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

20260127 1
HI
SB3047/HB2470
Active

Sen. Dru Kanuha; Rep. Nadine Nakamura

Embedded financial literacy requirement

Introduced and referred to House Education Committee on January 27, 2026

20260205 2
MD
SB592/HB943
Active
Mission 2030

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

20251025 3
MA
H4670
Active

House House Committee on Ways and Means

Watered down by the Massachusetts House - embedded financial literacy requirement

Passed House 155-0 October 29, 2025

20260204 4
MS
HB994
Dead

Rep. Greg Haney

State already requires a Personal Finance course, but this bill proposes personal finance as...

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Died in Committee on Feb 4, 2026

20260204 4 HB2
Dead

Reps. Jason White and Jansen Owen

Omnibus education / school choice bill. State already requires a Personal Finance course,...

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Died in Senate Ed Committee on Feb 4, 2026

20260113 5
NJ
A3123
Mission 2030
Prefiled

Reps. Lisa Swain, Sterley Stanley, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Shama Haider, Ellen...

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Closes loopholes in existing requirement. Enacts a standalone personal finance course...

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Prefiled on January 13, 2026

20260107 6
NY
S94/A5052
Active

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

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Standalone high school personal finance graduation requirement

Re-introduced and referred to each Education Committee on January 7, 2026

20260107 6 A4197
Active

Asms. Keith Brown, David McDonough, and Joseph DeStefano

Embedded business ownership and entrepreneurship curriculum requirement, including some...

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Re-introduced and referred to Assembly Education Committee on January 7, 2026

20260107 6 S95/A109
Active

Sens. Leroy Comrie and Peter Harckham; Asms. Sam Berger, Maryjane Shimsky, Donna Lupardo,...

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Standalone high school personal finance graduation requirement

Re-introduced and referred to each Education Committee on January 7, 2026

20260107 6 S4812 / A1337
Active

Sen. Joseph Addabbo; Asm. Sarah Clark

Personal finance elective offering

Re-introduced and referred to each Education Committee on January 7, 2026

20260107 6 A8973
Active

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

20260107 6 A3581
Active

Asms. Matthew Simpson, Brian Maher, and Maryjane Shimsky

Embedded personal finance requirement

Re-introduced and referred to Assembly Education Committee on January 7, 2026

20260107 6 A3660
Active

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

20260107 6 S3331/A4433
Active

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

20260204 7
OH
HB669
Active
!

Reps. Joseph Miller, Sean Brennan

Would allow AP Business (which has just 25 hours of financial literacy instruction)...

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Referred to House Education Committee on February 4, 2026

20260202 8
VA
HB462
Active
Prefiled

Del. Laura Jane Cohen

As amended, adds health insurance content standards to health education

Amended in House Education Committee on Feb 2, 2026

20260204 9
WA
SB5849
Active
Prefiled

Sens. Adrian Cortes, Javier Valdez, Chris Gildon, Robert Hasegawa, T'wina Nobles, Tina...

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Embedded financial literacy requirement starting with the class of 2033

Hearing conducted in Senate Education Committee on Febrary 4, 2026

20260112 9 SB5080
Active

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

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Embedded financial literacy requirement with onerous reporting requirements

Re-filed on January 12, 2026

20260112 9 HB1285
Active

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

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Embedded financial literacy requirement

Re-introduced on January 12, 2026

20260205 10
WI
SB921/AB990
Active
!

Sens. Mary Felzkowski, Rachael Cabral-Guevara, Brad Pfaff, and Romaine Quinn; Reps. Alex...

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Waters down state's new personal finance course requirement by allowing it to be fulfilled...

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Hearing in House Education Committee repectively on February 5, 2026