This table lists bills that are pending or being acted upon in various state legislatures during 2021. The table includes a global search utility, allowing search by state, keyword, status, or bill number.
Table updated January 15, 2021
For a searchable table of US State laws on dyslexia enacted or amended in previous years, see our page, State Dyslexia Laws.
| State | Bill Title | Introduced | Status | Bill ID | Track | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | School Promotion & IEP | 1/8/21 | Prefiled | HB 2063 | Legiscan | 2021-01-14 / Intro To House Education Committee |
| District of Columbia | Dyslexia Screening And Prevention Pilot | 2/19/19 | Pending | Council Bill 230150 | Legiscan | 2020-12-08 / Enroll Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on December 22, 2020 |
| Maryland | Early Literacy and Dyslexia Practices | 9/24/20 | Pending | HB 237 | Legiscan | 2021-01-13 House First Reading Ways and Means |
| Maryland | Early Literacy and Dyslexia Practices | 10/28/20 | Pending | SB 126 | Legiscan | 2021-01-06 Senate Hearing 1/27 at 11:00 a.m. |
| Missouri | Reading Success Plan | 12/3/20 | Prefiled | HB 312 | Legiscan | 2021-01-07 House Read Second Time (H) |
| Missouri | Reading Success Plan | 12/8/20 | Prefiled | HB 368 | Legiscan | 2021-01-07 House Read Second Time (H) |
| Missouri | Repeal of Obsolete or Expired Provisions | 12/14/20 | Prefiled | HRB 1 | Legiscan | 2021-01-07 Read Second Time (H) |
| New Jersey | State Dyslexia Website | 2/20/20 | Pending | AB 2868 | Legiscan | 2020-02-20 Assembly Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee |
| New York | School Intervention and Special Curriculum | 1/6/21 | Pending | AB 556 | Legiscan | 2021-01-06 Assembly referred to education |
| New York | Incarceration - Dyslexia Screening and Intervenion | 1/6/21 | Pending | SB 307 | Legiscan | 2021-01-06 Senate REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
| New York | Dyslexia Task Force | 1/6/21 | Pending | SB 441 | Legiscan | 2021-01-06 Senate REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
| New York | Establishes Schools for Dyslexia | 1/6/21 | Pending | AB 838 | Legiscan | 2021-01-06 Assembly referred to education |
| New York | Dyslexia Screening | 1/8/21 | Introduced | AB 1380 | Legiscan | 2021-01-08 Assembly referred to education |
| North Dakota | Dyslexia Specialist Teacher Credentials | 1/5/21 | Introduced | HB 1131 | Legiscan | 2021-01-14 / Intro Reported back, do pass, place on calendar |
| Texas | Improved Teacher Training | 11/9/20 | Prefiled | HB 159 (same as SB 180) | Legiscan | 2020-11-09 House Filed |
| Texas | Report on literacy among prison inmates | 11/9/20 | Prefiled | HB 265 | Legiscan | 2020-11-09 House Filed |
| Texas | Improved Teacher Training | 11/12/20 | Prefiled | SB 180 (same as HB 159) | Legiscan | 2020-11-12 Senate Filed |
| Virginia | School Reading Intervention Services | 1/8/21 | Prefiled | HB 1865 | Legiscan | 2021-01-14 / Intro [Hearing: Jan 18] To House Education: SOL and SOQ Committee |
| Virginia | Pilot program - reading diagnostic tests | 1/1/20 | Prefiled (Carryover) | HB 332 | Legiscan | 2020-12-04 Senate Left in Education and Health |
| Virginia | Reading Diagnostic Tests Grades K-1 | 1/1/20 | Passed House | HB 332 | Legiscan | 2020-02-27 To Senate Education and Health Committee |