TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Jan 30, 2024

State Rep. John Ragan, R-Oak Ridge, has filed HB1661 to create a petition process for removing content from public and school libraries that is accessible to minors and considered contrary to “contemporary community standards.” According to the Commercial Appeal, the bill would affect content that includes “nudity,” “excess violence,” “sexual conduct” or content that is “patently offensive” or of “a prurient interest.” The filing comes two years after lawmakers passed the Age Appropriate Materials Act, which created restrictions and enforcement of what is accessible to children in public school libraries. There is no Senate counterpart to the new proposed bill yet.