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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 550 By: Deevers
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to crimes and punishments; defining
7 terms; making certain acts unlawful; providing
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8 for codification; and declaring an emergency.
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11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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12 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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13 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1040.58 of Title 21, unless
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14 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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15 A. As used in this section:
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16 1. "Adult cabaret performance" means a performance in a
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17 location, other than an adult cabaret, that features topless
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18 dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, drag performers,
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19 or similar entertainers, whose performance is harmful to minors,
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20 regardless of whether or not the performance is for consideration;
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21 2. "Drag performer" means a male or female performer who adopts
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22 a flamboyant or parodic feminine or masculine persona with glamorous
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23 or exaggerated costumes and makeup;
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1 3. "Harmful to minors" shall have the same meaning as such term
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2 is defined in paragraph 2 of Section 1040.75 of Title 21 of the
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3 Oklahoma Statutes;
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4 4. "Minor" means an individual under eighteen (18) years of
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5 age; and
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6 5. "Story hour" means an event hosted by a drag performer who
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7 reads children's books and engages in other learning activities with
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8 minor children present.
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9 B. 1. It shall be unlawful for a person to engage in an adult
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10 cabaret performance which is harmful to minors or to organize or
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11 authorize the viewing of an adult cabaret performance which is
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12 harmful to minors on public property or in a location where the
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13 adult cabaret performance could be viewed by a minor.
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14 2. Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection
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15 shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by
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16 imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a
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17 term not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, or by
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18 a fine not less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) nor more than
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19 Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such imprisonment
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21 C. 1. It shall be unlawful for a person to organize or
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22 authorize on public property a story hour for minors that is hosted
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23 by a drag performer whose performance is harmful to minors.
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1 2. Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection
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2 shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
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3 imprisonment in a county jail for a term not more than (1) year, or
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4 by a fine not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than
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5 One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and
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7 D. The provisions of this section shall preempt any ordinance,
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8 regulation, or restriction that was lawfully adopted or license that
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9 was issued by a political subdivision of this state prior to the
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10 effective date of this act that is in conflict with the provisions
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12 SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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13 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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14 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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15 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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