Idaho House to consider bills amending 2024 ‘harmful to minors’ library law

By: Laura Guido

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 968

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Amid two lawsuits challenging Idaho’s 2024 law restricting access to library materials deemed harmful for minors, a House committee advanced two bills amending definitions in the law.

Together they would remove some vague language in the existing law and create different standards for private and public school libraries books.

Nampa Republican Rep. Jaron Crane said the bills were recommended by the Idaho Attorney General’s Office in response to a 9th Circuit Court of …

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