HB 282

Did not advance

Public Schools - Sexually Explicit Materials - Prohibited in Libraries and Media Centers

Sponsor: Delegate MangioneCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting sexually explicit materials in elementary, middle, and secondary public school libraries and media centers; defining sexually explicit materials as books and auditory and visual material that contain graphic or obscene depictions of sexual activity that are not age-appropriate or used as part of the approved instructional materials for instruction on family life and human sexuality as part of a certain program; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 25Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Lombardo, Darren	Delmarva Parent Teacher Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cairns, Peggy	Maryland Coalition Against Pornography	Written (PDF)
FAV	Culberson, Donna	Moms For Liberty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenhawk, Janet	Moms For Liberty Talbot	Written (PDF)
FAV	Geraghty, Lisa	Moms for Liberty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scott, Suzie	Moms for Liberty Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barnett, Kathleen	retired	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brennan, Jaime	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brocato, Deborahlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Mangione, Delegate Mangionelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pride, Annapolis	Annapolis Pride	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rosenthal, Emily	Authors Against Book Bans	Written (PDF)
UNF	Carlock, Ruth	Brain Injury Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ellicott, Abbie	Coalition for LGBTQ+ Students	Written (PDF)
UNF	Taylor, Cecile	CoalitionLBGTQ+4students	Written (PDF)
UNF	Taylor, Ronnie	FreeState Justice	Written (PDF)
UNF	Farris, Jaden	GLSEN Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Browning, Jeremy	Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lamb, Laurenlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Speach, Cooper	NA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pines, Josie	Progressive Maryland Education Fund	Written (PDF)
UNF	SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	Written (PDF)
UNF	Funk, Kenzie	Strong Schools Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hoffman, Charlotte	Trans Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cantori, Renee	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hollywood, Nicole	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hurley, Ayla	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kaye, Molly	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Krol, Devin	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Marinelli, Nicholas	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sciuto, Alexa	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tuttle, Jonathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fletcher, Heather	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Annapolis PrideUNF 1

Authors Against Book BansUNF 1

Brain Injury Association of MarylandUNF 1

Coalition for LGBTQ+ StudentsUNF 1

CoalitionLBGTQ+4studentsUNF 1

Delmarva Parent Teacher CoalitionFAV 1

FreeState JusticeUNF 1

GLSEN MarylandUNF 1

Maryland Coalition Against PornographyFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)UNF 1

Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ AffairsUNF 1

Maryland State Education AssociationUNF 1

Moms for LibertyFAV 1

Moms For LibertyFAV 1

Moms for Liberty MarylandFAV 1

Moms For Liberty TalbotFAV 1

NAUNF 1

Progressive Maryland Education FundUNF 1

retiredFAV 1

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeUNF 1

Strong Schools MarylandUNF 1

Trans MarylandUNF 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

YearUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVBrocato, DeborahRegistered for: Maryland Right to Life, Inc.

UNFJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

UNFLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association