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Judiciary committee advances SB81 after lengthy public testimony on library materials and obscenity
Summary
Senator Dan Sullivan’s SB81 — creating a standardized complaint and appeal process for challenged school and public library materials and removing a librarian exemption under obscenity law — was amended and advanced by the Judiciary Committee after extensive public comment both for and against the measure.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 81, as amended, after a full day of questions from members and more than 20 one‑minute public comments for and against the bill. Sponsor Senator Dan Sullivan (Senate District 20) said the bill codifies an appeal process for challenges to school and public library material so disputes can be resolved locally and, if needed, appealed to elected officials rather than remain with administrative committees.
Sullivan explained amendments that remove fixed numbers for review committees (leaving committee size to local discretion), replace lower culpability language with a "knowingly" standard in some sections, and change…
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