Obscenity-impartial conformance.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on the consequences of possessing obscene materials after the exception is removed or how this affects existing educational practices.

Removing an Exception for Obscenity in Education

The bill removes a rule that allowed people to keep obscene materials if they were using them for real educational reasons.

What This Bill Does

• Removes the exception that lets people have obscene materials for educational purposes.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who use obscene materials in their work or studies
• Educators and students who might need such materials

Terms To Know

Obscenity

Material that is offensive to public standards of decency.

Exception

A rule or law that allows certain people to do something others cannot.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what will happen to materials already used for education.
• It is unclear how this change will affect educational practices involving sensitive topics.

Current Bill Text

24LSO-0347

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0068

Obscenity-impartial conformance.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Hornok, Angelos, Bear, Neiman, Ottman, Pendergraft, Penn, Rodriguez-Williams, Strock, Trujillo and Ward and Senator(s) Ide

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; repealing an exception to the crime of promoting obscenity regarding possessing obscene materials for specified bona fide educational purposes; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 6-4-302(c)(ii) is repealed.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2025
.

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