Authorizing certain libraries to notify collection agencies and law enforcement agencies of delinquent accounts. (FE)

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under this bill, a library may report to a collection agency or, subject to a condition, a law enforcement agency, information about delinquent accounts of any individual who borrows from the library or who uses the library's documents, materials, resources, or services, including information about the number and types of overdue materials. A library may report delinquent accounts to a law enforcement agency only if the delinquency is at least $50. Under the bill, the information that may be so disclosed is limited to the individual's name, contact information, and the amount owed.

Under current law, unless an exception applies, records of a public library that indicate the identity of any person who borrows or uses the library's documents or other materials, resources, or services may not be disclosed. The exceptions are: 1) records disclosed pursuant to a court order; 2) records disclosed to the library's staff acting within the scope of their duties; 3) records disclosed by consent of the subject of the records; 4) records disclosed to a custodial parent of the subject of the records;

Who's behind it

8 senators are its authors⁠. 6 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.

21 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From DPI