HB 900

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Statements (24)
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gptkbp:instanceOf Texas state law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs READER Act
gptkbp:appliesTo Texas public schools
gptkbp:challenge gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkb:book
gptkb:publisher
free speech advocates
gptkbp:criticizedFor potential censorship
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HB 900
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:PEN_America
gptkb:American_Library_Association
Texas Association of School Librarians
gptkbp:passedBy gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:purpose restrict sexually explicit materials in Texas public school libraries
gptkbp:regulates school library materials
gptkbp:requires book vendors to rate materials for sexual content
gptkbp:signedBy Greg Abbott
2023-06-12
gptkbp:sponsor Jared Patterson
gptkbp:startDate 2023-09-01
gptkbp:supportedBy some Texas lawmakers
gptkbp:temporarilyBlockedBy gptkb:judge
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:88th_Texas_Legislature
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5