ESSB 5614 — Concerning adult entertainment establishments.

What this bill does

Establishes a specialized spirits, beer, and wine license for adult entertainment nightclubs, and exempts the license from certain state laws and regulations. Establishes requirements for adult entertainment establishments to provide training to their employees, and provide on-site security. Prohibits adult entertainment establishments from charging certain fees to employee and non-employee entertainers and otherwise restricting certain conduct of non-employee entertainers. Prohibits state agencies and local governments from restricting adult entertainers from engaging in specified conduct, including collecting forms of payment from customers, touching their own body or exposing themselves, or engaging in physical contact that is otherwise lawful outside of adult entertainment establishments, such as restrictions on proximity or distance. Exempts adult entertainment from the crimes of Prostitution and Indecent Exposure.

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Floor votes

• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 1, 2023
  40 yea · 8 nay · 1 not voting

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