Idaho Senate advances bill to clarify library law restrictions on ‘harmful materials’

By: Laura Guido

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: April 1, 2026

Words: 417

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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The Idaho Senate on Wednesday passed a late-session bill meant to address concerns in recent court challenges of the state’s 2024 “library bill.”

The Legislature passed a bill in 2024 prohibiting material deemed “harmful to minors” from being made available to minors under 18 in school and public libraries. The law has since been challenged in two separate lawsuits: by a coalition of national book publishers, authors, the Donnelly Public Library and Idaho parents …

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