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S.B. 253: Library Materials Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: Senate

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill enacts provisions related to requirements in a public school library.

  • Defines terms
  • Requires a local education agency (LEA) to adopt a policy that governs practices related to: library development; collection of library instructional material; and reconsideration of library instructional material
  • Allows an individual to submit a request for reconsideration of certain material
  • Requires a digital resource provider to provide certain services related to library instructional material
  • Prohibits an LEA from: retaliating against educational professionals in certain situations; and tracking certain student data
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Education · K-12 Education · Local Education Agencies (LEAs) · Standards and Curriculum · Online Learning and/or Technology

How it moved

  1. · Senate1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Senateto standing committeeEducation Committee
  3. · SenateSenate Comm - Amendment RecommendationEducation Committee
  4. · SenateSenate Comm - Favorable RecommendationEducation Committee
  5. · Senatefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Michael K. McKell

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.