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BILL TRACKER
2026 State Financial Education Bills
20
bills introduced in 10 states
18
bills active in 9 states
0
bills signed into law in 0 states
Legend: Prefiled bills have been introduced before their state's legislative session's first day, Active bills have had hearings, amendments, votes, or other legislative milestones within the past 90 days, Inactive bills have had no updates or milestones within the past 90 days, Dead bills have no chance of passage or their state legislative session has adjourned, bills marked ! would reduce access to financial education, bills marked Signed Into Law have become law, and Mission 2030 bills are supported by NGPF’s advocacy affiliate.
Current Bill Status
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HI
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SB3047/HB2470 |
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Sen. Dru Kanuha; Rep. Nadine Nakamura |
Embedded financial literacy requirement |
Introduced and referred to House Education Committee on January 27, 2026 |
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MD
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SB592/HB943 |
Active
Mission 2030
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Sen. Benjamin Brooks; Del. Catherine Forbes |
Standalone personal finance course requirement for high school students |
Filed and referred to Senate EEE and House Education Committees on Feb 5, 2026 |
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MA
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H4670 |
Active
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House House Committee on Ways and Means |
Watered down by the Massachusetts House - embedded financial literacy requirement |
Passed House 155-0 October 29, 2025 |
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MS
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HB994 |
Dead
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Rep. Greg Haney |
State already requires a Personal Finance course, but this bill proposes personal finance as... Read more...
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Died in Committee on Feb 4, 2026 |
| HB2 |
Dead
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Reps. Jason White and Jansen Owen |
Omnibus education / school choice bill. State already requires a Personal Finance course,... Read more...
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Died in Senate Ed Committee on Feb 4, 2026 |
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NJ
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A3123 |
Mission 2030
Prefiled
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Reps. Lisa Swain, Sterley Stanley, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Shama Haider, Ellen... Read more...
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Closes loopholes in existing requirement. Enacts a standalone personal finance course... Read more...
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Prefiled on January 13, 2026 |
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NY
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S94/A5052 |
Active
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Sens. Leroy Comrie, Joseph Addabbo, Jeremy Cooney, Nathalia Fernandez, Patrick Gallivan,... Read more...
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Standalone high school personal finance graduation requirement |
Re-introduced and referred to each Education Committee on January 7, 2026 |
| A4197 |
Active
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Asms. Keith Brown, David McDonough, and Joseph DeStefano |
Embedded business ownership and entrepreneurship curriculum requirement, including some... Read more...
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Re-introduced and referred to Assembly Education Committee on January 7, 2026 |
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| S95/A109 |
Active
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Sens. Leroy Comrie and Peter Harckham; Asms. Sam Berger, Maryjane Shimsky, Donna Lupardo,... Read more...
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Standalone high school personal finance graduation requirement |
Re-introduced and referred to each Education Committee on January 7, 2026 |
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| S4812 / A1337 |
Active
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Sen. Joseph Addabbo; Asm. Sarah Clark |
Personal finance elective offering |
Re-introduced and referred to each Education Committee on January 7, 2026 |
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| A8973 |
Active
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Asm. George Alvarez |
Three standalone personal finance course requirements between middle and high school |
Re-introduced and referred to Assembly Education Committee on January 7, 2026 |
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| A3581 |
Active
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Asms. Matthew Simpson, Brian Maher, and Maryjane Shimsky |
Embedded personal finance requirement |
Re-introduced and referred to Assembly Education Committee on January 7, 2026 |
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| A3660 |
Active
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Asms. William Conrad, Sam Berger, Karen McMahon, Josh Jensen, and Rebecca Kassay |
Establishes state seal of proficiency in financial literacy |
Re-introduced and referred to Assembly Education Committee on January 7, 2026 |
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| S3331/A4433 |
Active
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Sens. Jeremy Cooney and Pamela Helming; Asms. Josh Jensen and Karl Brabenec |
Embedded financial literacy requirement for eleventh grade students |
Re-introduced and referred to each Education Committee on January 7, 2026 |
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OH
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HB669 |
Active
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Reps. Joseph Miller, Sean Brennan |
Would allow AP Business (which has just 25 hours of financial literacy instruction)... Read more...
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Referred to House Education Committee on February 4, 2026 |
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VA
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HB462 |
Active
Prefiled
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Del. Laura Jane Cohen |
As amended, adds health insurance content standards to health education |
Committee Substitute read first time in House on Feb 6, 2026 |
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WA
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SB5849 |
Active
Prefiled
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Sens. Adrian Cortes, Javier Valdez, Chris Gildon, Robert Hasegawa, T'wina Nobles, Tina... Read more...
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Embedded financial literacy requirement starting with the class of 2033 |
Hearing conducted in Senate Education Committee on Febrary 4, 2026 |
| SB5080 |
Active
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Sens. Javier Valdez, Adrian Cortes, Paul Harris, Deborah Krishnadasan, Marko Liias, T'wina... Read more...
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Embedded financial literacy requirement with onerous reporting requirements |
Re-filed on January 12, 2026 |
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| HB1285 |
Active
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Reps. Skyler Rude, Monica Stonier, Debra Lekanoff, Beth Doglio, Travis Couture, April... Read more...
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Embedded financial literacy requirement |
Re-introduced on January 12, 2026 |
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WI
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SB921/AB990 |
Active
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Sens. Mary Felzkowski, Rachael Cabral-Guevara, Brad Pfaff, and Romaine Quinn; Reps. Alex... Read more...
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Waters down state's new personal finance course requirement by allowing it to be fulfilled... Read more...
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Hearing in Senate Finance and Sporting Heritage Committee and House Education Committee on... Read more...
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