# State Rulemaking Tracker: Proposed Rules and Hearings

Proposed, emergency and final state agency rules from state registers (WA, DE, NE, WI): agency, rule numbers, purpose, public hearing date and comment deadline. Search by keyword or regex; list rules open for comment. Refreshed daily.

$0.80 per 1,000 records

[Get an API key](https://pushbuild.com/apis/app/signup?api=state-rulemaking-tracker)

Example request

```
POST /state-rulemaking-tracker/run
{
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

## What it returns

Proposed, emergency, final and preproposal rule filings by US state agencies, taken from official state registers and rebuilt daily. Find rules open for public comment, upcoming rulemaking hearings, and every filing that mentions a topic.

Registers covered: Washington State Register (every filing of the current and previous year), Delaware Register of Regulations, Nebraska rulemaking docket, Wisconsin Administrative Register. More states are being added.

`id` (stable), `state`, `source`, `docNumber` (e.g. WSR 26-21-069, CR 26-058), `stage`, `noticeType`, `agency`, `title`, `summary` (purpose of the rule), `ruleRefs` (WAC, NAC and other code sections), `issue`, `published`, `filed`, `hearingDate`, `hearingTime`, `commentDeadline`, `effective`, `url`, `firstSeen`, `updatedAt`.

## Request

`POST https://api.pushbuild.com/state-rulemaking-tracker/run` with a JSON body. Send your key in the `X-API-Key` header.

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | string | Words that must all appear in the title, purpose, agency or rule numbers, e.g. newborn screening. With regex on, a case-insensitive regular expression, e.g. genetic\|newborn\|laborator(y\|ies)\|biomarker. |
| `regex` | boolean | Treat query as a regular expression (RE2 syntax). Default: `false`. |
| `states` | list of strings | Two-letter states: WA, DE, NE, WI. Empty = all. |
| `stages` | list of strings | e.g. Proposed, Emergency, Permanent, Final, Preproposal, Expedited, Withdrawn, Notice, AG review, Governor review, Filed, Effective. |
| `agency` | string | Agency name contains this text, e.g. Health. |
| `openForComment` | boolean | Only filings whose comment deadline is today or later. Default: `false`. |
| `upcomingHearings` | boolean | Only filings with a public hearing today or later. Default: `false`. |
| `publishedFrom` | string | Published or filed on or after this date. |
| `publishedTo` | string | Published or filed on or before this date. |
| `updatedSince` | string | Filings first seen or changed on or after this date. |
| `sort` | string: latest, hearing, commentDeadline, updated | latest = newest publication first. Default: `"latest"`. |
| `groupBy` | string: state, agency, stage, month | Return counts instead of filings. |
| `dataset` | string: rules, sources | sources returns per-register health. Default: `"rules"`. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Maximum items to return (1-500). Default: `100`. |

### Example

```
curl -X POST https://api.pushbuild.com/state-rulemaking-tracker/run \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 20}'
```

### Response

```
{"count": 20, "truncated": false, "seconds": 1.4, "items": [ { ... } ]}
```

Each call returns up to 500 items. Records that fail validation or are not found are flagged in the items and not charged.

## Pricing

Pay only for results returned: $0.80 per 1,000 records. No charge for errors or empty searches.

## Use it from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

This API is also an MCP server: `https://api.pushbuild.com/mcp/state-rulemaking-tracker`. Add it to any assistant that supports remote MCP servers, with your key in the `X-API-Key` header. Same prices. [Setup for each app](https://pushbuild.com/apis/mcp.html).

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As of 2026-11-05. Source: https://pushbuild.com/apis/state-rulemaking-tracker.html