BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 1872 By: Wilson 4-4-95 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND There has been a move by law enforcement, concerned parents and citizens to prevent teenagers from exposure to a life that by most accounts can contribute to, among other things; illicit drug use, sexual abuse, and prostitution. There is great sentiment that the legal age at which a person, male or female, should be permitted to work in such an environment be at least equal to the legal age for consumption of alcoholic beverages, twenty-one (21) years of age. PURPOSE To require the commission or administrator of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) to cancel a license or permit if the holder employs, authorizes, or induces a person under 21 years of age to work in a sexually oriented commercial activity or a place that requires a person to work nude. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 106, Alcoholic Beverage Code, by adding Section 106.15. Sec. 106.15. EMPLOYMENT HARMFUL TO PERSONS YOUNGER THAN 21. Requires the commission or administrator to cancel a license if the holder employs, authorizes, or induces a person younger than 21 to work on the premises of (1) a sexually oriented commercial activity; or (2) a place of business requiring a person to work nude. Defines "nude" and "sexually oriented commercial activity". SECTION 2. Effective Date: September 1, 1995. SECTION 3. Emergency Clause. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION HB 1872 was heard in a Public Hearing on March 29, 1995. The Chair recognized the following persons to testify against the bill: Mr. Robert Watters, Attorney/Nightclub Owner, Rick's Cabaret; Mr. Steven H. Swander, Attorney, Tx. Entertainment Assn.; Ms. Chantelle Dugas, Waitress, Rick's Cabaret; Ms. Shelby Rogers, Entertainer, Baby Dolls; HB 1872 was left pending in committee. HB 1872 was heard in a Formal Meeting on April 4, 1995. Representative Kubiak moved that the full committee adopt H.B. 1872, and that it be reported favorably to the full House with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following vote: AYES: (9), NAYS: (0), ABSENT: (0).