Tennessee Republican senator wants to change book-ban law

Republican state Sen. Richard Briggs says Tennessee’s library book review law needs to be cleaned up to stop groundbreaking books such as “Roots” from being taken off school shelves. Briggs, a veteran Knoxville lawmaker, said this week he isn’t opposed to “initial” reviews of books as part of the state’s “Age-Appropriate Materials Act,” which was [

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 547

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Republican state Sen. Richard Briggs says Tennessee’s library book review law needs to be cleaned up to stop groundbreaking books such as “Roots” from being taken off school shelves.

Briggs, a veteran Knoxville lawmaker, said this week he isn’t opposed to “initial” reviews of books as part of the state’s “Age-Appropriate Materials Act,” which was passed in 2022 at the request of Gov. Bill Lee and was updated in 2024.

“But then if somebody thinks …

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