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Legislation Trends

This table shows bills filed in the current legislative session and can be sorted by issue and number of bills. Bills may be active, adopted, or failed. For more information, visit our Legislation Database to search by state and issue.

IssueNumber of BillsStates
Access to Healthy Food30California, District of Columbia, Federal, Florida, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia
BMI Screening, Children10Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio
Breastfeeding16California, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota
Built Environment18California, Federal, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia
Councils and Task Forces18Arizona, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, West Virginia
Farms and Gardens42Alabama, Alaska, California, Federal, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, South Carolina, Vermont
Food Assistance Programs28California, Federal, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont
Lawsuits/Personal Responsibility3Alabama
Marketing/Advertising to Children34California, 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 Labeling14Alabama, Arizona, California, Federal, Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas
Obesity, General28California, District of Columbia, Federal, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts – Boston, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Washington
Physical Activity, General13California, Federal, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin
Preemption2Ohio, Utah
Preschool Nutrition6California, Federal, Hawaii
Sales and Other Taxes32Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington
School, Nutrition79Alabama, 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 Initiatives14Federal, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma
School, Physical Activity33California, Connecticut, Delaware, Federal, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia
Sugar-Sweetened Beverages/Taxes21California, Hawaii, Illinois, Mississippi, Nebraska, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia
Trans Fats24Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Wisconsin
Weight Bias1Mississippi