Bill > SB18

This bill proposes to amend the Local Government Code to prohibit municipal libraries from receiving state or other public funding if they host events featuring performers who are presenting as a different gender than their assigned sex, specifically in the context of reading books or stories to minors. The bill specifically targets events where a person's cross-gender presentation is a primary component of the entertainment for children. If a municipal library hosts such an event, the state and its political subdivisions would be prohibited from providing funds to that library during the fiscal year following the event. The legislation would apply only to events occurring on or after its effective date, which is set for September 1, 2025. By creating this funding restriction, the bill aims to discourage libraries from hosting drag storytelling events or similar performances involving gender-nonconforming individuals reading to children, effectively using financial penalties as a mechanism to regulate library programming.

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https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB18