Topics

Gambling and lotteries

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

Bills
1,289
Became law
181
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
Illinois 156 8 4
New York 108 11 0
New Jersey 104 2 0
Massachusetts 89 0 0
Maryland 61 28 17
Minnesota 61 3 0
Pennsylvania 58 12 5
Iowa 46 15 9
Texas 36 9 4
Tennessee 35 5 5
North Carolina 31 8 4
Hawaii 30 6 1
Virginia 26 16 7
California 25 21 17
Maine 24 11 10
Nevada 23 15 11
Michigan 23 5 2
Mississippi 22 10 3
North Dakota 22 11 10
Missouri 22 1 0
Arizona 21 7 3
Louisiana 21 14 11
West Virginia 19 4 2
Kansas 18 6 4
Montana 17 7 6
South Carolina 15 2 0
Ohio 12 1 0
Oklahoma 12 4 2
Washington 12 2 2
New Hampshire 11 3 2
Rhode Island 10 1 0
Arkansas 10 6 6
Wyoming 10 4 4
Indiana 10 3 3
Florida 10 1 1
Kentucky 9 2 2
Connecticut 9 3 2
Vermont 8 2 2
Wisconsin 8 3 3
Georgia 8 2 2
Alabama 7 1 0
Alaska 7 2 1
Colorado 5 5 5
Idaho 4 4 4
Nebraska 4 1 1
South Dakota 4 3 3
New Mexico 2 0 0
Oregon 2 0 0
Delaware 1 0 0
Utah 1 1 1

Recently became law

StateBillTitleLast action
Pennsylvania SB 398 An Act amending the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156), known as the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act, in games of chance, f… Oct 22, 2026
Michigan HB 6126 Gaming: other; expenditures under the internet sports betting fund; modify. Sep 21, 2026
Michigan HB 6127 Gaming: other; expenditures in the internet gaming fund; modify. Sep 21, 2026
California AB 2793 California Gambling Control Commission. Sep 20, 2026
California AB 1526 Horse racing: audits of the horsemen’s organizations: license fee deposits: minisatellite wagering facilities. Sep 14, 2026
California AB 2173 Tribal gaming: compact ratification. Sep 14, 2026
California AB 2539 Tribal-state gaming: compact ratification. Sep 14, 2026
California SB 1235 Tribal gaming: compact ratification. Sep 14, 2026
California SB 542 Tribal gaming: compact ratification. Sep 14, 2026
California SB 920 The Gambling Control Act: regulatory fees. Sep 14, 2026
California AB 1579 Tribal gaming: compact ratification. Aug 31, 2026
Illinois SB 2749 DHS-GAMBLING DISORDERS Jul 24, 2026
California SB 1434 California State Lottery: prize assignment. Jul 16, 2026
New Hampshire HB 1194 (New Title) relative to credits for assessments paid by insurers and relative to the application of criminal gambling statutes. Jul 15, 2026
Illinois SB 118 DHS-GAMBLING DISORDERS Jul 10, 2026

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