RELATING TO LICENSING OF ELECTRONIC LITERARY MATERIAL.
Summary
Establishes limits and restrictions on licensing contracts between libraries and publishers for electronic literary materials and provides options for remedy. Suspends enforcement until at least one other state enacts a similar law.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2026
Last action Feb 17, 2026
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Re-referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 7
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to EDN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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