AZ-HB2589-2026

Arizona · HB 2589 · 2026

Unlawful exposure; minors; drag show

Anti-LGBTQ+Failed
Bill key
AZ-HB2589-2026
State
Arizona
Session
2026
Introduced
Last recorded status
engrossed
Link
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Citation (Bluebook)
H.B. 2589, 57th Leg., 2d Reg. Sess. (Ariz. 2026), https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84391.
Short citation
Ariz. H.B. 2589.
Topics
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Summary

Unlawful exposure; minors; drag show

Curator notes

Drag reference amended away before Senate passage; Class 4 Felony for exposing a minor to a drag performance - something that meets any of one of 3 criteria including merely a performance with "A person who uses clothing, makeup, costuming, prosthetics or other physical markers to present an exaggerated and stylized gender expression that differs from the person's biological sex or normal gender…

Sponsors

1 sponsor
NamePartyOfficeDistrictRole
Michael WayRepublicanRepresentativeHD-015Primary sponsor

Bill text

  • As introduced (2,081 characters)

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