State Policy Landing Page

As of the beginning of September, legislatures in seven states (IL, MA, MI, NJ, NC, OH and PA) and the District of Columbia were in regular session. Thirty-nine state legislatures (AL, AR, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MN, MS, MO, NE, NH, NM, NY, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI and WY) have adjourned their regular sessions. Four state legislatures (MT, NV, ND and TX) do not convene this year.

For information on state policy trends in the first half of 2016, read our recent analysis.