Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF347: A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting certain materials in public libraries in counties and cities, authorizing civil actions, and providing civil penalties
Status: In committee, February 20, 2025
An Act prohibiting certain materials in public libraries in counties and cities, authorizing civil actions, and providing civil penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act prohibiting certain materials in public libraries in counties and cities, authorizing civil actions, and providing civil penalties.
From the introduced text, February 18, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting certain materials in public libraries in counties and cities, authorizing civil actions, and providing civil penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1512XS (4) ll/js S.F. Section 1. Section 336.8, subsection 5, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 5. a. To authorize the librarian to select and make purchases of books, magazines, periodicals, papers, maps, journals, furniture, fixtures, technology, and supplies for the library district. However, the librarian shall not select or make purchases of any materials with descriptions or visual depictions of a sex act as defined in section 702.17 for the library district. b. A public librarian shall not knowingly provide obscene material to a minor in a library. c. A public librarian shall not knowingly provide hard-core pornography to a minor in a library. d. A parent or guardian of a minor alleging a violation of paragraph "b" or "c" by a librarian may file a complaint with the board. If thirty days have passed and the librarian continues to violate paragraph "b" or "c", the parent or guardian may file a complaint with a participating city council, a participating board of supervisors, or both. e. If complaints have been filed in accordance with paragraph "d" and a librarian continues to violate …
Sponsors
- Sandy Salmon (R, 29) · primary sponsor
- Mike Pike (R, 20)
- Cherielynn Westrich (R, 13)
- Kevin Alons (R, 7)
- Doug Campbell (R, 30)
- Dennis Guth (R, 28)
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee: Driscoll, Webster, and Weiner. S.J. 328 .
- : Introduced, referred to Local Government. S.J. 294 .
Subjects: sexual activity, city government, county government, library districts, PRESERVATION BOARD, STATE, civil procedure, libraries, Bureau of Investigations.
Common questions
- What is SF347?
- SF347 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting certain materials in public libraries in counties and cities, authorizing civil actions, and providing civil penalties.
- What does SF347 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act prohibiting certain materials in public libraries in counties and cities, authorizing civil actions, and providing civil penalties.
- What is the status of SF347?
- In committee as of February 20, 2025. Latest action: Subcommittee: Driscoll, Webster, and Weiner. S.J. 328 . (February 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF347?
- Sandy Salmon (R, 29), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF347?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0347&ga=91
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