By Davila                                       H.B. No. 1121

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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

 1-1                                   AN ACT

 1-2     relating to the presence of minors on the premises of certain

 1-3     sexually oriented businesses; providing a criminal penalty.

 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

 1-5           SECTION 1.  Chapter 106, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended

 1-6     by adding Section 106.095 to read as follows:

 1-7           Sec. 106.095.  PRESENCE OF MINORS ON PREMISES OF SEXUALLY

 1-8     ORIENTED BUSINESS.  (a)  A person who holds a license or permit

 1-9     under this code and who operates or allows to be operated on the

1-10     premises any form of sexually oriented business may not, with

1-11     criminal negligence:

1-12                 (1)  employ a person under 21 years of age; or

1-13                 (2)  allow a person under 21 years of age on the

1-14     premises at any time any portion of the sexually oriented business

1-15     is being operated or conducted.

1-16           (b)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this

1-17     section.  An offense under this subsection is a Class A

1-18     misdemeanor.

1-19           (c)  In this section, "sexually oriented business" has the

1-20     meaning assigned by Section 243.002, Local Government Code.

1-21           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 1997.

1-22           SECTION 3.  The importance of this legislation and the

1-23     crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an

1-24     emergency and an imperative public necessity that the

 2-1     constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several

 2-2     days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.