The table below lists bills that introduced or acted upon in various state legislatures during 2017:
(Table updated on February 4, 2018)
State | Session | Bill Title | Bill ID | Introduced | Session End | Status | Outcome |
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Alaska | 2017-2018 | Dyslexia Task Force | SB 27; HB 64 | 1/25/17 | 5/17/17 | HB64 SB 27 | Carries over to 2018 |
Arizona | 2017 | Defines Dyslexia | SB 1131 | 1/18/17 | 4/28/17 | Bill History | Passed |
Arizona | 2017 | Dyslexia Handbook; Definition | HB 2202 | 1/17/17 | 4/28/17 | Bill History | Passed |
Arkansas | 2017 | Dyslexia Screening and Intervention | SB 708 | 1/19/17 | 5/5/17 | Bill History | Passed - Act 1039 |
Connecticut | 2017 | Required Training for Special Education Teachers | HB 7254 | 3/9/17 | 6/7/17 | Bill History | Passed; Public Act No. 17-3 |
D.C. | 2017-2018 | Dyslexia and Other Reading Disabilities Screening and Prevention Pilot Program | DC 220079 | 1/24/17 | 12/31/18 | Bill History | Carries over to 2018 |
Illinois | 2017-2018 | Funds for Dyslexia Screening | HB 507 | 1/23/17 | 8/31/17 | Legiscan summary | House Rules Committee; carries over to 2018 |
Kentucky | 2017 | Dyslexia Screening & Intervention | HB 307 | 2/10/17 | 3/30/17 | Bill History | Died in Committee (Rules) |
Maryland | 2017 | Dyslexia Education Pilot Program Advisory Board | HB 1264 | 2/10/17 | 4/19/17 | Legiscan suimmary | Died in Committee (Ways and Means) |
Massachusetts | 2017-2018 | Definition of Dyslexia | HB 330 | 1/23/17 | 1/2/19 | Bill History | |
Massachusetts | 2017-2018 | Relative to Dyslexia | SB 313 | 1/23/17 | 1/2/19 | Legiscan Summary | |
Massachusetts | 2017-2018 | An Act relative to students with dyslexia. | SD 1498, SB 294 | 1/23/17 | 1/2/19 | Bill History | |
Massachusetts | 2017-2018 | Dyslexia Definition & Educational Guidelines | HB 2872 | 3/20/17 | 1/2/19 | Bill History | |
Minnesota | 2017-2018 | Dyslexia and literacy specialist required | HB 668 | 1/30/17 | 5/22/17 | Bill History | Replaced by HF 2 (Omnibus Education Bill) |
Minnesota | 2017-2018 | Omnibus Education Finance Bill | HF 2 (90th Legislature 1st Special Session) | 5/23/17 | 5/25/17 | Bill History | Passed: Dyslexia Specalist Provisions in 120B.122 |
Minnessota | 2017-2018 | Dyslexia and literacy specialist employment | SB 453 | 1/27/17 | 5/22/17 | Bill History | Replaced by HF 2 (Omnibus Education Bill) |
Mississippi | 2017 | Dyslexia Coordinator | HB 421 | 1/5/17 | 4/2/17 | Bill History | Died in Committee |
Mississippi | 2017 | Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship | HB 1034, HB 1036, HB 1046 | 1/16/17 | 4/2/17 | Bill History | Passed |
Mississippi | 2017 | Hinds County Dyslexia Therapy Pilot Program | HB 1047 | 1/3/17 | 4/2/17 | Bill History | Died in Committee |
Mississippi | 2017 | Dyslexia Forgivable Loan Program | HB 912 | 1/6/17 | 3/29/17 | Bill History | Died on Calendar |
Mississippi | 2017 | Dyslexia Screenings | HB 443 | 1/5/17 | 4/2/17 | Bill History | Died in Committee |
Nebraska | 2017-2018 | Interim Dyslexia Study | LR 222 | 5/10/17 | 4/2/18 | Bill History | |
Nebraska | 2017-2018 | Add dyslexia for purposes of special education | LB 645 | 1/18/17 | 4/2/18 | Bill History | Passed ( Section 79-1118.01 (6) Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska) |
New Jersey | 2016-2017 | Pilot Program Assistive Technology | AB 3244 | 2/22/16 | 1/9/18 | Bill History | Withdrawn |
New Jersey | 2016-2017 | DOE Pilot Program for assistive technology | AB 5023 | 6/19/17 | 1/9/18 | Legiscan Summary | Died in Committee |
New Jersey | 2016-2017 | State Dyslexia website | SB 1333, AB 3019 | 2/11/16 | 1/9/18 | Bill History | Died in Committee |
New York | 2017-2018 | Dyslexia Guidance Memorandum | A 8262; S 6581 | 06/02/17 | 12/31/17 | Bill Status | Passed and signed by Governor |
New York | 2017-2018 | Pilot program, Dyslexia screening and Intervention | AB 7086; SB 2767 | 4/4/17 | 12/31/17 | AB 7086 - SB 2767 | Carries over to 2018 |
New York | 2017-2018 | Required Certification of Dyslexia Teachers | AB 1480; SB 2534 | 1/12/17 | 12/31/17 | AB 1480 Status; SB 2534 status | Carries over to 2018 |
North Carolina | 2017-2018 | Students with Dyslexia and Dyscalculia | HB 149 | 2/21/17 | 9/9/17 | Bill History | Passed & Signed by Governor |
North Carolina | 2017-2018 | Kindergarten Screening for Dyslexia | SB 418 | 3/29/17 | 9/9/17 | Bill History | Carries over to 2018 |
Oklahoma | 2017 | Dyslexia Handbook | HB 2008 | 2/6/17 | 5/26/17 | Legiscan summary | Passed; Approved by Governor 5/15/2017 |
Oregon | 2017 | Screening Tests for Dyslexia | SB 1003 | 3/2/17 | 7/10/17 | Bill History | Passed; ORS 326.726 a |
Pennsylvania | 2017-2018 | Definition including dyslexia | HB 1271 | 4/4/17 | 11/30/17 | Legiscan summary | House Education Committee |
Pennsylvania | 2017-2018 | Dyslexia Intervention Pilot Program | SB 776 | 6/16/17 | 11/30/17 | Legiscan summary | Education Committee |
Rhode Island | 2017 | Dyslexia Certificate Funding | HJR 6075 | 4/5/17 | 7/14/17 | Bill History | Died In Committee |
South Carolina | 2017-2018 | Universal Screening | HB 3414 | 1/11/17 | 6/9/17 | Bill History | Carries over to 2018 |
South Carolina | 2017-2018 | Teacher Certification and Read to Succeed Act | HB 3415 | 3/22/7 | 6/9/17 | Legiscan Summary | Carries over to 2018 |
Texas | 2017 | Dyslexia Therapist Licensing Requirement | HB 1131 | 1/18/17 | 5/29/17 | Bill History | Died in Committee |
Texas | 2017 | Dyslexia Testing | HB 1886 | 2/14/2017 | 5/29/17 | Bill History | Passed |
Virginia | 2017 | Dyslexia Advisor in Public Schools | SB 759 | 1/22/16 | 2/25/17 | Bill History | Died in Committee |
Virginia | 2017 | Required District Reading Specialist with Dyslexia Training | HB 2395; SB 1516 | 1/18/17 | 2/25/17 | Bill History | Passed |
West Virginia | 2017 | Education & Assessment, Dyslexia and Dyscalculia | HB 3023 | 3/14/17 | 4/8/17 | Bill History | Died in Committee |