This table lists bills that are pending or being acted upon in various state legislatures during 2023. The table includes a global search utility, allowing search by state, keyword, status, or bill number.
Table updated May 26, 2023
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/Subject | Bill ID | Status | Current | XRef | Tracking | Last Action |
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| Arizona | Teacher Training - Literacy Coaches | HB 2060 | Passed House | Senate | Legiscan | 2023-03-14 / Engross Senate minority caucus: Do pass |
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| Arkansas | Literacy Screening | SB 294 | Enacted | ACT 237 | Legiscan | 2023-03-14 / Pass Notification that SB294 is now Act 237 |
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| California | Dyslexia risk screening | SB 691 | Introduced | Senate | Legiscan | 2023-05-18 To Senate Appropriations Committee |
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| California | Universal Screenings | AB 1450 | Introduced | Assembly | Legiscan | 2023-03-09 / Intro To Assembly Education Committee |
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| Colorado | Dyslexia Screening | SB 181 | Failed in Committee | Legiscan | 2023-03-20 / Fail Senate Committee on Education Postpone Indefinitely |
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| Connecticut | Dyslexia Legislation Study | SB 798 | Introduced | Senate | Legiscan | 2023-01-19 Senate Referred to Joint Committee on Education | |
| Connecticut | Higher Education Collaborative | SB 842 | Introduced | Senate | Legiscan | 2023-01-20 Senate Referred to Joint Committee on Education | |
| Florida | Reading Strategies -- Exclusion of MSV (3-Cueing) | SB 758 | Introduced | Senate | SB 1424 | Legiscan | 2023-03-15 / Intro Withdrawn from further consideration |
| Florida | Reading Instructional Strategies | SB 1424 | Introduced | Senate | SB 758 | Legiscan | 2023-05-03 / Intro Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 7039 |
| Florida | Student Outcomes | HB 7039 | Enacted | Chapter No. 2023-108 | SB 1424, SB 758 | Legiscan | 2023-05-17 Approved by Governor |
| Georgia | Establish Georgia Council on Literacy | SB 211 | Enacted | Act 8 | Legiscan | 2023-04-13 Signed by Governor | |
| Georgia | Early Literacy Act | GA HB 538 | Enacted | Act 9 | Legiscan | 2023-04-13 Signed by Governorr | |
| Illinois | Dyslexia Handbook | SB 343 | Introduced | Senate | Legiscan | 2023-02-27 / Intro To Senate Education Committee |
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| Indiana | Science of Reading | HB 1558 | Enacted | Governor | Public Law 243 | Legiscan | 2023-05-04 House Signed by the Governor |
| Iowa | Dyslexia Service Provider Grants | HF 129 | Introduced | House | Legiscan | 2023-02-06 / Intro Tabled until future meeting. Vote Total: 2-1. |
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| Iowa | Advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement competitive grant | HF 104 | Introduced | House | Legiscan | 2023-02-06 / Intro To House Education Committee |
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| Kentucky | School Dyslexia Policies | HB 82 | Introduced | House | Legiscan | 2023-01-04 House to Committee on Committees (H) | |
| Kentucky | Establish Statewide Reading Research Center | SB 156 | Enacted | Governor | Legiscan | 2023-03-22 / Pass signed by Governor |
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| Kentucky | Common Comprehensive Reading Program | HB 389 | Introduced | House | Legiscan | 2023-02-23 House to Education (H) | |
| Louisiana | Dyslexia Screening | HB 69 | Passed House | Senate | Legiscan | 2023-05-16 [Hearing: May 22 @ 9:00 am] To Senate Finance Committee |
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| Louisiana | Student Retention | HB 12 | Passed House | Senate | Legiscan | 2023-05-18 Senate Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education. | |
| Massachusetts | Literacy Instruction | HB 579 | Introduced | House | SB 263 | Legiscan | 2023-02-16 House Referred to the Joint Committee on Education |
| Massachusetts | Literacy Instruction | SB 263 | Introduced | Senate | HB 579 | Legiscan | 2023-02-16 Senate Referred to the Joint Committee on Education |
| Minnesota | Evidence Based Literacy Instruction | HF 1013 | Introduced | House | SF 1257 | Legiscan | 2023-01-30 House Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy |
| Minnesota | Evidence Based Literacy Instruction | SF 1257 | Introduced | Senate | HF 1013 | Legiscan | 2023-02-06 Senate Referred to Education Finance |
| Minnesota | READ Act, Literacy Curriculum | HF 629 | Introduced | House | SF 1273 | Legiscan | 2023-03-16 / Intro [Hearing: Mar 21 @ 10:30 am] To House Education Finance Committee |
| Minnesota | READ Act | SF 1273 | Introduced | Senate | HF 629 | Legiscan | 2023-03-20 / Intro To Senate Education Finance Committee |
| Mississippi | School Dyslexia Evaluations | HB 781 | Failed | House | Legiscan | 2023-01-31 / Fail Died In Committee |
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| Mississippi | Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship | HB 752 | Failed | Senate | Legiscan | 2023-02-28 / Fail Died In Committee |
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| Mississippi | Special Needs Act Eligibility | HB 27 | Failed | House | Legiscan | 2023-01-31 / Fail Died In Committee |
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| Mississippi | Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship - CALT | HB 1200 | Failed | Senate | SB 2809 | Legiscan | 2023-02-28 / Fail Died In Committee |
| Mississippi | Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship - CALT | SB 2809 | Failed | Senate | HB 1200 | Legiscan | 2023-01-31 / Fail Died In Committee |
| Nevada | Video Cameras in Special Ed Classrooms | SB 158 | Introduced | Senate | Legiscan | 2023-04-25 To Senate Finance Committee |
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| Nevada | Bill of Rights - Pupils with Disabilities | SB 315 | Passed Assembly, as amended | Senate | Legiscan | 2023-05-26 Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 33, Nays: 8, Excused: 1.) To Senate. |
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| New Jersey | Assistive Technology for Dyslexic Students (Pilot) | AB 2617 | Introduced | Assembly | SB 2062 | Legiscan | Carry Over of previous A2231 |
| New Jersey | State Dyslexia Website | A 2971 | Introduced | House | Legiscan | Carry Over of previous A2868 | |
| New Jersey | Assistive Technology Pilot Program | SB 2062 | Introduced | Senate | AB 2617 | Legiscan | 2022-03-03 Senate Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee |
| New Jersey | Services for Students with Dyslexia | SB 2084 | Introduced | Senate | Legiscan | 2022-03-03 Senate Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee | |
| New Mexico | Dyslexia Screening | HB 285 | Introduced | House | Legiscan | 2023-03-10 House HGEIC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation | |
| New York | Incarceration - Dyslexia Screening and Intervention | AB 1645 | Introduced | Assembly | SB 2304 | Legiscan | 2023-05-24 To Assembly Ways and Means Committee |
| New York | Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Task Force | AB 133 | Introduced | Assembly | SB 2599 | Legiscan | 2023-05-15 substituted by s2599 |
| New York | Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Task Force | SB 2599 | Passed | Senate | AB 133 | Legiscan | 2023-05-15 returned to senate |
| New York | Insurance Coverage Dyslexia Evaluation | AB 2898 | Introduced | Assembly | Legiscan | 2023-05-24 To Assembly Rules Committee |
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| New York | Early Dyslexia Screening | AB 4198 | Introduced | Assembly | SB 5232 | Legiscan | 2023-02-13 Assembly referred to education |
| New York | Dyslexia Screening | SB 5206 | Introduced | Senate | AB 408 | Legiscan | 2023-02-27 Senate REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
| New York | Dyslexia Screening | AB 408 | Introduced | House | SB 5206 | Legiscan | 2023-01-09 Assembly referred to education |
| New York | Early Screening for Dyslexia | SB 5232 | Introduced | Senate | AB 4198 | Legiscan | 2023-02-27 Senate REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
| New York | Insurance Coverage Dyslexia Evaluation | SB 5481 | Introduced | Senate | AB 2898 | Legiscan | 2023-05-22 To Senate Insurance Committee |
| New York | Individuals with Dyslexia Education Act | AB 7101 | Introduced | Assembly | Legiscan | 2023-05-10 Assembly referred to education | |
| New York | Dyslexia Screening | SB 7003 | Introduced | Senate | Legiscan | 2023-05-16 Senate REFERRED TO EDUCATION | |
| New York | Incarceration - Dyslexia Screening and Intervention | SB 2304 | Introduced | Senate | AB 1645 | Legiscan | 2023-05-15 To Senate Finance Committee |
| Oklahoma | School Reporting Requirements | SB 921 | Prefiled | Senate | Legiscan | 2023-02-07 / Intro To Senate Education Committee |
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| Oklahoma | Exemptions to Screening | SB 154 | Introduced | Senate | Legiscan | 2023-02-28 Senate Reported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed | |
| Oklahoma | Literacy Instruction Team | SB 1118 | Enacted | Legiscan | 2023-05-25 Approved by Governor 05/25/2023 |
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| Pennsylvania | Dyslexia Inclusion Exceptionalities | HB 655 | Introduced | House | Legiscan | 2023-03-21 House Referred to EDUCATION | |
| Texas | Dyslexia & Illiteracy among Inmates | HB 786 | Passed House | Senate | Legiscan | 2023-05-01 / Engross To Senate Education Committee |
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| Texas | Special Education Eligibility | HB 1369 | Filed | House | Legiscan | 2023-03-03 / Intro To House Public Education Committee |
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| Texas | Regulation of Health Care Professionals including Dyslexia Therapists | HB 2324 | Introduced | House | Legiscan | 2023-03-09 / Intro To House Public Health Committee |
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| Texas | Health Plan Dyslexia Service Coverage | HB 3948 | Introduced | House | Legiscan | 2023-03-20 / Intro To House Insurance Committee |
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| Texas | Notification of Audiobook Lending Program | HB 3830 | Introduced | House | Legiscan | 2023-03-20 / Intro To House Public Education Committee |
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| Texas | Eligibility for Special Education Services | SB 2487 | Introduced | Senate | Legiscan | 2023-04-03 / Intro To Senate Education Committee |
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| Texas | Allotment of Funds for Dyslexia Services | HB 5083 | Introduced | House | Legiscan | 2023-03-23 / Intro To House Public Education Committee |
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| Texas | Dyslexia Screening | HB 3928 | Passed | Governor | SB 2140 | Legiscan | 2023-05-24 Sent to the Governor |
| Texas | Special Education Eligibility | SB 2140 | Introduced | Senate | HB 3928 | Legiscan | 2023-04-27 Senate Left pending in committee |
| Virginia | Student Literacy Measures | HB 1526 | Enacted | Chapter 645 | Legiscan | 2023-03-26 / Pass Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 645 (effective 7/1/23) |
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| West Virgina | Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Support | HB 3462 | Introduced | House | HB3293 | Legiscan | 2023-02-14 House To House Education |
| West Virginia | Third Grade Success Act: School Literacy Support; Retention | SB 274 | Passed Senate | House | Legiscan | 2023-03-07 / Engross To House Finance Committee |
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| West Virginia | Require Dyslexia Screening | SB 433 | Introduced | Senate | Legiscan | 2023-01-23 / Intro To Senate Education Committee |
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| West Virginia | Reading Instruction & Intervention | HB 3035 | Enacted | Legiscan | 2023-03-11 / Pass Approved by Governor 3/21/2023 - Senate Journal |
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| West Virginia | Dyslexia Educational Support | HB 2393 | Passed House | Senate | Legiscan | 2023-02-17 / Engross To Senate Education Committee |
