Texas book ban bill: What you need to know about HB 900
Unless Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes it, the bill will become law, which means book vendors will have to assign ratings to books based on depictions or references to sex.
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Unless Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes it, the bill will become law, which means book vendors will have to assign ratings to books based on depictions or references to sex.
House Bill 900, which would set new standards for school libraries to keep sexually explicit content off bookshelves, is heading to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.
Texas House Bill 900, which would set new standards for school libraries regarding sexually explicit content, is heading to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.
Approved by both chambers, the bill is now on its way to the governor. Unless he vetoes it, the bill will become law, which means book vendors will have to assign ratings to books based on depictions or references to sex.
The two chambers have been at odds over property tax relief and school choice, but on Tuesday night, those divisions spilled over into priorities the bodies had previously agreed upon.