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AL HB425
Bill
Status
4/4/2024
Primary Sponsor
Ernie Yarbrough
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AI Summary
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Repeals the criminal exemption for libraries and library employees from Alabama's Anti-Obscenity Enforcement Act, subjecting them to obscenity distribution laws.
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Prohibits the state, libraries, and entities receiving state or local funds from supplying minors with material containing sexual content, defined as content regarding sexual conduct, sexuality, or gender ideology inappropriate for minors by contemporary community standards.
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Bars libraries from purchasing or accepting donated materials containing sexual content if the publisher recommended the material for individuals under 18 years of age.
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Prohibits any entity appropriated funds by the Legislature, including libraries, from affiliating with the American Library Association through membership, training, or certification.
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Authorizes the Attorney General or district attorney to bring civil actions for violations and allows parents or guardians to sue for injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages, and attorney fees; effective October 1, 2024.
Legislative Description
Provision of sexual content to minor, prohibited; libraries prohibited from purchasing certain sexual content; certain entities prohibited from affiliating with American Library Assn.; cause of action, created; exception to Anti-Obscenity Enforcement Act for libraries and library employees, repealed
Children
Last Action
Pending House Judiciary
4/4/2024