AR HB1028

Repeals Arkansas Code § 5-27-212, which criminalized furnishing harmful items to minors as a Class A misdemeanor, including provisions covering books, photographs, films, and other materials depicting nudity or sexual content

Adds public library employees to existing legal protections for school and museum employees, shielding them from prosecution for disseminating materials claimed to be obscene when acting within the scope of regular employment

Removes "loans at a library" from the list of prohibited activities in the state's obscenity distribution law (§ 5-68-405), eliminating library lending as a potential Class D felony

Repeals the detailed challenge process for county and municipal library materials (§ 13-2-106), which previously required formal committees, appeals to governing bodies, and procedures for relocating challenged materials away from minors

Conditions state funding eligibility on public libraries having a written policy prohibiting book banning based on partisan or doctrinal disapproval

Repeals provision allowing libraries to disclose confidential library records to parents or legal guardians of patrons under age 18