An Act regarding free expression
Senate, November 6, 2025 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill regarding free expression (Senate, No. 2328),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2696).
| Creem, Cynthia Stone | Standing to File a Book Challenge | Adopted | |
| Keenan, John F. | School Library Report Timing | Adopted | |
| Keenan, John F. | Public Library Reporting | Rejected | |
| (Redraft) | Creem, Cynthia Stone | Author's Right to Challenge the Removal of Their Work | Adopted |
| (2nd Redraft) | Creem, Cynthia Stone | Author's Right to Challenge the Removal of Their Work | Adopted YEAS 37 - NAYS 0 |
| (Redraft) | DiDomenico, Sal N. | Standing Requirements for Book Removals | Adopted |
| Comerford, Joanne M. | Ensuring materials are considered in their entirety | Adopted | |
| (Redraft) | Rodrigues, Michael J. | SWM Amendment | Adopted |
| (Redraft) | Tarr, Bruce E. | Parental Notification of a challenge | Rejected YEAS 6 - NAYS 32 |
| Durant, Peter J. | Placement of Contested Material | Rejected | |
| (Redraft) | Durant, Peter J. | School Committee Determination | Rejected YEAS 7 - NAYS 30 |
| Durant, Peter J. | School Committee Determination Challenge | Rejected | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Parental Representation on Review Committees | Withdrawn | |
| (2nd Redraft) | Tarr, Bruce E. | Appealing a challenge | Rejected YEAS 5 - NAYS 32 |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Parental Opt-out Process | Rejected | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Transparency in Reporting on challenges at school libaries | Rejected | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Public process on written policy | Rejected YEAS 5 - NAYS 32 | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Intended age and grade level disclosure on library catalogs | Withdrawn | |
| Payano, Pavel | Protections for Authors and Creators | Withdrawn | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Removal of Materials that have become outdated or to accommodate new materials | Rejected |
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