Sen. Chris Head, R-Botetourt County, asked for his bill that would ban “obscene materials” from public libraries and schools to be struck from the agenda in the Senate Courts and Justice Committee on Monday morning. The panel voted in favor of striking the bill, SB 931, unanimously.
Head said in a phone call on Monday that he asked for the bill to be struck after he talked with representatives from libraries, and said he believes there is a path forward, for the effort and for compromise, without requiring legislation.
“My intent was to try to turn the heat down on this thing to begin with,” he said.
Head shared his concern regarding materials in public schools and libraries with the Botetourt Board of Supervisors in August after he was contacted by constituents who were distressed about “pornography” available in the Botetourt County Public Library.
Members of a group called Botetourt Residents Against Child Exploitation, or BRACE, in 2023 called for the library to move some books out of view of children, or remove them from the library altogether. The majority of the books cited on BRACE’s website have LGBTQ+ themes or characters.
Gov. Youngkin speaks ahead of President Donald Trump’s inaugural parade
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin addressed the crowd in Capitol Arena in Washington, D.C., ahead of President Donald Trump’s inaugural parade on Monday.
“This is the dawn of the golden age of America,” Youngkin told the crowd, and those watching at home. “It is time for America to be great again.”
