HB249 is a reintroduction of the proposed drag ban from the previous legislative session. It is written in such a way that a drag “performer” would include ANY and ALL Transgender people going about their business in public. The bill would further impose the following penalties:
A first-degree misdemeanor if the performance takes place in the presence of a minor.
A fifth-degree felony if the performance is “obscene.”
A fourth-degree felony if the performance is “obscene” and there are minors under 13 years of age present.