NY A07878 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on July 7 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-03 - referred to libraries and education technology
Pending: Assembly Libraries and Education Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on July 7 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-03 - referred to libraries and education technology
Pending: Assembly Libraries and Education Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Prohibits the banning of books or other materials by libraries or library systems; provides that no library or library system shall receive state aid unless such entity adopts the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights that indicates materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval or develops a written statement prohibiting the practice of banning books or other materials.
Title
Prohibits the banning of books or other materials by libraries or library systems; provides that no library or library system shall receive state aid unless such entity adopts the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights that indicates materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval or develops a written statement prohibiting the practice of banning books or other materials.
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History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-03 | Assembly | referred to libraries and education technology |
| 2023-07-07 | Assembly | referred to libraries and education technology |
