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Enacted state standards

30 benchmark statutes have been checked against official state text and can be used in a petition. 30 more are awaiting verification.

ProtectionStateStatuteCurrent as of
Alternatives to guardianship
Autonomy and digital life
ColoradoColorado SB21-075 ↗October 2026
Least restrictive guardianship
Autonomy and digital life
VirginiaVa. Code § 64.2-2009 ↗October 2026
Right to delete personal data
Autonomy and digital life
CaliforniaCal. Civ. Code § 1798.105 ↗October 2026
Rights to access and correct personal data
Autonomy and digital life
VirginiaVa. Code § 59.1-577 ↗October 2026
No deadline on childhood abuse claims
Bodily and family safety
Vermont12 V.S.A. § 522 ↗October 2026
Paid safe leave for survivors
Bodily and family safety
MinnesotaMinn. Stat. § 181.9447, subd. 1(3) ↗October 2026
Survivor lease termination
Bodily and family safety
MinnesotaMinn. Stat. § 504B.206, subd. 1 ↗October 2026
Free phone calls from state prison
Civic standing
CaliforniaCal. Penal Code § 2084.5 ↗October 2026
Free state ID for people without housing
Civic standing
CaliforniaCal. Veh. Code § 14902(d) ↗October 2026
Registration on election day
Civic standing
Maine21-A M.R.S. § 122(4) ↗October 2026
The vote is never taken away
Civic standing
Vermont17 V.S.A. § 2121 ↗October 2026
Voting restored on release from prison
Civic standing
MinnesotaMinn. Stat. § 201.014, subd. 2a ↗October 2026
Voting restored when the sentence ends
Civic standing
NebraskaNeb. Rev. Stat. § 29-112 ↗October 2026
Child content creators’ earnings in trust
Economic security
IllinoisIllinois Public Act 103-0556 ↗October 2026
Child performer trust accounts
Economic security
New YorkN.Y. EPTL § 7-7.1 ↗October 2026
Defined unfit rental conditions
Economic security
CaliforniaCal. Civ. Code § 1941.1 ↗October 2026
Food assistance without an asset test
Economic security
CaliforniaCal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 18901.5 ↗October 2026
Junk-fee price disclosure
Economic security
MinnesotaMinn. Stat. § 325D.44, subd. 1a ↗October 2026
Licenses denied only for directly related convictions
Economic security
MinnesotaMinn. Stat. § 364.03 ↗October 2026
Medical debt kept off credit reports
Economic security
MinnesotaMinn. Stat. § 332C.03 ↗October 2026
No driver's license suspension for unpaid traffic fines
Economic security
MinnesotaMinn. Stat. § 171.16, subd. 3 ↗October 2026
Paid sick leave
Economic security
MinnesotaMinn. Stat. § 181.9446 ↗October 2026
Protection from winter heat and power shutoffs
Economic security
MinnesotaMinn. Stat. § 216B.096 ↗October 2026
Rental late fees capped at $50 or 5%
Economic security
New YorkN.Y. Real Prop. Law § 238-a(2) ↗October 2026
Rental late fees limited to 4% after a grace period
Economic security
Maine14 M.R.S. § 6028 ↗October 2026
Required expungement of eviction filings
Economic security
MinnesotaMinn. Stat. § 484.014, subd. 3 ↗October 2026
Right to buy a two-day cancellation option on a used car
Economic security
CaliforniaCal. Veh. Code § 11709.2 ↗October 2026
Wage theft penalties and liquidated damages
Economic security
VirginiaVa. Code § 40.1-29(K) ↗October 2026
Warranty of habitability
Economic security
New YorkN.Y. Real Prop. Law § 235-b ↗October 2026
Fair-chance hiring
Records and education
MinnesotaMinn. Stat. § 364.021 ↗October 2026