Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51.
ON MARCH 6, 2023, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 30, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #2 rewrites the definition of "adult cabaret entertainment," relative to obtaining a permit from the adult-oriented establishment board, to mean adult-oriented performances that are harmful to a minor, as the term is defined under present law, and that feature topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators, or similar entertainers, including a single performance or multiple performances by an entertainer. Present law defines "harmful to minors" as that quality of any description or representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual excitement, sexual conduct, excess violence, or sadomasochistic abuse when the matter or performance:<br /> <br /> (1) Would be found by the average person applying contemporary community standards to appeal predominantly to the prurient, shameful, or morbid interests of minors;<br /> <br /> (2) Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable for minors; and<br /> <br /> (3) Taken as a whole lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific values for minors.<br /> <br /> This amendment also revises the definition of "entertainer," relative to the Adult-Oriented Establishment Registration Act of 1998, to include a performance of actual or simulated specified sexual activities, including removal of articles of clothing or appearing unclothed regardless of whether a fee is charged or accepted for the performance and regardless of whether the performance is provided as an employee or an independent contractor.<br />
ON MARCH 6, 2023, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 30, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #2 rewrites the definition of "adult cabaret entertainment," relative to obtaining a permit from the adult-oriented establishment board, to mean adult-oriented performances that are harmful to a minor, as the term is defined under present law, and that feature topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators, or similar entertainers, including a single performance or multiple performances by an entertainer. Present law defines "harmful to minors" as that quality of any description or representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual excitement, sexual conduct, excess violence, or sadomasochistic abuse when the matter or performance:<br /> <br /> (1) Would be found by the average person applying contemporary community standards to appeal predominantly to the prurient, shameful, or morbid interests of minors;<br /> <br /> (2) Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable for minors; and<br /> <br /> (3) Taken as a whole lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific values for minors.<br /> <br /> This amendment also revises the definition of "entertainer," relative to the Adult-Oriented Establishment Registration Act of 1998, to include a performance of actual or simulated specified sexual activities, including removal of articles of clothing or appearing unclothed regardless of whether a fee is charged or accepted for the performance and regardless of whether the performance is provided as an employee or an independent contractor.<br />
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