Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 26, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 6958
AN ACT MAKING CERTAIN TERMS IN ELECTRONIC BOOK AND DIGITAL AUDIOBOOK LICENSE AGREEMENTS OR CONTRACTS UNENFORCEABLE.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To prohibit libraries in the state from entering into contracts or license agreements with publishers of electronic books and digital audiobooks that contain certain restrictions.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
8 co-sponsors
William Heffernan, Jillian Gilchrest, Tom Delnicki, Matt Blumenthal, Kate Farrar, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Nick Gauthier, Eilish Collins Main
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 13 to March 26, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action9 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 13 to Mar 26 · stopped41 days
Planning and Development CommitteeFeb 13 to Mar 722 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 13 – Mar 7
- Feb 13Introduced and sent to Planning and Development Committee
- Feb 14Heard in Planning and Development Committee
- Mar 7Planning and Development Committee recommended it
All 9 actions, as published
- Feb 13REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 14PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 7Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 11FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 20REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 26RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 26FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Mar 26HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Mar 26FILE NO.Both houses