House Bill 1239 has been widely debated throughout the 100th South Dakota legislative session, the controversial bill has now ...

HB 1239 removes defenses for employees at schools, colleges, museums and public libraries charged with disseminating material harmful to minors.

The bill will go to a conference committee next in the House of Representatives to see if they concur in the amendments.

The bill that could have opened librarians up to prosecution in South Dakota will not move forward as originally written.

Opponents of HB 1239 have said removing protections for librarians opens the door to self-censorship on the parts of ...

HB 1239 eventually made it out of the House on a 38 to 32 vote. The Senate considered the legislation Monday, with Republican Taffy Howard of the Rapid City area arguing passionately to keep ...

A bill that proponents say would remove defenses for librarians, but opponents say may lead to librarians being arrested for ...