SF 347: Prohibiting certain materials in public libraries in counties and cities, authorizing civil actions, and providing civil penalties

What it does

17 from being accessible to minors in county or city public libraries.17 for the public library. The bill provides that a public librarian for a city or a library district shall not knowingly provide obscene material or hard-core pornography to a minor in a public library. A parent or guardian of a minor alleging that a librarian has knowingly provided either of those materials to a minor may file a complaint with the appropriate library board or library district. If days have passed and the public librarian continues to violate the bill, the parent or guardian may file a complaint with the applicable city council or board of supervisors.

Senate subcommittee · named February 20, 2025

• Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Janice Weiner (D) · janice.weiner@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 9 against

For: Homeschool Iowa; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Katherine Bogaards; PELLA PAC; Protect My Innocence; VALOR Iowa

Against: Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Library Association (ILA); Iowa Safe Schools; League of Women Voters of Iowa; One Iowa; One Iowa Action

In plain words

1. February 18, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
2. February 20, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Webster and Weiner