Data coverage
Our record covers every state legislature and Congress, most of them back to 2009 or 2010, along with a growing list of cities and counties.
Last updated .
- state legislatures, plus Congress
- 50
- bills
- 2,080,070
- state legislators and members of Congress
- 21,659
- the earliest year on record
- 2007
- cities and towns
- 71
- counties
- 41
State legislatures and Congress
The year beside each legislature is where its record begins, and the latest action is the most recent step any of its bills took, such as a committee referral, a vote or a signature. When a legislature is out of session, that date holds still until it meets again.
| Legislature | Since | Latest action | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congress | 2009 | 132,858 | |
| Alabama | 2010 | 28,833 | |
| Alaska | 2009 | 7,083 | |
| Arizona | 2010 | 26,430 | |
| Arkansas | 2010 | 19,704 | |
| California | 2009 | 46,737 | |
| Colorado | 2010 | 12,453 | |
| Connecticut | 2010 | 38,663 | |
| Delaware | 2009 | 9,270 | |
| Florida | 2010 | 42,151 | |
| Georgia | 2009 | 45,544 | |
| Hawaii | 2010 | 56,662 | |
| Idaho | 2010 | 11,151 | |
| Illinois | 2009 | 117,761 | |
| Indiana | 2010 | 21,710 | |
| Iowa | 2009 | 28,827 | |
| Kansas | 2009 | 13,313 | |
| Kentucky | 2010 | 22,547 | |
| Louisiana | 2010 | 37,730 | |
| Maine | 2009 | 19,068 | |
| Maryland | 2010 | 44,616 | |
| Massachusetts | 2009 | 69,347 | |
| Michigan | 2009 | 39,357 | |
| Minnesota | 2009 | 79,111 | |
| Mississippi | 2010 | 56,765 | |
| Missouri | 2010 | 37,756 | |
| Montana | 2009 | 12,178 | |
| Nebraska | 2009 | 15,519 | |
| Nevada | 2009 | 10,128 | |
| New Hampshire | 2010 | 15,877 | |
| New Jersey | 2010 | 92,774 | |
| New Mexico | 2010 | 19,954 | |
| New York | 2009 | 185,324 | |
| North Carolina | 2009 | 20,678 | |
| North Dakota | 2009 | 8,776 | |
| Ohio | 2007 | 21,169 | |
| Oklahoma | 2010 | 45,150 | |
| Oregon | 2009 | 25,576 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2007 | 54,190 | |
| Rhode Island | 2010 | 40,860 | |
| South Carolina | 2009 | 33,937 | |
| South Dakota | 2010 | 9,823 | |
| Tennessee | 2009 | 84,005 | |
| Texas | 2009 | 106,737 | |
| Utah | 2010 | 15,419 | |
| Vermont | 2009 | 14,472 | |
| Virginia | 2008 | 60,812 | |
| Washington | 2009 | 32,029 | |
| West Virginia | 2008 | 45,538 | |
| Wisconsin | 2009 | 20,006 | |
| Wyoming | 2010 | 6,572 |
Cities and counties
We're adding the hundred largest cities and counties in the country, beginning with their mayors and the people on their councils and commissions. So far we have 1,132 officials from 41 counties and 71 cities and towns, and for Washington, D.C., the council's bills as well.
- Alaska
- Cities and towns: Anchorage
- Arizona
- Cities and towns: Chandler, Glendale, Mesa and Phoenix
- California
- Cities and towns: San Francisco
- Colorado
- Counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Pueblo and Weld
- Cities and towns: Arvada, Aurora, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver, Fort Collins, Greeley, Lakewood, Thornton and Westminster
- District of Columbia
- Cities and towns: Washington
- Florida
- Counties: Brevard, Broward, Hillsborough, Lee, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, Pinellas and Polk
- Cities and towns: Cape Coral, Fort Lauderdale, Hialeah, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Port St. Lucie, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee and Tampa
- Georgia
- Counties: Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett
- Illinois
- Counties: Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will
- Cities and towns: Chicago
- Kentucky
- Cities and towns: Lexington and Louisville
- Michigan
- Counties: Macomb, Oakland and Wayne
- Missouri
- Cities and towns: Kansas City and St. Louis
- Nevada
- Cities and towns: Henderson, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Reno
- New Jersey
- Counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Middlesex
- New Mexico
- Cities and towns: Albuquerque
- New York
- Cities and towns: Brookhaven, Buffalo, Hempstead, Islip, New York City and Oyster Bay
- North Carolina
- Cities and towns: Charlotte, Durham, Greensboro, Raleigh and Winston-Salem
- Ohio
- Counties: Cuyahoga, Franklin and Hamilton
- Cities and towns: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo
- Oklahoma
- Cities and towns: Oklahoma City
- Oregon
- Cities and towns: Portland
- Pennsylvania
- Counties: Allegheny and Montgomery
- Tennessee
- Cities and towns: Memphis and Nashville
- Texas
- Cities and towns: Arlington, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, Irving, Laredo, Lubbock, Plano and San Antonio
- Virginia
- Cities and towns: Chesapeake and Virginia Beach
- Washington
- Counties: King, Pierce and Snohomish
- Cities and towns: Seattle
Where each part of the record comes from is listed on our How we score page.