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Judiciary committee advances libraries bill after lengthy work session, adds cataloging and review requirements
Summary
After an extended work session on Oct. 13 the Joint Judiciary Committee voted to advance 26LSO0080, a draft that restricts access to sexually explicit materials in libraries and adds local review and cataloging requirements.
The Joint Judiciary Committee on Oct. 13 conducted a multi‑hour work session on bill draft 26LSO0080, a measure that would limit minors’ access to pornography and sexually explicit material in public and school libraries and create a review and appeal process for challenged materials.
Committee members and LSO staff worked line‑by‑line through definitions (including what constitutes a "children's section"), placement and cataloging rules, local review procedures, private causes of action and civil remedies. Representative Lane moved an amendment requiring explicit materials that are part of a library’s collection to be cataloged and shelved in an adult section; the…
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