Senate Bill 147

Actions | Amendments
Last Action 03/26/24: floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
Title AN ACT relating to adult-oriented businesses and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements Local Mandate
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
Bill Request Number 1579
Sponsors L. Tichenor, G. Williams, G. Boswell, M. Deneen, R. Girdler, S. Meredith, R. Mills, J. Schickel, A. Southworth, J. Turner, S. West, M. Wilson, M. Wise
Summary of Original Version Create new sections of KRS Chapter 231 to express the findings of the General Assembly relating to adult-oriented businesses and the need for regulation; define terms; establish distance parameters for the location of adult-oriented businesses in proximity to identified entities and locations; establish transition provisions for existing businesses; affirm the authority of local governmental units to supplement regulation of adult-oriented businesses; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version Effective Dates, Emergency - Adult-oriented business, location requirement, restrictions
Obscenity and Pornography - Adult-oriented business, location requirement, restrictions
Public Safety - Adult-oriented business, restrictions, location requirements
Children and Minors - Adult-oriented business, location restrictions, protections
Civil Actions - Adult-oriented business, location requirement, violation
Civil Actions - Adult-oriented business, location requirement, violation, penalties
Local Mandate - Adult-oriented business, location requirement, restrictions
Jump to Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements
Senate Floor Amendment 1
Senate Floor Amendment 2
Senate Floor Amendment 3
House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements
House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
Votes Vote History

Actions

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01/30/24
  • introduced in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
02/01/24
  • to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
02/29/24
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/01/24
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 05, 2024
03/04/24
  • floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
03/05/24
  • passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
  • floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
03/06/24
  • 3rd reading
  • floor amendment (1) withdrawn
  • passed 32-6 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (2) and (3)
03/07/24
  • received in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
03/08/24
  • to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
03/21/24
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/22/24
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/25/24
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/26/24
  • floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions, except remove reference to obscene material and replace with obscene matter as defined in 531.010; remove definition of "drag performance" and amend definition of "adult cabaret" to include establishments featuring certain specified drag performances; remove colleges and universities from the definition of "educational occupancy."
Index Headings Local Mandate - Adult-oriented business, adult cabaret, restrictions
Obscenity and Pornography - Adult-oriented business, adult cabaret, drag performance, inclusion
Public Safety - Adult-oriented business restriction, educational occupancy, colleges and universities, removal
Children and Minors - Adult-oriented business, adult cabaret, restrictions

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor K. Berg
Summary Retain original provisions, except to amend the definition of "adult cabaret" to remove establishments featuring certain specified drag performances.
Index Headings Children and Minors - Adult-oriented business, adult cabaret, drag performances, removal
Obscenity and Pornography - Adult-oriented business, adult cabaret, drag performances, removal
Public Safety - Adult-oriented business, adult cabaret, drag performances, removal

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor A. Mays Bledsoe
Summary Remove provisions that require an existing commercial establishment to relocate to comply with the location requirements.
Index Headings Children and Minors - Adult-oriented business, relocation requirements, existing commercial establishment, removal
Obscenity and Pornography - Adult-oriented business, relocation requirements, existing commercial establishment, removal
Public Safety - Adult-oriented business, relocation requirements, existing commercial establishment, removal

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor L. Tichenor
Summary Delete reference of commercial use relating to an adult-oriented business; remove property values, urban blight, and litter from the listing of adverse secondary effects associated with adult-oriented businesses; remove the word "drag" from the definition of adult cabaret.
Index Headings Obscenity and Pornography - Adult-oriented business, adverse effects, specific categories, removal
Public Safety - Adult-oriented business, category of commercial use, removal
Children and Minors - Adult-oriented business, adult cabaret, definition, redundancy, removal

Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; remove declarations; establish exemption from restriction on location of existing businesses; remove standing of a resident of the county to initiate a civil action for any violations; make technical corrections.
Index Headings Obscenity and Pornography - Adult-oriented businesses, relocation requirements, establishment
Children and Minors - Protection, adult-oriented businesses, relocation, establishment
Civil Actions - Adult-oriented businesses, violation, cause of action by citizen, removal
Civil Procedure - Adult-oriented businesses, violation, cause of action by citizen, removal
Local Mandate - Adult-oriented businesses, relocation requirements, establishment

Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor N. Tate
Summary Amend the definitions of adult cabaret and adult-oriented business to replace predominantly with regularly.
Index Headings Children and Minors - Protection, adult cabaret, definition, regularly, insertion
Children and Minors - Protection, adult-oriented business, definition, regularly, insertion
Obscenity and Pornography - Adult cabaret, definition, regularly, insertion
Obscenity and Pornography - Adult-oriented business, definition, regularly, insertion

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor R. Roberts
Summary Retain original provisions except delete the portion of the definition of adult cabaret that includes a performance while exhibiting an exaggerated gender expression that is inconsistent with the biological sex of the performer.
Index Headings Obscenity and Pornography - Adult-oriented business, adult cabaret, specified performance restriction, removal
Public Safety - Adult-oriented business restriction, specified performance restriction, removal
Children and Minors - Adult-oriented business, adult cabaret, specified performance restriction, removal

Last updated: 4/22/2024 3:57 PM (EDT)