Bill > SF716

This bill proposes to modify Minnesota's existing laws regarding adult entertainment establishments by specifically including drag performances within this legal classification. The bill defines a "drag performance" as a live performance where one or more performers exhibit a gender identity different from their assigned birth gender through exaggerated clothing, makeup, or accessories, and perform (such as singing, dancing, or lip-synching) in a manner intended to appeal to "prurient interest" (sexually provocative or appealing). The legislation expands restrictions on adult entertainment establishments, prohibiting such venues from being located on public property, in places where minors can view the performances, or within certain proximity to residential properties, schools, or places of worship. Specifically, drag performance venues would be prohibited from being located within 1,500 feet of another adult entertainment establishment, 500 feet from residential property, and 2,800 feet from schools or places of worship. The bill appears to be part of a broader legislative effort to regulate performances deemed sexually explicit or inappropriate for minors, though the specific definition and intent of "prurient interest" in the context of drag performances may be subject to interpretation.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0716&ssn=0&y=2025