To date, 33 states have enacted some form of Jessica’s Law into law. They include the following:

1. Alabama: Passed the Community Notification Act

2. Alaska: Passed Senate Bills 218 and 303

3. Arkansas: Passed the Child Protection Act

4. Arizona: Passed 13-1423 and 13-604.01

5. California: Passed Proposition 83

6. Connecticut: Passed Senate Bill 1458* (25-year mandatory sentencing, Gov. Rell signed into law 7/31/07)

7. Delaware: Passed Jessica’s Law (House Bill 404)

8. Florida: Passed Jessica’s Law

9. Georgia: Passed House Bill 1059

10. Indiana: Passed Senate Bill 0012 and House Bill 1155

11. Kansas: Passed House Bill 2567

12. Louisiana: Passed Senate Bills 164, 612-2006 (Act 663), 2 (Act 103), House Bill 80 (Act 24), House Bill 561 (Act 36)

13. Maryland: Passed House Bill 2* (2006), amended law by passing House Bill 930, Senate Bill 413 (March 2007, Gov. O’Malley signed into law 5/1707)

14. Michigan: Passed Jessica’s Law, House Bills 5421-22, 5531, and 5532

15. Missouri: Passed Jessica’s Law

16. Montana: Passed Senate Bill 547 (Gov. Schweitzer signed into law 5/11/07)

17. Nebraska: Passed Legislative Bill 1199

18. Nevada: Passed Senate Bill 341 (NRS 179B.250)

19. New Hampshire: Passed House Bill 1692-FN

20. North Carolina: Passed House Bill 1896* (legislation pending for 2008)

21. North Dakota: Passed House Bills 1216 & 1217, Senate Bill 2029 (Gov. Hoever signed into law 4/24/07)

22. Ohio: Passed Senate Bill 260

23. Oklahoma: Passed Senate Bill 631

24. Oregon: Passed House Bill 3511

25. Pennsylvania: Passed Senate Bill 944

26. Rhode Island: Passed the Jessica Lunsford Act

27. South Carolina: Passed Jessica’s Law*

28. Tennessee: Passed Jessica’s Law

29. Texas: Passed Jessica’s Law (House Bill 8)

30. Virginia: Passed House Bill 486

31. Washington: Passed House Bill 3277*

32. West Virginia: Passed The Child Protection Act of 2006

33. Wisconsin: Passed Jessica’s Law (AB 784 and 591)

* Have enacted provisions of Jessica’s Law, but not the law in its entirety.