SB451

Revise laws related to public libraries and library services

Failed·5/23/25
Introduced Text

Montana SB451 revises laws to define core functions of public libraries and restrict services to those related to these functions.

Montana SB451 amends the definition of the core functions of public libraries to include access to information, educational support, technology, literacy promotion, meeting spaces, reading areas, and information sharing. It mandates that libraries provide services related to these functions and prohibits them from offering unrelated services. The bill aims to ensure libraries focus on their primary purpose of enriching and informing the public through reading.

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Roll Call Votes

(S) Education and Cultural Resources--To Table

8 Yea

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6 Nay

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Calendar

Feb 27, 2025

3:00 PM

Senate Education and Cultural Resources Hearing

History

May 23, 2025

Senate

(S) Died in Process

Mar 12, 2025

Senate

(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal

Feb 27, 2025

Senate

(S) Tabled in Committee (S) Education and Cultural Resources