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State Policy Database (Ruger & Sorens Database of State and Local Public Policies and Policy Ideology Indices)

National Survey of State Laws 


Subject Compilations of State Laws 

Policy Surveillance Program (LawAtlas Project)

Open Government Guide for each state's open records and open meetings laws.

The National Conference of State Legislatures produces reports comparing state laws. Click on the "Research" link for information on topics such as environment, banking, energy, education, taxes, and immigration.

State Policy Database [(Developed by the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)] (student health) 

Selected State Substantive and Preemptive Laws 2009-2018, United States. Developed to study trends in preemption laws across states from 2009-2018. Researchers selected 4 domains where states and localities had enacted substantive and preemptive laws: (1) Paid sick days, (2) food, (3) tobacco, and (4) firearms. For 3 of these domains (sick days, food, and tobacco), state substantive laws are also included in this dataset for each of the policy topics included in the domain.

State Firearm Law Database: State Firearm Laws, 1991-2019

RAND State Firearm Law Database (1979-2022)

Background Check and Licensing Policies for Firearm Purchase: Design, Implementation, and Enforcement Elements by State (1980-2019)

Concealed Carry Weapons License Database (1987-2019)

Mapping LGBTQ Equality: 2010 to 2020, United States

 

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