Book fairs; require school districts to adopt policy regulating content of books for sale.

HB 1685 requires Mississippi school districts to adopt policies regulating books sold at school book fairs. The policy must ban books with content related to "sexual orientation or gender identity," require vendors to provide title lists, mandate librarian review for prohibited content, and allow schools to cancel fairs if vendors refuse to remove banned titles. It directly affects school districts, students, and book fair vendors. The bill died in committee in February 2026 and has not become law, so these requirements are not currently in effect.