• Colorado H.B.1296 created a task force to study disability inclusion with a focus on outdoor equity.
• Maryland S.B.923/H.B.503 established a Greenspace Equity Program to increase equitable access to quality green spaces in overburdened & underserved areas.
• New Mexico S.B.392 established youth outreach programs to promote interest in outdoor recreation, stewardship & conservation funded by offering the opportunity to donate during Department of Game and Fish purchases.
• North Carolina S.B.22 established and authorizes funding a Youth Outdoor Engagement Council to expand youth access to outdoor recreation in nature. SB 22 repurposes an existing Outdoor Heritage Council and program funds, including authorization to hire staff.

• Maine LD 1682 established an experiential Sea and Farm to School Program, connecting schools with real-world educational opportunities and local food.
• Maryland H.B.525 established a pilot program to license outdoor preschools.
• Nevada A.B.164 will study using state outdoor recreation resources to incorporate outdoor education into public schools.
• Oregon HB 2717 allows outdoor childcare facilities (e.g. daycares) to be licensed and will set guidelines for safe outdoor childcare.
• Washington S.B.5257 requires a minimum of 30 minutes of daily recess, outdoors when possible.

• California AB 1056 would fund free water safety & swimming lessons for underserved youth.
• Illinois H.B.1526 created an Outdoors RX grant program in the Department of Health to fund improving health and wellness through outdoor access.
• Louisiana S.R.84 created a task force to improve childhood health. State experts identified links between low state-wide childhood wellness and a lack of access to the outdoors, healthy foods, and safe physical activity, especially in summers and close to home.
• Maryland HB 303 clarified and strengthened pool safety disproportionately endangering youth of color.

• Arizona H.B.2505 continued a commission to assess, set criteria, and distribute funding to improve and expand outdoor recreation infrastructure.
• Alabama S.B.298 established funding to strategically develop and connect existing trail resources.
• New Mexico S.B.9 established over $150 million in permanent and legacy funds to conserve and expand access to the state’s most important natural, cultural, and historical resources, including permanently funding the New Mexico Outdoor Equity Fund (S.B.462).
• Nevada A.B.164 repurposes an outdoor recreation commission to study integrating outdoor recreation into state curriculum.
• Utah H.B.224 enacts an initiative and dedicates funding to strategically improve and expand outdoor recreation statewide and Wyoming H.B.74 established a $6 million perpetual trust fund for outdoor recreation and tourism.

• Living Schoolyards Act (S.1538) (info), also introduced in 2022, would establish an Outdoor Learning Spaces Grants program, administered by the U.S. Department of Education, to allow schools or districts to create outdoor classrooms and learning spaces.
• No Child Left Inside Act: (S.1239/H.R.2784) (info), also introduced in 2022, would provide funds to states and school districts for the implementation of statewide environmental literacy plans. The 2022 version of the bill includes, for the first time, a pilot program for outdoor school for all models.
• Outdoors for All Act (S.448/H.R.1065), also introduced in 2022, would expand outdoor recreation equity by guaranteeing funding for the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP). ORLP helps economically disadvantaged urban and tribal communities establish and renovate parks.
• Land and Water Conservation Funding (LWCF) will exceed $1 billion in 2023. The Great American Outdoors Act (H.R.1957) permanently allocated $900 million annually; GOMESA (P.L.109-432) National Park Formula Grants will exceed $125 million in 2023.
• America the Beautiful Challenge (ATB) will distribute $116 million to protect, conserve, restore, and expand access to nature.

Wisconsin A.B.30 would have waived state parks parking fees for families enjoying a federal Every Kid Outdoors Pass, which offers free access to National Parks to fourth graders.

Nevada A.B.84, Arizona A.B.2237, Maine L.D.25 and South Dakota H.B.1142 all considered free state parks access for tribal citizens inspired by Minnesota honoring tribal treaty rights.

New Hampshire S.B.266, New Jersey A.5313, & New Mexico S.B.289 would have required outdoor education to be included in state curriculum.

California S.B.499 would require schools to protect students from extreme heat, including providing shade, low heat surfaces, and greenery for safe outdoor recess and outdoor class time.

Wyoming H.B.48 would have established an active transportation and recreation grant program to increase wellness with more connectivity for cycling, walking, and riding.

Illinois S.B.1369, Massachusetts H.756, and Tennessee S.B.375/H.B.1337 would have created offices of outdoor recreation, already enacted in 20+ states to lead state outdoor recreation.