Crime of distribution of obscene materials; delete exemption for public and private school libraries.

SB 2194 (Mississippi) would remove an existing legal exemption that protected public and private school libraries from being prosecuted under the state's obscenity distribution law (Section 97-29-107). The bill directly affects school libraries by eliminating their current shield from criminal charges for distributing obscene materials within their collections. Keyly, it deletes the specific language in the statute that previously exempted libraries of "any college or university" and public/private school libraries from this crime. The bill, referred to the Judiciary Committee but "died in committee" on February 4, 2025, has not become law.