Text of NE LB 371 (2024)
Prohibit an individual under nineteen years of age or under twenty-one years of age from being present at a drag show as prescribed
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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 371
Introduced by Murman, 38; Albrecht, 17; Brewer, 43; Clements, 2; Erdman,
47; Halloran, 33; Holdcroft, 36; Kauth, 31; Lippincott, 34.
Read first time January 12, 2023
Committee:
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; to prohibit an
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individual under nineteen years of age or under twenty-one years of
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age from being present at a drag show as prescribed; to define a
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term; to provide a penalty; and to prohibit a state agency from
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using state funds to host a drag show.
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Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,
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Section 1. (1) For purposes of this section drag show means a
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performance in which:
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(a) The main aspect of the performance is a performer which exhibits
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a gender identity that is different than the performer's gender assigned
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at birth using clothing, makeup, or other physical markers; and
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(b) The performer sings, lip syncs, dances, or otherwise performs
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before an audience for entertainment.
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(2)(a) No individual under nineteen years of age shall be present at
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a drag show. Any person nineteen years of age or older who knowingly
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brings an individual under nineteen years of age to a drag show shall be
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guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.
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(b) No individual under twenty-one years of age shall be present at
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a drag show if alcoholic liquor is being served at such location.
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(3)(a) Any business, establishment, or nonprofit that hosts a drag
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show and allows an individual (i) under nineteen years of age in
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violation of subdivision (2)(a) of this section or (ii) under twenty-one
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years of age in violation of subdivision (2)(b) of this section to be
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present at a drag show shall be fined ten thousand dollars for each
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violation of this section. Any fines collected under this section shall
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be remitted to the State Treasurer for distribution in accordance with
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Article VII, section 5, of the Constitution of Nebraska.
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(b) An officer or owner of a business, establishment, or nonprofit
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that hosts a drag show and knowingly allows an individual (i) under
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nineteen years of age in violation of subdivision (2)(a) of this section
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or (ii) under twenty-one years of age in violation of subdivision (2)(b)
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of this section to be present at a drag show shall be guilty of a Class I
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misdemeanor.
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(4) No state agency that receives state funds shall use such funds
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to host a drag show.
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