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HB 3225 (89R): Relating to the restriction of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty.

89th Legislature, regular session · filed 2025-02-24 · Latest: Placed on intent calendar

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Relating to the restriction of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty.

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Relating to the restriction of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty.

Source: Texas Legislature Online bill history XML (Texas Legislative Council), ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/

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Authors: Alders, Hefner, Metcalf, Leo Wilson · Coauthors: Ashby, Bell, Cecil, Bell, Keith, Buckley, Bumgarner, Cain, Cunningham, Curry, Dean, Dorazio, Fairly, Frank, Gerdes, Guillen, Harris, Harris Davila, Hayes, Hickland, Holt, Hopper, Isaac, Kerwin, Kitzman, LaHood, Little, Louderback, Lowe, Lujan, Luther, McLaughlin, McQueeney, Money, Morgan, Noble, Olcott, Oliverson, Orr, Patterson, Pierson, Richardson, Schatzline, Schoolcraft, Shaheen, Shofner, Slawson, Spiller, Tepper, Tinderholt, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, Villalobos, Virdell, Wilson · Sponsors in the other chamber: Hughes

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Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Veto
The power of a president or governor to reject a bill passed by the legislature. Lawmakers can override a veto with a large enough vote (two-thirds of each chamber in Congress).

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Record st-tx-89r-hb3225 · catalog st-tx-tlo-bills-89r · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol tx-bills