Arkansas 2023 2023 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB43 Chaptered / Bill

Filed 02/27/2023

                    Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. 
Act 131 of the Regular Session 
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed:  S1/23/23 H1/30/23 H2/2/23  1 
94th General Assembly A Bill     2 
Regular Session, 2023  	SENATE BILL 43 3 
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By: Senators G. Stubblefield, J. Bryant, B. Johnson, K. Hammer, Rice, Flippo, C. Penzo, Gilmore, Stone, 5 
M. McKee, A. Clark, Hester, Dees, D. Sullivan, Caldwell, Hill 6 
By: Representatives Bentley, Barker, C. Cooper, Crawford, Haak, D. Hodges, Ladyman, Long, 7 
Lundstrum, McAlindon, R. Scott Richardson, Rose, Rye, Tosh 8 
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For An Act To Be Entitled 10 
AN ACT TO ADD CERTAI N RESTRICTIONS TO AN ADULT-11 
ORIENTED PERFORMANCE ; TO DEFINE AN ADULT -ORIENTED 12 
PERFORMANCE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.  13 
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TO ADD CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS TO AN ADULT -17 
ORIENTED PERFORMANCE; AND TO DEFINE AN 18 
ADULT-ORIENTED PERFORMANCE. 19 
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22 
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 SECTION 1.  Arkansas Code § 14 -1-302, concerning definitions related to 24 
adult-oriented businesses, is amended to add additional subdivisions to read 25 
as follows: 26 
 (26)  "Adult-oriented performance" means a performance that is 27 
intended to appeal to the prurient interest and that features: 28 
 (A)  A person who appears in a state of nudity or is 29 
seminude; 30 
 (B)  The purposeful exposure, whether complete or partial, 31 
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 (i)  A specific anatomical area; or 33 
 (ii)  Prosthetic genitalia or breasts; or 34 
 (C)  A specific sexual activity; 35 
 (27)  "Minor" means an individual who is less than eighteen (18) 36   As Engrossed:  S1/23/23 H1/30/23 H2/2/23 	SB43 
 
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years of age; and 1 
 (28)  "Public funds" means funds, moneys, receivables, grants, 2 
investments, instruments, real or personal property, or other assets, 3 
liabilities, equities, revenues, receipts, or disburse ments belonging to, 4 
held by, or passed through a governmental body. 5 
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 SECTION 2.  Arkansas Code § 14 -1-303, concerning the location of adult -7 
oriented businesses, is amended to add an additional subsection to read as 8 
follows: 9 
 (d)  An adult-oriented performance shall not: 10 
 (1)  Take place on public property; 11 
 (2)  Admit any minor for attendance; or 12 
 (3)  Be funded in whole or in part with public funds. 13 
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/s/G. Stubblefield 15 
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APPROVED: 2/24/23 18 
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