Texas House advances bill that aims to keep sexually explicit materials out of school libraries
The Texas House gave initial approval Wednesday to a bill that aims to ban sexually explicit materials from school libraries. But legal experts, librarians and some parents are concerned that the bill’s language is vague and broad enough to ensnare books that are not inappropriate.
Under House Bill 900 — a priority for House Speaker Dade Phelan — sexually explicit books would be taken off shelves, and some books with sexual references would require parental consent. It passed in the House in a 95-53 initial vote Wednesday. The bill still needs to get final approval from the House before it makes its way to the Senate.
If HB 900 passes, book vendors would have to assign “sexually relevant” and “sexually explicit” ratings to books based on the presence of depictions or references to sex. The bill defines “sexually relevant” as material that describes or portrays sexual activity and is part of required school curriculum.
It defines “sexually explicit” as material describing or portraying sexual behavior that is “patently offensive” and not part of required curriculum. School libraries could not carry any books vendors deemed to have “sexually explicit material,” and students wanting to check out “sexually relevant” material would have to get parental consent.
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/19/texas-libraries-books-schools-legislature/
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