Topics

Higher education

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

Bills
4,957
Became law
899
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
New Jersey 495 12 4
Texas 486 132 82
New York 446 47 25
Maryland 230 142 102
Minnesota 226 2 1
North Carolina 221 61 37
Iowa 188 48 22
California 166 110 72
Massachusetts 147 0 0
Mississippi 131 22 13
Oklahoma 124 39 19
Washington 120 18 18
Wisconsin 113 22 8
Tennessee 109 18 16
Hawaii 101 30 7
Missouri 100 10 4
Arkansas 95 85 85
South Carolina 95 20 13
Nevada 93 57 38
Pennsylvania 88 19 6
Michigan 79 24 5
Arizona 77 19 7
Connecticut 69 30 27
Illinois 69 8 4
Kansas 64 27 14
Virginia 63 30 25
Kentucky 60 24 14
Ohio 57 13 3
Rhode Island 56 14 6
Utah 56 42 40
Georgia 55 20 12
Louisiana 47 31 29
North Dakota 45 24 24
Maine 45 20 13
West Virginia 45 10 6
Indiana 36 15 11
Alaska 34 11 8
Alabama 33 21 13
Colorado 24 18 18
Vermont 24 2 1
New Hampshire 24 10 6
Florida 23 3 0
Montana 20 10 9
Nebraska 17 5 4
Idaho 17 10 8
South Dakota 16 9 9
Wyoming 11 4 2
Oregon 8 6 5
New Mexico 5 0 0
Delaware 4 4 4

Recently became law

StateBillTitleLast action
Pennsylvania SB 1240 An Act amending the act of May 26, 1947 (P.L.318, No.140), known as the CPA Law, further providing for requirements for issuance of certifi… Oct 8, 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 28 An Act relating to education; relating to reimbursement of school district energy costs; relating to correspondence study program materials… Sep 30, 2026
California AB 1713 Public postsecondary education: students with disabilities: verification: academic accommodations. Sep 30, 2026
California AB 1784 Postsecondary education: nondiscrimination: pregnancy or pregnancy-related issues. Sep 30, 2026
California AB 1818 California State University: employer-employee relations: meeting and conferring. Sep 30, 2026
California AB 2251 Student financial aid: Cal Grant Program: cost of attendance. Sep 30, 2026
California AB 2392 Public postsecondary education: generative artificial intelligence systems: procurement standards: training. Sep 30, 2026
California SB 1255 Postsecondary education: Designation of California Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Sep 30, 2026
California AB 1732 California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: affordable housing projects: public university or public college housing projects. Sep 29, 2026
California AB 2374 Postsecondary education: Designation of California Asian American- and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions. Sep 29, 2026
California AB 1346 Public postsecondary education: residency: dependents of members of the Armed Forces: reenrollments. Sep 28, 2026
California AB 2203 Public postsecondary education: priority registration: veterans and dependents of veterans: federal GI Bill. Sep 28, 2026
New Jersey S 4515 Rutgers University-authorize dual employment by certain employees Sep 28, 2026

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