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Senate advances library filtering bill after delay amendment fails
Summary
The Utah Senate advanced House Bill 341, the Children’s Internet Protection Act, to the third-reading calendar on March 2 after rejecting an amendment to delay the law’s implementation. The bill would require public libraries receiving state funds to implement filtering measures; senators debated costs and timing.
The Utah Senate on March 2 voted to advance House Bill 341, the Children’s Internet Protection Act, to the third-reading calendar after defeating an amendment that would have delayed its effective date.
Senator Hatch, sponsor on the floor, said the bill aims to require public libraries that receive state funds to implement and enforce filtering measures that block access to certain images and content. “This is an important issue,” Hatch said, citing statistics he placed before the body that showed early exposure among children: “the average age of first exposure to internet *********** is…
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