Web filtering leg. reappears in AZ

[Joe Schallan]

>From Chris Cole, Arizona Library Association Legislative
Committee Chair . . . . 

(forwarded to web4lib from Joe Schallan)

>Legislative Issues Update  25 February 1998
> 
>Last Friday was proof of the saying that no bill is dead until "sine
>die" and the legislative session is over.  The web filtering bill has 
>come back as a striker amendment to an unrelated bill.  
> 
>Here are the updates on library related  bills:
>
>1) HB2455  Public computer; children; access limitations (new number)
>This bill mandates web filters for "explicit sexual materials"
>on any network-connected computer located in a public facility
>and available for use by a minor. In this version, the community
>colleges and the regents public universities are excluded.
>
>The bill was introduced as a "striker" amendment on Thursday afternoon.
>It passed the House Government Reform & States Rights Committee on 
>a vote of 6-4.  For the bill were rtepresentatives Jarrett, Johnson,
>Flake, Shottel, Anderson, and Knaparek. Voting against the bill were 
>Representatives Cardamone, Foster, Newman, and Preble.
>
>The bill now goes to House Rules Committee and then the party caucuses. 
>The bill has not yet passed Rules and probably won't be debated for at 
>least a week. For those interested, I will post a notice several days 
>before the bill will be debated.