House Bill 3311 (2026) creates a clear, statewide framework for school library programs that protects students’ First Amendment rights while ensuring transparency, accountability, and due process. HB3311 affirms that school libraries are places for voluntary inquiry and the free exchange of ideas. It protects against discrimination and centers the identity of students in the collection. It ensures that books cannot be removed for partisan or doctrinal reasons or because of an author’s identity or viewpoint. And it establishes a fair review process that requires challenged materials to be read in full and evaluated thoughtfully before any decision is made.

HB 3311 protects students from discrimination and harassment. It supports professional school librarians in doing their jobs in good faith. And it reinforces Missouri’s own state constitutional protections for freedom of speech.

Now we need our legislators to step forward. If you believe Missouri students deserve school libraries that are professional, inclusive, and constitutionally sound, contact your Representative today. Ask them to co-sponsor Rep. Wick Thomas' forward-looking HB 3311 and add it to the House Education Committee agenda.

Take action now and tell your Missouri state legislators to support HB 3311.