HB 1543 -- EXPLICIT SEXUAL MATERIAL

SPONSOR: Coleman

This bill amends the definition of "explicit sexual material" as it relates to the offense of providing explicit sexual material to a student. The definition was amended to apply to any material, including written material, if, taken as a whole and applying contemporary community standards: the predominant appeal of the material is to prurient interest in sex; the average person would find the material describes or depicts sexual conduct in a patently offensive way; and a reasonable person would find the material lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.

Statutes affected:
Introduced (2982H.01): 573.550