Bill > HB722

This bill modifies provisions relating to sexually oriented businesses by expanding and redefining several key terms and creating new restrictions on adult entertainment. The legislation introduces a new concept of "adult cabaret performance," which refers to performances featuring topless dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, or impersonators that occur outside of traditional adult cabaret venues, and makes such performances illegal when conducted on public property or in locations where they might be viewed by non-adults. The bill broadens the definition of "sexually oriented business" to include businesses that offer adult cabaret performances, even if they are not traditional adult entertainment venues. It also provides more detailed definitions of terms like "nudity," "seminude," and "specified sexual activities," and establishes that engaging in an adult cabaret performance is a misdemeanor for a first offense and a felony for subsequent offenses. Additionally, the bill preempts existing local ordinances related to sexually oriented businesses and prevents political subdivisions from creating conflicting regulations in the future, effectively standardizing regulations across the state and imposing stricter controls on adult entertainment performances.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB722&year=2025&code=R