The Alabama House of Representatives has voted 72-28 for a bill that could see librarians prosecuted for providing 'harmful materials to minors;' the legislation now moves to the Alabama Senate.
Alabama lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation that could see librarians prosecuted under the state's obscenity law for providing 'harmful' materials to minors, the latest in a wave of bills in Republican-led states targeting library content and decisions. The Alabama House of Representatives voted 72-28 for the bill that now moves to the Alabama Senate.
This is an effort to protect children. It is not a Democrat bill. It’s not a Republican bill. It’s a people bill to try to protect children,' Republican Rep. Arnold Mooney, the bill's sponsor, said during debate. The Alabama bill removes the existing exemption for public libraries in the state's obscenity law.
Rep. Neil Rafferty, a Democrat from Birmingham, said he was concerned that the bill’s language would allow someone to 'target and harass people who might be dressed up in a Halloween costume' or wearing summer clothing that someone considered too revealing. 'I feel like this is a violation of the First Amendment, and it’s easily going to be abused,' he said.
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