Materials Harmful to Minors
Summary
Materials Harmful to Minors; Defines "harmful to minors"; revises list of materials used in classroom which are subject to objection process by parents or residents.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2025
Last action Jun 16, 2025
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The bill version was updated from Committee Substitute (CS) to Committee Substitute on Committee Substitute (CS/CS), indicating it has passed through additional committee review. A minor formatting change was made to line 19, adding extra spacing before the DEFINITIONS section heading, which is a technical formatting adjustment rather than a substantive policy change.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting adjustment adding extra spacing before the DEFINITIONS section heading on line 19
Bill identifier updated from hb1539-01-c1 to hb1539-02-c2, reflecting progression through committee review stages
Floor votes · House Apr 24, 2025
How they voted
80–29
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 118
Apr 24, 2025
D
Democratic34
85% Nay
R
Republican84
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
14
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 81, NAYS 29
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Education & Employment Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Doug Bankson
RRepublican
Co
Berny Jacques
RRepublican
Co
Bill Partington
RRepublican
Co
Brad Yeager
RRepublican
Co
Dean Black
RRepublican
Co
Hillary Cassel
RRepublican
Co
James Buchanan
RRepublican
Co
Kim Daniels
DDemocratic
Co
Kim Kendall
RRepublican
Co
Michael Owen
RRepublican
Co
Michelle Salzman
RRepublican
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