This table lists bills that are pending or acted upon in various state legislatures during 2018
Table updated January 2, 2019
| State | Session | Bill Title | Status | Bill ID | Introduced | Session End | Track | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2017-2018 | Dyslexia Task Force | Enacted | SB 27; HB 64 | 1/25/17 | 5/16/18 | HB64 SB 27 | 2018-07-16 SIGNED INTO LAW 7/12 CHAPTER 52 SLA 18 |
| Arizona | 2018 | School Reading Requirements | Enacted | HB 2520 | 2/1/18 | 4/21/18 | Legiscan Summary | 2018-05-16 Governor Signed |
| D.C. | 2017-2018 | Dyslexia and Other Reading Disabilities Screening and Prevention Pilot Program | Failed | DC 220079 | 1/24/17 | 12/31/18 | Legiscan Summary | Died in Chamber |
| Florida | 2018 | Comprehensive reading plans and interventions | Failed | SB 1306 | 12/19/17 | Adjourned Sine Die | Legiscan Summary | Died in Appropriations |
| Illinois | 2017-2018 | Funds for Dyslexia Screening | Failed | HB 507 | 1/23/17 | 1/9/19 | Legiscan summary | House Rules Committee |
| Indiana | 2018 | Dyslexia Provisions in IEP | Enacted | SB 217 | 1/4/18 | 3/14/18 | Legiscan summary | 2018-03-15 Public Law 95 |
| Kansas | 2017-2018 | Legislative Task Force | Enacted | HB 2602 | 2/1/18 | 5/4/18 | Legiscan Summary | 2018-04-26 House Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 |
| Kentucky | 2018 | Defines dyslexia; requires screening & intervention | Enacted | HB 187 | 1/11/18 | 4/13/18 | Legiscan summary | 2018-04-02 signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 88) |
| Maryland | 2018 | Students With Reading Difficulties – Screenings and Interventions | Passed | SB 548, HB 910 | 1/31/18 | Adjourned Sine Die | SB 548 | HB 910 | 2018-04-09 Third Reading Passed (136-0) |
| Maryland | 2018 | Teachers and Teacher Preparation Programs – Research–Based Reading 3 Instruction | Failed | SB 638; HB493 | 2/1/18 | Adjourned Sine Die | SB 638 | HB 493 | Hearing: Feb 28 @ 1:00 pm; Health & Environmental Affairs / Pending inHouse Ways & Means |
| Massachusetts | 2017-2018 | Definition of Dyslexia | Replaced | HB 330 | 1/23/17 | 1/2/19 | Bill History | 2018-04-11 Accompanied a new draft, see H4394 |
| Massachusetts | 2017-2018 | Relative to Dyslexia | Replaced | SB 313 | 1/23/17 | 1/2/19 | Legiscan Summary | 2018-04-19 Accompanied a new draft, see S2443 |
| Massachusetts | 2017-2018 | An Act relative to students with dyslexia. | Replaced | SD 1498, SB 294 | 1/23/17 | 1/2/19 | Bill History | 2018-04-19 Accompanied a new draft, see S2443 |
| Massachusetts | 2017-2018 | Defining and Screening for Dyslexia | Replaced | HB 4394 | 4/11/18 | 1/2/19 | Legiscan Summary | 2018-04-11 House Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| Massachusetts | 2017-2018 | Relative to students with dyslexia | Replaced | S2443 | 4/19/18 | 1/2/19 | Legiscan summary | 2018-07-18 Senate New draft substituted, see S2607 |
| Massachusetts | 2017-2018 | Relative to students with dyslexia | Enacted | S2607 | 7/16/18 | 1/2/19 | Legiscan Summary | 2018-10-19 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 272 of the Acts of 2018 |
| Massachusetts | 2017-2018 | Dyslexia Definition & Educational Guidelines | Replaced | HB 2872 | 3/20/17 | 1/2/19 | Bill History | 2018-04-11 Accompanied a new draft, see H4394 |
| Minnesota | 2017-2018 | Teaching Training in Dyslexia Strategies | Failed | SF 2455; HF 3013 | 2/20/18 | Adjourned Sine Die | Legiscan SF 2455 | HF 3013 | Died in House Education Finance Committee |
| Mississippi | 2018 | School District Dyslexia Coordinator | Failed | HB 25 | 1/2/18 | Adjourned Sine Die | Legiscan Summary | Failed; Died in House Education Committee |
| Mississippi | 2018 | Requirements for private schools participating in Dyslexia Scholarship Program | Failed | HB 1018 | 1/12/18 | Adjourned Sine Die | Legiscan Summary | Failed; Died in House Education Committee |
| Mississippi | 2018 | Specifies Intervention Services for Dyslexia | Failed | SB 2359 | 1/15/18 | Adjourned Sine Die | Legiscan Summary | Failed; Died in Senate Education Committee |
| Mississippi | 2018 | Mississippi Educator Dyslexia Awareness Act Of 2018 | Failed | HB 1401, HB 1402 | 1/15/18 | Adjourned Sine Die | HB1401; HB 1402 | Failed, Died in House Education Committee |
| Missouri | 2018 | K-3 Reading Intervention Program | Failed | HB 1417; SB 949 | 12/4/17 | Adjourned Sine Die | HB 1417 | SB 949 | 2018-05-18 House H Informal Calendar Senate Bills for Third Reading w/HCS |
| Nebraska | 2017-2018 | Interim Dyslexia Study | Failed | LR 222 | 5/10/17 | Adjourned Sine Die | Bill History | Legislature Education Committee |
| Nebraska | 2017-2018 | Instruction and teacher education related to dyslexia | Enacted | LB 1052 | 1/17/18 | Adjourned Sine Die | Legiscan Summary | 2018-04-18 Approved by Governor on April 17, 2018 |
| New Jersey | 2018 | State Dyslexia website | Pending | SB 1128, AB 2811 | 2/1/18 | 12/31/18 | AB 2811 | SB 1128 | Assembly Education Committee / Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee |
| New York | 2017-2018 | Pilot program, Dyslexia screening and Intervention | Failed | AB 7086; SB 2767 | 4/4/17 | Adjourned Sine Die | AB 7086 - SB 2767 | 2018-06-20 To Senate Rules Committee |
| New York | 2017-2018 | Required Certification of Dyslexia Teachers | Failed | AB 1480; SB 2534 | 1/12/17 | Adjourned Sine Die | AB 1480 Status; SB 2534 status | Assembly Education Committee / Senate Education Committee |
| New York | 2017-2018 | Dyslexia Definition | Failed | SB 5867; AB 7639 | 5/3/17 | Adjourned Sine Die | Legiscan SB 5867 | AB 7639 | 2018-04-20 Assembly amend and recommit to education |
| New York | 2017-2018 | Tiered Services for Learning Disabilties | Failed | AB 501, SB3630 | 1/9/17 | Adjourned Sine Die | Legiscan A501 | Legiscan S 3630 | Assembly Mental Health Committee; Senate Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee |
| North Carolina | 2017-2018 | Kindergarten Screening for Dyslexia | Failed | SB 418 | 3/29/17 | 6/30/18 | Legiscan Summary | Died in Committee |
| Oklahoma | 2018 | Modifies definition of learning difficulties | Enacted | SB 929 | 1/4/18 | 5/25/18 | Oklahoma Legislature | 2018-05-07 Approved by Governor |
| Oklahoma | 2018 | Addition to Dyslexia Task Force | Enacted | HB 3313 | 2/5/18 | 5/25/18 | Legiscan Summary | 2018-05-10 Approved by Governor |
| Pennsylvania | 2017-2018 | Definition including dyslexia | Failed | HB 1271 | 4/4/17 | 11/30/18 | Legiscan summary | Died in Committee |
| Pennsylvania | 2017-2018 | Dyslexia Intervention Pilot Program | Enacted | SB 776 | 6/16/17 | 11/30/18 | Legiscan summary | 2018-06-19 Act No. 37 |
| Rhode Island | 2018 | Professional Development for Reading Disablities | Failed | HB 7007 | 1/3/18 | Adjourned Sine Die | Legiscan summary | House Health, Education and Welfare Committee: Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| Rhode Island | 2018 | Partial Fee Waiver for Dyslexia Certification | Failed | H 7119 | 1/11/18 | Adjourned Sine Die | Legiscan Summary | 2018-02-14 House Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| South Carolina | 2017-2018 | Universal Screening | Failed | HB 3414 | 1/11/17 | Adjourned Sine Die | Legiscan Summary | Died in Committee; Similar to Passed HB 4434 |
| South Carolina | 2017-2018 | Teacher Certification and Read to Succeed Act | Failed | HB 3415 | 3/22/17 | Adjourned Sine Die | Legiscan Summary | Died in Committee |
| South Carolina | 2017-2018 | Universal Screening | Enacted | HB 4434 | 12/13/17 | Adjourned Sine Die | Legiscan Summary | 2018-05-31 Act No. 213 |
| Tennessee | 2017-2018 | Extends term of dyslexia advisory council | Enacted | SB 1537 | HB 1645 | 1/10/18 | 4/27/18 | SB1537 |HB 1645 | 2018-03-22 Signed by Governor. Pub. Ch. 594 |
| Tennessee | 2018 | Dyslexia Advisory Council - Report Deadline | Failed | SB 2587, HB 2003 | 1/31/18 | 4/27/18 | SB 2587 | HB 2003 | Died in Committee |
| Virginia | 2018 | Teacher Education - Dyslexia Coursework | Enacted | SB 368; HB 1265 | 1/9/18 | Adjourned Sine Die | Legiscan SB 368 | HB1265 | 2018-03-09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 282 (effective 7/1/18) |
| Washington | 2017-2018 | Dyslexia- definition and early screening | Enacted | SB 6162; HB 2796 | 1/10/18 | 3/8/18 | Legiscan SB 6162 | HB 2796 | 2018-03-15 Signed by Governor |
