NY A08870 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly

New York Assembly Bill 8870

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-25 - referred to libraries and education technology
Pending: Assembly Libraries and Education Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Prohibits libraries and library systems, including school libraries and school library systems from banning books or other materials based on partisan or doctrinal disapproval.

Title

Prohibits libraries and library systems, including school libraries and school library systems from banning books or other materials based on partisan or doctrinal disapproval.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-25	Assembly	referred to libraries and education technology

Same As/Similar To

S09324 (Same As) 2024-05-13 - REFERRED TO LIBRARIES

New York State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8870
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08870&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A08870