HB0010

Establishes requirements for county libraries and school libraries to prevent minors' access to sexually explicit materials and creates a cause of action for violations.

• Defines 'sexually explicit material' to mean any depiction or description in written, pictorial, or electronic form of specified sexual contact, including penetration, oral contact, manual contact, ejaculation, use of artificial sexual organs, or touching of one's own genitals or anus. (W.S. 18-7-107(a)(ii), W.S. 21-3-138(a))
• Requires all public libraries and their employees and contractors to ensure that no sexually explicit materials are accessible in the children's section of the library and that such materials are cataloged and stored in sections designated for persons age 18 and older. (W.S. 18-7-107(b))
• Requires county library boards to establish a formal challenge process allowing county residents to challenge the inclusion, placement, or presence of sexually explicit materials in the children's section, including a standardized form available at physical locations and on the library website. (W.S. 18-7-107(c))
• Requires county libraries to review challenges to sexually explicit materials within 60 days of receipt and render a written decision on whether the material is sexually explicit and whether it is located in the children's section. (W.S. 18-7-107(c)(iv))
• Imposes a civil penalty of $500 per day on county libraries that fail to develop and implement the required challenge process by August 1, 2026. (W.S. 18-7-107(d))
• Requires school districts and their employees and contractors to ensure that no sexually explicit materials are accessible by any student in any school district library. (W.S. 21-3-138(b))
• Requires school district boards of trustees to establish a formal challenge process allowing district residents to challenge the inclusion, placement, or presence of sexually explicit materials in school libraries, including a standardized form available at school locations and on the district website. (W.S. 21-3-138(c))
• Requires school districts to review challenges to sexually explicit materials within 60 days of receipt and render a written decision on whether the material is sexually explicit and whether it is located in a school district library.