Creates a civil cause of action against promoters, conductors, or performers of drag performances (defined using gender different than recorded at birth) before minors if the performance violates adult-community standards for minors and access is not restricted, making such performances legally risk
"Drag performance" means a performance in which a performer exhibits a gender that is different than the performer's gender recorded at birth using clothing, makeup, or other physical markers and sings, lip syncs, dances, or otherwise performs in a lascivious manner before an audience.
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Filed (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-03-06: Referred to State Affairs
Filed
2024-11-12
Committee
State Affairs
Sponsor
Steve Toth R, John McQueeney R + 4 cosponsors (4 R)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates civil liability specifically for drag performances defined by exhibiting a gender different from birth gender in a lascivious manner before minors, with damages, long limitations period, and no parental-accompaniment defense; this fits the transgender topic under 'other' as a restriction on gender-identity-related performances and access, with no provisions touching firearms, abortion, immigration, or custody-support.
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