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Senate amends and passes public-places/obscenity bill, adds intent language to block private-club loophole
Summary
Lawmakers amended a public-places prohibition (first substitute Senate Bill 244) to change the definition from a "bikini" standard to a "pasty" standard, debated whether the state should preempt local ordinances, and ordered intent language spread on the journal to clarify that businesses cannot avoid the statute by designating themselves private clubs.
The Senate engaged in lengthy debate March 3 over first substitute Senate Bill 244, a public-places/lewdness prohibition that drew sustained argument about definitions, scope, and the proper level of government to regulate adult-entertainment venues.
Senator Taylor introduced amendments to replace a "bikini" standard with a "pasty" standard and cited an Indiana precedent: "This is the pasty standard... that was upheld," he said on the floor as he walked senators through specific language changes.…
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