Topics 16 policy areas · 2025 to 2026 session record

Each bill is tagged with the topics its official title and committees point to, and one bill can carry several. Tags come from a keyword and committee classifier we publish in full; they are a reading aid, not an official subject index.

• Budget & taxesAppropriations, state revenue, tax rates, credits and exemptions, fees and public finance.551 bills · 138 passed a chamber · 27 law
• Schools (K-12)Public and charter schools, teachers, students, curriculum and school funding.258 bills · 88 passed a chamber · 14 law
• Higher education & workforceUniversities, colleges, scholarships and workforce training.128 bills · 57 passed a chamber · 11 law
• Health & mental healthHealth care, Medicaid, public health, mental health and substance-use services, hospitals and health professions.279 bills · 107 passed a chamber · 27 law
• Criminal justice & public safetyCrimes and sentencing, policing, prisons, firearms, domestic violence and public safety.207 bills · 85 passed a chamber · 27 law
• Courts & civil lawCourts, civil procedure, torts, property, family law, probate and contracts.173 bills · 72 passed a chamber · 19 law
• Elections & ethicsVoting, ballots, campaigns, initiative petitions, redistricting, ethics and open government.83 bills · 17 passed a chamber · 3 law
• State government & agenciesState agencies and boards, rules, the Constitution, state employees and pensions, the Capitol, intergovernmental and federal relations.197 bills · 93 passed a chamber · 21 law
• Cities, towns & countiesMunicipal and county government, county officers, local services and districts.105 bills · 36 passed a chamber · 11 law
• Environment, water & wildlifeWater, wildlife and hunting, parks, mining, conservation and environmental quality.74 bills · 25 passed a chamber · 3 law
• Energy & utilitiesOil and gas, utility and oil-and-gas regulators, electricity, wind, solar, nuclear and pipelines.67 bills · 20 passed a chamber · 7 law
• Agriculture & rural lifeFarming, ranching, livestock, food, veterinary practice and rural development.88 bills · 26 passed a chamber · 3 law
• Transportation & vehiclesRoads and bridges, toll roads, driver licenses, vehicles, rail and aviation.112 bills · 56 passed a chamber · 14 law
• Children, families & social servicesChild welfare, foster care, child care, human services, disability and aging.164 bills · 61 passed a chamber · 18 law
• Veterans & militaryVeterans' services and benefits, the National Guard and military affairs.67 bills · 26 passed a chamber · 7 law
• Business, jobs & the economyEconomic development, labor and workers' compensation, licensing, insurance, banking and consumer protection.397 bills · 139 passed a chamber · 39 law

Counts: measures of the 2025 to 2026 session carrying the tag, from Open States bulk data of October 1, 2026. Search every bill on the Bills tab.