Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
HB 5635 prohibits governmental censorship of public library materials based on morality, religion, politics, race, gender, or sexuality. It prevents government entities from interfering with library acquisitions or restricting materials and allows librarians, students, parents, authors, and publishers to sue for damages if censorship occurs. Government entities found violating the law may face statutory damages between $500 and $5,000 per censored material and cannot claim sovereign immunity.
Author (1)
Contact the Author
Rep. Erin Zwiener
Capitol Phone:
(512) 463-0647
Capitol Office:
EXT E2.306
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