• Iowa H.F. 2364 will equitably study disability accessibility in state parks and make recommendations to improve state park access for all.
• Maryland H.B. 420 requires all newly built public playgrounds to include communication boards.
• New Jersey A.2374 created a Parks and Open Space Foundation to promote equity, access, recreation, and outdoor learning on public land.
• New Mexico S.B.169 improves Land and Water Conservation Fund equity with assistance for applicants and by prioritizing Tribal requests.
• Virginia H.B.1186 establishes a two-year pilot program to develop guidelines for providing all-terrain power wheelchairs in state parks.

• Colorado S.B.24-14 authorizes schools to grant a high school diploma endorsement in climate literacy. Equity-minded diploma seals can create and reward connections with meaningful outdoor jobs.
• Colorado S.B.24-078 provides for outdoor preschool licensing, making nature-based preschool more accessible and equal for all.
• New Mexico H.B.303 includes outdoor careers as high-demand, living wage jobs in the state TANF workforce development program.
• New Mexico S.M.1/H.M.34 convenes a working group between state agencies to establish and expand the use of citizen science.
• Puerto Rico R.S.0854 integrates climate and environmental education into required curriculum, including mitigation, resilience, and justice.

• Colorado HB24-1309 sets criteria for search and rescue aircraft and operators contracted by government officials and limits liability.
• Delaware H.R. 18 recognizes the importance of swimming safety and awareness. 
• Hawaii H.C.R.124/S.C.R.81 requests a search and rescue working group to prevent dangerous trail behaviors 
• Maryland H.B.1147 prohibits installing new playground surfacing materials with unsafe levels of lead or PFAS and prevents localities from making rules less strict than the act.
• Minnesota H.F.3436/S.F. 3944 (omnibus), previously H.F. 4652/S.F. 3817 – Requires fatal or otherwise serious accidents on trails be reported and documented.

• Iowa H.F. 35, Oregon S.B.1576, Tennessee H.B. 2859/S.B. 2827 closed loopholes in public recreational use liability protections that could otherwise close recreational sites.
• Louisiana H.R.130 requests for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to find ways to increase youth use of Wildlife Management Areas.
• Maine LD 1156 / HP 728 authorizes $28 million in general bonds to develop trails and active transport opportunities. 
• Washington H.B.2165/S.B.6043 allows the Department of Natural Resources to assess fees for the use of agency-managed land for events. Event rentals can offer revenue and direct incentives to improve the quality and quantity of public outdoor spaces to the benefit of all.

• The EXPLORE Act is bipartisan outdoor recreation legislation that was passed by the House of Representatives. If enacted by the Senate, the EXPLORE Act will increase access to the outdoors for youth, families, military veterans, people with disabilities, and outdoor service providers. 
• Living Schoolyards Act would provide grants to schools and districts to transform their schoolyards into dynamic outdoor learning environments, increase the use of sustainable infrastructure, and pave the way for school forests and tree canopies to fight the heat. For more information on the legislation, please visit Green Schoolyards America.
• Inflation Reduction Act promotes tree equity and supports schools (nontaxable entities) to access investment tax credits for renewable energy. For more information, please visit This Is Planet Ed. 
• Land and Water Conservation Funding (LWCF) will exceed $1 billion in 2024. The Great American Outdoors Act (H.R.1957) permanently allocated $900 million annually; GOMESA (P.L.109-432) National Park Formula Grants will exceed $117 million in 2024.
• America the Beautiful Challenge (ATB) will distribute over $140 million to protect, conserve, restore, and expand access to nature.

Hawaii H.C.R. 90/S.C.R .30 would request for the Department of Education to offer access to school recreational facilities during off-school hours and non-school days. Establishing joint use agreements between state education and recreation agencies can offer low-cost, high-impact outdoor access for all.

Arizona S.B.1552 would establish an Outdoor RX program providing grants for outdoor therapy programs. The program encourages innovation, healthy living, and stewardship and prioritizes veteran leadership.

Wisconsin A.B.814/S.B.776 would ensure people in correctional facilities receive the health and rehabilitation benefits of time outdoors by setting a minimum of three hours a week outdoors for state and county inmates.

New Jersey A.3243 would direct the Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines for outdoor education opportunities to promote student mental health and wellbeing.

Illinois H.B.5277 would establish a need-based Transit-to-Trails grant program to link public transportation to public outdoor recreation sites. Transportation is one of the most significant barriers to outdoor recreation.