HB 498 Boyd, Mazzie
HB 498 -- SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
SPONSOR: Boyd
This bill amends the definition of "sexually oriented business" to include any nightclub, bar, restaurant, or similar commercial enterprise that provides to an audience a drag performance, meaning a performance in which a performer exhibits a gender different from the biological sex as assigned at birth.
This amended definition is provided for as it relates to regulations and restrictions of sexually oriented businesses (Section 67.2540, RSMo); billboard advertisements for sexually oriented businesses(Section 226.531); and where sexually oriented businesses may be located (Section 573.010).