HB 4056 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to school district policies regarding the selection, removal, and replacement of library materials.

HB 4056 requires Texas school districts to adopt library material policies that prohibit the possession, acquisition, or purchase of harmful materials (as defined in the Penal Code), sexually explicit vendor-rated materials, and pervasively vulgar or educationally unsuitable materials (referencing the *Pico* Supreme Court case). The bill mandates that policies must recognize parents as primary decision-makers regarding student access, require catalog transparency, and prohibit removing materials solely based on ideas or the author/character backgrounds. It applies to all school libraries, classroom libraries, and online catalogs, and requires policies to be reviewed every five years. The bill does not address textbooks but focuses on non-core library resources.
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Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Last action Mar 27, 2025
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