Crimes and offenses, further provides for obscenity crimes

HB 4 updates Alabama's obscenity laws by refining the definition of "sexual conduct" and clarifying which libraries are exempt from criminal obscenity provisions. It specifies that obscenity laws no longer apply to college/university libraries and their staff, but they continue to apply to public libraries and public school libraries when minors are present without parental consent. The bill makes technical revisions to modernize the legal code language without changing core enforcement. This directly affects library staff and patrons in different library settings across Alabama. The bill is pending in the House Judiciary Committee as of February 2025.