‘The National Popular Vote bill will take effect when enacted into law by states possessing 270 electoral votes (a majority of the 538 electoral votes).
It has been enacted into law in 14 states [April 2019] possessing 172 electoral votes (CA, CT, DC, HI, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, RI, VT, WA). The bill will take effect when enacted by states possessing an additional 98 electoral votes.
The bill has passed at least one legislative chamber in 11 states possessing an additional 89 electoral votes. Specifically, the bill has passed both legislative chambers (but in different years) in 2 states with 14 electoral votes (CO, NM), and it has passed one legislative chamber in 9 states possessing 75 electoral votes (AR, AZ, DE, ME, MI, NC, NV, OK, OR). It has been unanimously approved at the committee level in 2 states possessing 27 electoral votes (GA, MO). The National Popular Vote bill has been introduced in various years in all 50 states.
The bill has now passed a total of 36 state legislative chambers in 23 states:’
- Arizona House (in 2016)
- Arkansas House (in 2007 and 2009)
- California Senate (in both 2006, 2007, and 2011) – Bill is now law in California
- California Assembly (in 2006, 2008, and 2011) – Bill is now law in California
- Colorado House (in 2009)
- Colorado Senate (in both 2006 and 2007)
- Connecticut House (in 2009 and 2018) – Bill is now law in Connecticut
- Connecticut Senate (in 2018) – Bill is now law in Connecticut
- Delaware House (in 2009 and 2011)
- District of Columbia Council (in 2010) – Bill is now law in District of Columbia
- Hawaii House (in 2007 and 2008) – Bill is now law in Hawaii
- Hawaii Senate (in 2007 and 2008) – Bill is now law in Hawaii
- Illinois House (in 2007 and 2008) – Bill is now law in Illinois
- Illinois Senate (in 2007) – Bill is now law in Illinois
- Maine Senate (in 2008)
- Maryland House (in 2007) – Bill is now law in Maryland
- Maryland Senate (in 2007) – Bill is now law in Maryland
- Massachusetts House (in 2008 and 2010) – Bill is now law in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Senate (in 2008 and 2010) – Bill is now law in Massachusetts
- Michigan House (in 2008)
- Nevada Assembly (in 2009)
- New Jersey Assembly (in 2007) – Bill is now law in New Jersey
- New Jersey Senate (in 2008) – Bill is now law in New Jersey
- New Mexico House (in 2009)
- New Mexico Senate (in 2017)
- New York Assembly (in 2013 and 2014 and 2016) – Bill is now law in New York
- New York Senate (in 2010, 2011, and 2014 and 2016) – Bill is now law in New York
- North Carolina Senate (in 2007)
- Oklahoma Senate (in 2014)
- Oregon House (in 2009, 2013, and 2015)
- Rhode Island House (in 2008 and 2013) – Bill is now law in Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Senate (in 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2013) – Bill is now law in Rhode Island
- Vermont House (in 2008 and 2011) – Bill is now law in Vermont
- Vermont Senate (in 2008, 2009, and 2011) – Bill is now law in Vermont
- Washington House (in 2009) – Bill is now law in Washington state
- Washington Senate (in 2008 and 2009) – Bill is now law in Washington state