An Idaho bill that would have created legal penalties for librarians who provide minors with content deemed inappropriate is now dead in the water; it was announced on March 9 that it would not get a hearing in the state Senate.
Under current law, employees of schools, museums, colleges, universities, and public libraries can use their affiliation as an affirmative defense for any charges of "disseminating material harmful to minors." Idaho House Bill 666 would have changed that, allowing for librarians to face a $1,000 fine and a statutory maximum year in jail for "disseminating material harmful to minors."
