BILL TRACKER

2025 State Financial Education Bills

33

bills introduced in 14 states

33

bills active in 14 states

0

bills signed into law in 0 states

“Guarantee State” -  Currently guarantees - or is implementing - a one-semester personal finance course for all HS students before graduation

"Active Status" - Bill has had hearing(s), revision(s), vote(s), update(s) and/or commentary within the past 90 days 

"Mission 2030" - Bill is supported by Next Gen Personal Finance’s affiliated advocacy organization, NGPF Mission 2030 Fund

Current Bill Status

20250213 1
AK
SB22
Active

Sen. Bill Wielechowski

Establishes Financial Literacy Program in public schools, including effective date

Hearing in Senate Education Committee 2/21/25

20250219 2
CO
HB1192
Active
Mission 2030

Reps. Anthony Hartsook and Jennifer Bacon; Sens. Jeff Bridges and Lisa Frizell

Standalone personal finance graduation requirement, paired with FAFSA requirement with broad...

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Hearing in House Education Committee 2/27/25 at 1:30pm

20250127 3
HI
SB1277
Active

Sen. Dru Kanuha

Embedded requirement. Includes teacher PD and implementation rulemaking. Companion to...

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Referred to Senate Education Committee on 1/27/25

20250123 3 SB605
Active

Sens. Glenn Wakai, Henry Aquino, Stanley Chang, Brandon Elefante, Kurt Fevella, Mike...

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Requires students in Gr. 9-12 to complete one-half credit in financial literacy before...

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Referred to Senate Education Committee on 1/23/25

20250121 3 SB497
Active

Sens. Tim Richards, Stanley Chang, Samantha DeCorte, Brandon Elefante, Troy Hashimoto, Dru...

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Very similar to SB91. Requires HDOE to require the teaching of financial literacy to be...

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Referred to Senate Education and Ways & Means Committees on 1/21/25

20250121 3 HB619
Active

Reps. Justin Woodson, Terez Amato, Cory Chun, Diamond Garcia, Daniel Holt, Kirstin Kahaloa,...

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Requires HDOE to implement an embedded financial literacy requirement in high schools.

Referred to House Education and Finance Committees on 1/21/25

20250121 3 HB559
Active

Reps. Cory Chun, Terez Amato, Kirstin Kahaloa, Rachele Fernandez Lamosao, Mike Lee, Nicole...

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Requires HDOE to require the teaching of financial literacy to be included in the existing...

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Referred to House Education and Finance Committees on 1/21/25

20250121 3 HB865
Active

Reps. Trish La Chica, Diamond Garcia, Darius Kila, Sam Kong, Nicole Lowen, Scot Matayoshi,...

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Requires students in Gr. 9-12 to complete one-half credit in financial literacy before...

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Pending introduction on 1/21/25

20250121 3 HB936
Active

Rep. Greggor Ilagan

Embedded requirement. Includes teacher PD and implementation rulemaking. Companion to...

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Introduced and referred to House Education Committee on 1/23/25

20250108 3 SB91
Active

Sens. Brandon Elefante, Henry Aquino, Stanley Chang, Kurt Fevella, Troy Hashimoto, Dru...

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Requires the HDOE to include the teaching of financial literacy in the personal transition...

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Pending introduction in the Senate on 1/8/25

20250113 4
IN
SB481
Active

Sens. Stacey Donato and Linda Rogers

Grant program for financial education and career preparedness curriculum adoption in...

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Referred to Committee on Education and Career Development on 01/13/24

20250108 4 HB1135
Active

Reps. Ben Smaltz, Jake Teshka, and Dave Heine

Grant program for financial education and career preparedness curriculum adoption in...

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First reading and referred to Committee on Govt and Regulatory Reform on 1/8/25

20250207 5
KY
HB342
Active

Reps. Michael Meredith, Steve Bratcher and Ken Fleming

One credit personal finance course requirement in 11th or 12th grade

Introduced and referred to Primary and Secondary Education Committee on 2/7/25

20250130 6
ME
LD315
Active

Reps. Edward Crockett, Marshall Archer, Arthur Bell, William Bridgeo, Nathan Carlow, Sheila...

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1 year Personal Finance requirement within HS math requirements

Filed and referred to Committee on Education & Cultural Affairs 0n 1/30/25

20250205 7
MD
SB715
Active

Sens. Benjamin Brooks and Ron Watson

Requires each county board of ed to allow successful completion of eligible financial...

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Hearing scheduled for 3/7/25 at 1:00pm in Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment...

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20250116 7 HB326
Active

Del. Catherine Forbes

Requires each county board of ed to allow successful completion of eligible financial...

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Hearing in House Ways & Means Committee on 1/29/25 at 1:00pm

20250115 8
MA
HD931
Active

Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian

Embedded financial education standards. Establishes an implementation fund. Identical to...

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Filed 1/15/25

20250115 8 SD1175
Active

Sen. Patrick O'Connor

Embedded financial education standards. Establishes fund for implementation. Identical to...

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Filed 1/15/25

20250115 8 H46
Active

Treasurer Deb Goldberg

Embedded financial education standards. Establishes fund for implementation. Companion to...

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Filed 1/15/25

20250213 9
MS
HB1527
Active

Rep. Rob Roberson

Requires state BOE to create a financial literacy curriculum for Gr. 6-8 by 2026-2027;...

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Transmitted to Senate 2/13/25

20241206 10
NJ
S3497
Active
Mission 2030

Sens. Vin Gopal, Angela McKnight, and Shirley Turner

Closes loophole in NJ state statute. Requires financial literacy course for graduation.

Passed 5-0 out of Senate Education Committee on 12/5/24

20240919 10 A4764
Active
Mission 2030

Asm. Lisa Swain

Assembly Bill identical to S3497

Referred to Assembly Education Committee 9/19/24

20250109 11
NY
A1337
Active

Asm. Sarah Clark

Financial literacy course to be offered for students in Gr. 9-12. Prescribes standard...

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Introduced and referred to Assembly Education Committee on 1/9/25

20250108 11 A109
Active

Asms. Sam Berger, Maryjane Shimsky, Donna Lupardo, Brian Maher, and Anil Beephan 

Instruction in financial education be provided to pupils in Gr. 9-12 (companion bill to...

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Introduced and referred to Senate Education Committee on 1/8/25

20250108 11 S95
Active

Sens. Leroy Comrie and Peter Harckham

Instruction in financial education be provided to pupils in Gr. 9-12

Introduced and referred to Senate Education Committee on 1/8/25

20250108 11 S94
Active

Sens. Leroy Comrie, Joseph Addabbo, Jeremy Cooney, Nathalia Fernandez, Patrick Gallivan,...

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Requires high schools in Gr 9-12 to provide a course in financial literacy; requires...

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Introduced and referred to Senate Education Committee on 1/8/25

20250212 12
ND
HB1533
Active

Reps. Brandy Pyle, Karen Grindberg, Anna Novak, Emily O'Brien, Cynthia Schreiber-Beck, and...

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Unlikely to increase access to financial education. As amended, no positive change to...

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Amended to remove standalone course provision on 2/12/25.

20250205 13
TX
HB2451
Active
Mission 2030

Rep. Ken King

Standalone Personal Financial Literacy graduation requirement

Filed 2/5/25

20250123 13 HB2008
Active

Rep. Steve Toth

Companion to SB625

Filed in House on 1/22/25

20241115 13 HB1331
Active

Rep. Mihaela Plesa

Embeds some personal finance in required economics course.

Pre-filed on 11/14/24

20240203 13 SB625
Active

Sen. Peter Flores

Makes Personal Financial Literacy & Economics (PFLE) a graduation requirement

Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee on 2/3/25

20250204 14
WA
HB1285
Active

Reps. Skyler Rude, Monica Stonier, Debra Lekanoff, Beth Doglio, Travis Couture, April...

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"[Intent] to make financial education instruction a graduation requirement" for the...

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Education Committee hearing on 2/6/25 at 8:00am

20250127 14 SB5080
Active

Sen. Javier Valdez, Adrian Cortes, Paul Harris, Deborah Krishnadasan, Marko Liias, T'wina...

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"[Intent] to make financial education instruction a graduation requirement" for the...

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Hearing in Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee on 1/28/25 at 8:00am