Quiz: State Legislature Headlines of 2023

Through a citizen-sponsored ballot initiative this past November, known as Issue 1, 56.6% of Ohio voters chose to:*

Lower the state income tax
Enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution.
Pass a new education funding bill
Expand Medicaid

Which state legislature expelled two of its members after they joined a gun control protest?*

California
Nevada
Tennessee
Texas

Michigan passed a set of bipartisan bills aimed at improving its juvenile justice system. What did these bills not do?*

Personalize the process of placing a minor in a diversion program
Eliminate late fees and penalties a minor owes to the court
Provide basic income to youth aging out of foster care
Limit how long a minor can be held in a treatment program, if they have a diversion agreement

The Washington State legislature banned the sale of these in 2023.*

Semi-automatic rifles
Banned books
International crops
Deepfakes

What state passed a whopping 56 bills to create more housing and make it more affordable?*

Oregon
Florida
New York
California

To prohibit transgender girls and women from participating in girls’ and women’s sports, the Kansas state legislature did what?*

Overrode the governor’s veto
Passed legislation that the governor signed
Put the measure on the ballot for the public to vote
Recommended the governor pass through executive order

New York State raised the minimum wage, with high-cost parts of the state getting an even bigger boost. As of January 2024, what’s the minimum hourly wage in New York City?*

$15.00
$16.00
$17.00
$17.50

This state passed legislation to protect school and public libraries from pressure to ban or restrict access to books based on partisan or doctrinal beliefs.*

Massachusetts
Illinois
Georgia
Delaware

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