Bills
2,426
Became law
229
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.
| State | Bills | Passed a chamber | Became law |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 234 | 13 | 4 |
| Texas | 225 | 36 | 16 |
| Minnesota | 190 | 5 | 3 |
| New Jersey | 149 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 124 | 11 | 3 |
| Illinois | 111 | 5 | 5 |
| Tennessee | 93 | 6 | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 89 | 5 | 2 |
| Missouri | 87 | 2 | 0 |
| Michigan | 83 | 22 | 1 |
| Maryland | 67 | 28 | 15 |
| Massachusetts | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 61 | 20 | 9 |
| Rhode Island | 51 | 12 | 8 |
| Iowa | 49 | 12 | 6 |
| Virginia | 48 | 33 | 31 |
| Ohio | 44 | 5 | 1 |
| Hawaii | 44 | 14 | 5 |
| South Carolina | 38 | 3 | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | 36 | 10 | 3 |
| California | 34 | 23 | 18 |
| Washington | 33 | 3 | 3 |
| Georgia | 32 | 5 | 1 |
| Mississippi | 30 | 4 | 2 |
| Maine | 29 | 6 | 4 |
| West Virginia | 28 | 5 | 1 |
| Vermont | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| Kansas | 25 | 6 | 5 |
| Kentucky | 24 | 4 | 2 |
| Florida | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Indiana | 18 | 5 | 5 |
| Nevada | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| Connecticut | 18 | 8 | 7 |
| Utah | 17 | 11 | 9 |
| Montana | 15 | 6 | 6 |
| Delaware | 14 | 10 | 10 |
| New Mexico | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 13 | 4 | 4 |
| Arkansas | 13 | 6 | 6 |
| Louisiana | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| Alaska | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Alabama | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Wyoming | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| South Dakota | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Idaho | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Colorado | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Oregon | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recently became law
| State | Bill | Title | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | HB 36 | An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in Office of State Inspector General,… | Oct 22, 2026 |
| New York | S 7236 | Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check | Oct 21, 2026 |
| California | AB 1743 | Firearms. | Sep 26, 2026 |
| California | AB 1753 | Protective orders: firearms and ammunition: notice and procedures. | Sep 26, 2026 |
| California | AB 1943 | Pupil safety: notifications: firearms. | Sep 26, 2026 |
| California | AB 1974 | Firearms: voluntary firearm storage program. | Sep 26, 2026 |
| California | AB 2047 | Firearms: 3-dimensional printing blocking technology. | Sep 26, 2026 |
| California | AB 2339 | Firearms: prohibited persons. | Sep 26, 2026 |
| California | SB 1220 | Firearms: prohibited persons. | Sep 26, 2026 |
| California | SB 948 | Firearms: safety certificates. | Sep 26, 2026 |
| California | AB 1615 | Firearms: unsafe handguns. | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Delaware | HB 342 | Protection Order/Family Court/Prohibit Deadly Weapons | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Delaware | SB 324 | Firearms Purchases/Constable Agency Representative | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Delaware | HB 369 | Office of Gun Violence Prevention/DSHS | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Delaware | HB 414 | Superior Ct. Jurisdiction/Destructive Weapon Violations | Sep 3, 2026 |
Topics come from each legislature's own subject terms where it publishes them, and from the bill's title. Resolutions aren't counted.