The following thirty-four states have adopted Braille literacy bills. This legislation has been passed in various forms, although most bills are based on a model prepared by the National Federation of the Blind. Two states had passed Braille literacy legislation and then later amended them to conform to the NFB model.
- *Arizona, July 1, 1991 (amended June, 1997)
- *California
- Colorado, April, 1994
- *Florida, April, 1993
- Georgia, April 19, 1994
- Idaho, April, 1993
- *Illinois, September 14, 1992
- *Indiana, April, 1993
- *Iowa, April, 1993
- Kansas, April 2, 1991
- *Kentucky, April 14, 1992
- *Louisiana, 1988 (amended 1992)
- Maine, June 17, 1991
- *Maryland, April 2, 1992
- Massachusetts, August, 1996
- *Michigan, May 30, 2000
- Minnesota, April 29, 1992
- *Mississippi, July 1, 1995
- Missouri, 1990
- *Montana, July 1, 2005
- New Hampshire, June 9, 1997
- *New Mexico, May, 1993
- New York, August, 2000
- *Ohio, March, 1994
- *Oregon, July, 1993
- Puerto Rico, September, 2002
- Rhode Island, July, 1993
- South Carolina, May 20, 1992
- South Dakota, February 13, 1991
- *Texas, September 1, 1991
- *Utah, November, 1993
- Virginia, 1990
- Washington, March, 1996
- *West Virginia, March, 1998
- Wisconsin, April 13, 1992
*These states have the textbook provision.