Indiana Senate Bill 12 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 1 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-06 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Material harmful to minors. Establishes a procedure: (1) to allow a parent or guardian of a child enrolled in a school to submit a complaint that a book in the school library is inappropriate; and (2) for the school to respond to the complaint. Establishes an appeal procedure. Provides that a school library may not make a book available that contains obscene matter or matters harmful to children. Removes schools from the list of entities eligible for a specified defense to criminal prosecutions alleging: (1) the dissemination of material harmful to minors; or (2) a performance harmful to minors. Adds colleges and universities to the list of entities eligible for a specified defense to criminal prosecutions alleging: (1) the dissemination of material harmful to minors; or (2) a performance harmful to minors.

Material harmful to minors.

Sen. James Tomes [R]	Sen. Blake Doriot [R]	Sen. Tyler Johnson [R]	Sen. Michael Young [R]
Sen. Mark Messmer [R]	Sen. Andy Zay [R]	Sen. Gary Byrne [R]	Sen. Jack Sandlin [R]
Sen. Rick Niemeyer [R]	Sen. John Crane [R]	Rep. Becky Cash [R]	Rep. Jake Teshka [R]
Rep. Julie McGuire [R]	Rep. Mike Speedy [R]

2023-02-28 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 37 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-06	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2023-03-01	Senate	Referred to the House
2023-02-28	Senate	Cosponsors: Representatives Teshka J, McGuire J, Speedy
2023-02-28	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Cash
2023-02-28	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 181: yeas 37, nays 12
2023-02-27	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-02-23	Senate	Senator Johnson added as third author
2023-02-20	Senate	Senator Crane added as coauthor
2023-02-16	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-01-26	Senate	Senators Messmer, Zay, Byrne, Sandlin, Niemeyer added as coauthors
2023-01-26	Senate	Senator Doriot added as second author
2023-01-19	Senate	Senator Young M added as coauthor
2023-01-09	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-09	Senate	Authored by Senator Tomes

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/12/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/12/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/12/#2.COMS
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/12/#S181