Session of 2023
SENATE BILL No. 201
By Committee on Federal and State Affairs
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AN ACT concerning adult-oriented businesses; relating to drag shows;
prohibiting the expenditure of any state moneys for drag shows
targeting minors; providing criminal penalties for violations of the act.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) No moneys appropriated from the state general fund or
from any special revenue fund shall be expended for the production or
performance of any drag show that has a primary audience consisting of
individuals under 18 years of age.
(b) It is a violation of this section to knowingly expend moneys in
violation of subsection (a). Violation of this section by an individual is a
class B nonperson misdemeanor.
(c) No moneys appropriated from the state general fund or from any
special revenue fund shall be distributed to or otherwise expended by any
state agency or any political subdivision of this state for a period of three
years if any officer, employee or agent of such state agency or political
subdivision has been convicted of a violation of this section. Such three-
year period shall commence on the date of such conviction.
(d) As used in this section, the term "drag show" means a
performance in which one or more performers:
(1) Exhibits a gender identity that is different from the performer's
gender assigned at birth using clothing, makeup or other accessories that
are traditionally worn by members of and are meant to exaggerate the
gender identity of the performer's opposite sex; and
(2) sings, lip-synchs, dances or otherwise performs for entertainment
before an audience that consists primarily of individuals under 18 years of
age, whether performed for payment or not.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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