The Texas legislature approved a bill Sunday that will prohibit sexually explicit shows in front of minors, sending the bill to the governor’s desk.
In a 87-54 vote, the state House approved Senate Bill 12, which would charge performers who violate the bill with a Class A misdemeanor which is punishable by up to one year in jail and a $4,000 fine. The bill also passed the Senate Sunday and now heads to Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.
“It is shocking to me that any parent would allow their young child to be sexualized by drag shows,” Republican state Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told the Dallas Morning News. “Children, who cannot make decisions on their own, must be protected from this scourge facing our state.”
