualifications to hold the position of assistant county attorney in the county of Rockland Oct 23, 2026
Pennsylvania HB 2299 An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in wir… Oct 22, 2026
Pennsylvania HB 453 An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in 911 emergency communication services, further pr… Oct 22, 2026
Pennsylvania SB 1212 An Act amending the act of November 29, 2006 (P.L.1471, No.165), known as the Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act, further p… Oct 22, 2026
Pennsylvania SB 418 An Act amending Titles 16 (Counties) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in district attorney, ass… Oct 22, 2026
Pennsylvania SB 764 An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alteration of territory or corporate enti… Oct 22, 2026
New Jersey S 1395 Limited liability company-allow to terminate alternate names Oct 8, 2026
Alaska HB 110 An Act relating to the rural health transformation program; relating to the interstate medical licensure compact; relating to the PA licens… Sep 30, 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 262 An Act increasing the number of superior court judges in the third judicial district; and providing for an effective date. 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 HB 48 An Act relating to appropriations to the civil legal services fund. 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.