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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the display of sexually explicit material in public |
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libraries. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Good, the True, |
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and the Beautiful Act. |
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SECTION 2. Section 323, Local Government Code is amended by |
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adding Subchapter E to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E. MATERIALS IN COUNTY LIBRARIES |
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Sec. 323.081. SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS (a) In this |
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section, "sexually explicit material" means any communication, |
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language, or material, including a written description, |
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photographic image, video image, or audio file, excluding library |
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material directly related to required curriculum, as referenced in |
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Section 28.002, Education Code, that describes or portrays sexual |
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conduct, as defined by Section 43.25, Penal Code, in a patently |
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offensive way, as defined by Section 43.21, Penal Code. |
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(b) A county librarian shall not display sexually explicit |
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materials in a county library. |
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SECTION 3. Section 326, Local Government Code is amended by |
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adding Subchapter F to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F. MATERIALS IN LIBRARY DISTRICTS |
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Sec. 326.101. SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS (a) In this |
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section, "sexually explicit material" means any communication, |
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language, or material, including a written description, |
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photographic image, video image, or audio file, excluding library |
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material directly related to required curriculum, as referenced in |
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Section 28.002, Education Code, that describes or portrays sexual |
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conduct, as defined by Section 43.25, Penal Code, in a patently |
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offensive way, as defined by Section 43.21, Penal Code. |
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(b) A librarian of a district library shall not display |
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sexually explicit materials in a district library. |
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SECTION 4. Section 336, Local Government Code is amended by |
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adding Subchapter J to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER J. MATERIALS IN MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICTS |
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Sec. 336.361 SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS (a) In this |
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section, "sexually explicit material" means any communication, |
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language, or material, including a written description, |
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photographic image, video image, or audio file, excluding library |
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material directly related to required curriculum, as referenced in |
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Section 28.002, Education Code, that describes or portrays sexual |
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conduct, as defined by Section 43.25, Penal Code, in a patently |
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offensive way, as defined by Section 43.21, Penal Code. |
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(b) A librarian of a multi-jurisdictional district library |
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shall not display sexually explicit materials in a |
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multi-jurisdictional district library. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |