2022 State Legislative Sessions Recap: The Most Effective States & Top Policy Issues in 2022

From producing new congressional maps reflecting the 2020 census to dealing with natural disasters and emerging diseases, to responding to landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions, 2022 state legislative sessions had a lot on their plate, all in an election year.

While much of the attention is centered on Capitol Hill, most legislation is actually introduced and enacted in the states each year — and in a much more compressed time frame.

Now that virtually all state legislatures have adjourned, we give you a closer look at how effective all 50 states and D.C. were during their 2022 sessions, plus the top policy issues in the 15 busiest states.

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• What states were the most effective this year
• Which states introduced the most bills
• Which states enacted the most bills
• The hottest five topics in the 15 states with the most bills introduced this legislative session
• The most tracked bill and the most viewed bill in FiscalNote State for each of the 15 busiest states