A bill for an act relating to obscenity, including the exposure of a minor to an obscene performance and admittance of a minor to a premises with obscene performances, establishing a private civil cause of action, and providing penalties.
91st General Assembly
“Obscene performance” means a visual performance by a person [...] that exposes the person’s [...] female breast, including prosthetics and artificial sexual organs or substitutes therefor [...] which the average person, viewing the performance as a whole and applying contemporary community standards with respect to what is suitable to be viewed by minors, would find appeals to the prurient interest and [...] taken as a whole lacks serious artistic, literary, political, or scientific value.
The parent or guardian of a minor, or a minor upon attaining eighteen years of age, to whom obscene material has been knowingly disseminated or exhibited,[...] or who was exposed to an obscene performance, [...] may bring a civil action against any person who has knowingly disseminated or exhibited obscene material to the minor, or who engaged in, caused, or allowed a person to knowingly engage in an obscene performance in the presence of the minor.
The minimum award of damages in an action brought pursuant to this subsection hall be ten thousand dollars.
| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-05 | 14:30 | Hearing | Senate Lounge | Senate Judiciary Subcommittee |
| 2025-02-04 | 14:30 | Hearing | Senate Lounge | Senate Judiciary Subcommittee |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-02-05 | Subcommittee recommends passage. |
| 2025-02-04 | Subcommittee Meeting: 02/05/2025 2:30PM Senate Lounge. |
| 2025-01-29 | Subcommittee: Westrich, Taylor, and Weiner. S.J. 162. |
| 2025-01-23 | Introduced, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 131. |