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Relating to obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutions
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 16, 2024
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Currently, schools and public libraries are allowed to use or carry materials that might otherwise be considered obscene if they are for educational purposes. This bill would remove that special exception. As a result, these institutions would no longer have a specific rule protecting them from obscenity laws when using certain materials.1
Read the official explanation
7, which relates to obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutions.7 currently provides that nothing in Code chapter 728 (obscenity) prohibits the use of appropriate material for educational purposes in any accredited school, any public library, or in any educational program in which a minor is participating.7 further provides that Code chapter 728 does not prohibit the attendance of minors at an exhibition or display of art works or the use of any materials in any public library. 1 defines “obscene material”, which includes material the average person, taking the material as a whole and applying contemporary community standards with respect to what is suitable material for minors, would find appeals to the prurient interest and is patently offensive; and the material, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, scientific, political, or artistic value.
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- HF 274 Relating to obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutions91st General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 521Nearly identical
- SF 2119 Relating to obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutions91st General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passageNearly identical
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