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| Issue | Number of Bills | States |
| Access to Healthy Food | 30 | California, District of Columbia, Federal, Florida, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia |
| BMI Screening, Children | 10 | Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio |
| Breastfeeding | 16 | California, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota |
| Built Environment | 18 | California, Federal, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia |
| Councils and Task Forces | 18 | Arizona, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, West Virginia |
| Farms and Gardens | 42 | Alabama, Alaska, California, Federal, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, South Carolina, Vermont |
| Food Assistance Programs | 28 | California, Federal, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont |
| Lawsuits/Personal Responsibility | 3 | Alabama |
| Marketing/Advertising to Children | 34 | California, District of Columbia, Federal, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Washington |
| Menu and Package Labeling | 14 | Alabama, Arizona, California, Federal, Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas |
| Obesity, General | 28 | California, District of Columbia, Federal, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts – Boston, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Washington |
| Physical Activity, General | 13 | California, Federal, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin |
| Preemption | 2 | Ohio, Utah |
| Preschool Nutrition | 6 | California, Federal, Hawaii |
| Sales and Other Taxes | 32 | Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington |
| School, Nutrition | 79 | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Federal, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin |
| School, Other Initiatives | 14 | Federal, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma |
| School, Physical Activity | 33 | California, Connecticut, Delaware, Federal, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia |
| Sugar-Sweetened Beverages/Taxes | 21 | California, Hawaii, Illinois, Mississippi, Nebraska, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia |
| Trans Fats | 24 | Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Wisconsin |
| Weight Bias | 1 | Mississippi |