Why hasn’t my state taxes been accepted yet?

[JJ96]

My federal has been accepted but not state. I’ve heard some say theirs both have been accepted. Could that mean there’s might be a problem? 

[SusanY1]

Probably not.  As long as you haven't gotten the message "rejected," your state return is likely just still in the queue for processing.  After your federal return is accepted, it can take up to 48 hours for your state to collect your return and begin the processing steps.  If it has been more than 48 hours, this early in the season, it could mean that your state has not yet begun processing or has a temporary backlog of returns, which is not uncommon in the first few days of the filing season.

You will get an email when your state responds with a status for your tax return.  Until then, no news is not an indication of any problem.