This table shows bills filed in the current legislative session and can be sorted by issue and number of bills. Bills may be active, adopted, or failed. For more information, visit our Legislation Database to search by state and issue.
| Issue | Number of Bills | States |
| Access to Healthy Food | 29 | Federal, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Virginia |
| BMI Screening, Children | 10 | Arkansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma |
| Breastfeeding | 16 | California, Federal, Hawaii, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Texas |
| Built Environment | 7 | Hawaii, Texas, Washington, West Virginia |
| Councils and Task Forces | 15 | Connecticut, Hawaii, Louisiana, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania |
| Farms and Gardens | 53 | Alaska, California, Colorado, Federal, Georgia, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, West Virginia |
| Food Assistance Programs | 91 | Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Federal, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin |
| Lawsuits/Personal Responsibility | 1 | North Carolina |
| Marketing/Advertising to Children | 20 | Federal, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, New York – Suffolk County, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia |
| Menu and Package Labeling | 7 | Arizona, Federal, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania |
| Obesity, General | 37 | California, Federal, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington |
| Physical Activity, General | 11 | Florida, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Utah, Vermont |
| Preemption | 1 | Massachusetts |
| Preschool Nutrition | 10 | California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana |
| Restrictions on Food and Beverage Sales | 3 | Illinois, New York, New York – Suffolk County |
| Sales and Other Taxes | 24 | Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas |
| School, Nutrition | 99 | Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Federal, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia |
| School, Other Initiatives | 9 | Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas |
| School, Physical Activity | 31 | Connecticut, Federal, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington |
| Sugar-Sweetened Beverages/Taxes | 19 | Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois – Chicago, Mississippi, New York, New York – Suffolk County, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia |
| Trans Fats | 12 | Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Texas |
| Weight Bias | 4 | Connecticut, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Utah |
