Utah (statewide)
3
Ban actions
3
Unique books
7
Laws affecting
Status breakdown
Laws in effect here
Legislation that applies to the books banned in this jurisdiction.
Florida · H 1069
Struck DownA court has ruled this law unconstitutional — it cannot be enforced.Education
Florida · H 1467
SignedThe governor has signed the bill into law.K-12 Education
Texas · HB 900
SignedThe governor has signed the bill into law.Relating to the regulation of library materials sold to or included in public school libraries.
Iowa · SF 496
UpheldA court has ruled that this law is constitutional and may be enforced.A bill for an act relating to children and students, including establishing a parent's or guardian's right to make decisions affecting the parent's or guardian's child, authorizing the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in a school district to enroll the student in another attendance center within the same school district in certain specified circumstances, prohibiting instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools in kindergarten through grade six, and modifying provisions related to student health screenings, school district library programs, the educational program provided to students enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools, other duties of school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, the department of education, the board of educational examiners, and the governing boards of charter schools and innovation zone schools, competent private instruction, and special education, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1145.) Effective date: 05/26/2023, 07/01/2023.
Utah · HB 0029
ChallengedA lawsuit has been filed challenging this law's constitutionality.Sensitive Material Review Amendments
Utah · HB 0374
SignedThe governor has signed the bill into law.Sensitive Materials in Schools
Tennessee · HB 0843
SignedThe governor has signed the bill into law.Age-Appropriate Materials Act Amendment (HB 843)
Most-banned books here
- 1 ban
Multiple books - The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel, Breathless, The Carnival at Bray, Red Hood
by Multiple authors - Margaret Atwood/Renée Nault, Jennifer Niven, Jessie Ann Foley, Elana K. Arnold
- 1 ban
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire
- 1 ban
Thirteen Reasons Why
by Jay Asher
All ban records (3)
Multiple books - The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel, Breathless, The Carnival at Bray, Red Hood
by Multiple authors - Margaret Atwood/Renée Nault, Jennifer Niven, Jessie Ann Foley, Elana K. Arnold
Not specified in the article text provided
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Mar 2, 2026Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire
Contains 'objective sensitive materials' under Utah's Sensitive Materials Law, which aims to 'identify and remove pornographic or indecent material'
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Jan 11, 2026Thirteen Reasons Why
by Jay Asher
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Oct 27, 2025