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Arkansas House Passes Measure Protecting Children from Adult Performances

Feb 7, 2023Jerry CoxLegislationArkansas Legislature, Decency, Drag Queen Story Time, Obscenity, Transgender

*Above: Rep. Mary Bentley presents S.B. 43 in the Arkansas House of Representatives on Monday, February 6.*

On Monday the Arkansas House of Representatives passed a measure to protect children from adult performances.

S.B. 43 by Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R – Branch) and Rep. Mary Bentley (R – Perryville) prohibits adult-oriented performances on public property, with public funding, or in view of minors.

The bill defines “adult-oriented performance” as a sexual performance that includes nudity, sexual activities, or exposure of specific body parts. The bill also contains language about exposure of prosthetic private parts to protect children from explicit drag performances.

S.B. 43 previously prohibited drag performances on public property or in view of children. It was amended in the House committee last week to apply more broadly to sexual performances and to prohibit public funding of those performances.

The bill now goes to the Arkansas Senate for consideration.

You Can Read S.B. 43 Here.

House Committee Passes Measure Protecting Children from Adult Performances

Feb 2, 2023Jerry CoxDecency, LegislatureArkansas Legislature, Decency, Drag Queen Story Time, Transgender

On Wednesday the House City, County, and Local Affairs Committee passed a measure to protect children from adult performances.

S.B. 43 by Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R – Branch) and Rep. Mary Bentley (R – Perryville) prohibits adult-oriented performances on public property, with public funding, or in view of minors.

S.B. 43 previously prohibited drag performances on public property or in view of children. It was amended in the House committee on Wednesday to apply more broadly to sexual performances and to prohibit public funding of those performances.

The bill will go to the Arkansas House of Representatives for a vote next week. If passed, it will go back to the Arkansas Senate for a vote as well.

You Can Read S.B. 43 Here.

Arkansas House Passes Bill Protecting Physical Privacy at Public School

Feb 1, 2023Jerry CoxLegislationArkansas Legislature, Privacy, Transgender

On Wednesday the Arkansas House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a measure that would protect the physical privacy and safety of students at public school

H.B. 1156 by Rep. Mary Bentley (R – Perryville) and Sen. Dan Sullivan (R – Jonesboro) addresses privacy in public school locker rooms, showers, restrooms, changing areas, and similar facilities by requiring public schools to designate these facilities for “male” or “female” use.

This is a good bill that will protect public school students in Arkansas.

The bill passed with 80 votes in the Arkansas House of Representatives on Wednesday.

It now goes to the Arkansas Senate for consideration.