Maryland · HB0282

Public Schools - Sexually Explicit Materials - Prohibited in Libraries and Media Centers

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Vetoed (rejected)

The governor said no and refused to sign it.

Stage 6 of 6Stopped at signature

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Sponsors: 0
Votes: Feb 24 ’25
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Description

Prohibiting sexually explicit materials in elementary, middle, and secondary public school libraries and media centers; defining sexually explicit materials as books and auditory and visual material that contain graphic or obscene depictions of sexual activity that are not age-appropriate or used as part of the approved instructional materials for instruction on family life and human sexuality as part of a certain program; etc.

Subjects

Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary SchCounties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc.Libraries -see also- ArchivesSecondary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public SchPrimary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public SchoolsPrimary and Secondary EducationNudity and Sexual Displays -see also- Obscenity; PornographyObscenity -see also- Nudity & Sexual Displays; PornographyEducation -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc.Sexual MattersEducation, Boards of

Progress

IntroducedSep 13, 2024
Sent to committeeJan 9, 2025
FailedFeb 24, 2025

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