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ID H0384
Bill
Status
1/10/2024
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Creates the "Children's School and Library Protection Act" prohibiting schools and public libraries from promoting, giving, or making available to minors material depicting nudity, sexual conduct, sado-masochistic abuse, or other material harmful to minors.
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Allows minors or parents/legal guardians to bring civil action against schools or public libraries for violations, requiring written notice and 30-day period for institutions to relocate harmful materials to adults-only sections before suit can be filed.
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Prevailing plaintiffs may recover $250 in statutory damages plus actual damages and injunctive relief to prevent future violations.
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Authorizes county prosecutors and the attorney general to seek injunctive relief against violating institutions.
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Establishes affirmative defenses for institutions that reasonably believed the minor was 18 years old or verified parental accompaniment, and makes the act effective July 1, 2024.
Legislative Description
Amends and adds to existing law to prohibit certain materials from being promoted, given, or made available to a minor by a school or public library, to provide a cause of action, to provide for damages, and to provide for injunctive relief.
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Last Action
U.C. to be returned to State Affairs Committee
1/18/2024