Topics

Crime and public safety

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

Bills
14,574
Became law
2,318
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 1,523 390 197
New York 1,377 97 21
New Jersey 923 24 3
Maryland 747 337 218
Tennessee 726 150 143
Minnesota 611 37 22
Massachusetts 599 6 4
Pennsylvania 506 69 24
Illinois 377 26 17
Oklahoma 371 96 50
Michigan 353 90 7
Missouri 313 25 8
North Carolina 312 97 46
Arizona 301 123 50
Kentucky 300 58 36
Florida 289 50 42
Iowa 287 67 35
Ohio 285 71 22
Washington 272 41 41
Rhode Island 250 62 41
South Carolina 244 35 16
West Virginia 239 48 30
Hawaii 223 74 31
Kansas 211 76 49
Louisiana 206 127 116
Utah 195 146 111
Mississippi 188 29 16
California 178 101 65
Nevada 178 117 80
Arkansas 150 120 118
Maine 147 84 64
Wisconsin 137 33 23
Indiana 136 44 29
Alabama 136 56 34
Montana 134 79 71
Alaska 116 23 17
Georgia 109 36 17
New Hampshire 106 44 28
Connecticut 105 42 33
North Dakota 101 71 70
Virginia 98 61 52
New Mexico 93 15 8
Idaho 92 61 48
Vermont 84 30 27
Colorado 65 46 44
South Dakota 60 34 33
Delaware 48 35 30
Wyoming 30 17 16
Nebraska 27 7 7
Oregon 16 9 8

Recently became law

StateBillTitleLast action
New York S 8733 Relates to qualifications for holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgomery Oct 23, 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 1935 An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offense of … Oct 22, 2026
Pennsylvania HB 2187 An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in administrative organization, furth… Oct 22, 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 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 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 1260 An Act providing for licensure of electrical contractors, electricians, residential electricians, apprentice electricians and probationary … Oct 22, 2026
Pennsylvania SB 381 An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in public safety, prohibiting certain animal experi… Oct 22, 2026
Michigan HB 4598 Crimes: organized; gift card fraud; provide for. Oct 5, 2026
Michigan HB 4599 Crimes: organized; certain definitions related to gift card fraud; provide for. Oct 5, 2026
Ohio HB 519 Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicle Oct 1, 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 173 An Act relating to occupational therapist licensure; relating to occupational therapy assistant licensure; relating to an occupational ther… 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

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