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A Wyoming legislative panel on Monday endorsed a bill that would dictate where libraries shelve certain books, lending strong support to a measure that has drawn deep opposition from activists and advocates ahead of the 2026 legislative session.

After repeatedly revising the bill over nearly three hours of discussion, the Joint Judiciary Committee voted 11-2 to sponsor legislation that would allow people to sue public libraries and school districts if they find books containing sexually explicit material — which would be newly defined in Wyoming law under the bill — in areas accessible to minors.

Albany County Republican Sen. Gary Crum did not at

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