The progress categories for bills are as follows:

  • Prefiled/Awaiting Introduction: Bill is drafted and submitted to the legislative body before the official start of the legislative session, but has not yet been formally presented to the chamber for consideration.

  • Introduced: The proposal for a new law or change to an existing law has been formally submitted by a legislator.

  • House Committee: A House committee is currently examining and amending the bill and deciding whether to advance it to the next stage of the legislative process. 

  • House Floor: Bill is ready for full debate and potential amendments on the floor of the House chamber. 

  • Senate Committee: A Senate committee is currently examining and amending the bill and deciding whether to advance it to the next stage of the legislative process. 

  • Senate Floor: Bill is ready for full debate and potential amendments on the floor of the Senate chamber. 

  • Joint Committee: The bill is currently being considered and amended by a committee made up of members from both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

  • Final Vote: The legislative body is currently taking the last vote on the bill before it is sent to the governor.

  • Passed: The bill has been signed by the governor and passed into law. 

  • Failed: The bill did not successfully pass through the legislative process and will not become law.

  • Injuncted: A court has issued a legal order preventing that bill from being enacted or implemented, putting it on hold until legal issues surrounding the bill are resolved.

  • Undone: A previously passed piece of legislation is effectively canceled or reversed, usually through the passing of a new law that explicitly repeals the old one.

  • Struck Down: A court has declared the bill to be illegal and unenforceable 

  • Crossed Over: The bill has been reported out of committee and has been passed a vote by the full chamber

  • Vetoed: An official has refused to approve the bill, preventing it from becoming law.

  • Veto Override Vote: Occurs when the legislature passes a bill despite a veto by the executive branch; requires a supermajority vote in both chambers of Congress. Typically this requires a 2/3 majority, but the specific threshold varies by state.