Local, regional, and school library material; establishment of model policies.
Summary
Local, regional, and school library material. Requires the establishment of model policies and the subsequent establishment of local policies that are consistent with such model policies on the selection, purchase, curation, display, and removal of library material, as that term is defined in the bill, in local, regional, and school libraries in the Commonwealth. The bill requires such policies, among other things, to prohibit the censorship, as such term is defined in the bill, of library material and to establish a process by which certain individuals with a vested interest in the relevant library may request that the library material be reclassified, moved to a different section of the library, or removed from the library. The bill also permits certain individuals to seek certain types of relief in a court of competent jurisdiction for certain harms suffered as the result of violations of such policies.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2026
Last action Feb 18, 2026
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Debra Gardner
DDemocratic
Co
J.R. Henson
DDemocratic
Co
Marty Martinez
DDemocratic
Co
Nadarius Clark
DDemocratic
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