ADULT ENTERTAINMENT EMPLOYEES S.B. 594:
SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 594 (as introduced 10-3-13)
Sponsor: Senator Judy K. Emmons
Committee: Families, Seniors and Human Services
CONTENT
The bill would enact the "Local Regulation of Adult Entertainment Business Employees Act" to authorize a city, village, or township to adopt an ordinance requiring any person employed at an adult entertainment business, such as a dancer, waitress, waiter, bartender, dishwasher, or janitor, to obtain a permit to work at the business.
If a city, village, or township adopted such an ordinance, it could require an applicant for a permit to provide his or her name and date of birth.
The local unit would have to establish clear standards for reviewing and approving or denying a permit, and the permitting process could not take longer than 14 days to complete from the time the permit application was filed.
"Adult entertainment business" would mean a nightclub, bar, restaurant, or similar commercial enterprise that provides live nude entertainment or live nude performances for an audience of two or more individuals.
"Nude" would mean either 1) entirely unclothed or 2) clothed in a manner that leaves uncovered or visible through less than fully opaque clothing any portion of the genitals or buttocks or any portion of a female's breasts below the top of the areola of the breasts.
Legislative Analyst: Suzanne Lowe
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State government and an unknown impact on local government. The local impact would depend on the requirements and enforcement provisions of a local ordinance adopted pursuant to the bill.
Fiscal Analyst: Elizabeth Pratt
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.