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Committee tables contentious bill on minors and library content after hours of debate
Summary
House Judiciary took up House Bill 194, heard extensive testimony and amendments about who would be held accountable for materials deemed harmful to minors, and ultimately tabled the measure for interim study.
The House Judiciary Committee spent several hours debating House Bill 194, a measure that would criminalize knowingly furnishing, making available or disseminating material harmful to minors. Lawmakers and witnesses wrestled with who would bear criminal liability, the scope of institutions covered, and practical enforcement paths for public libraries, schools and other institutions.
Representative Lien moved the bill after earlier procedural attempts to table it failed. Committee debate focused on an exemption and a repealer provision: lawmakers discussed whether bona fide school activities, public libraries, college and university collections, and museums should be exempted.…
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