74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
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 LC 3827
 
                    House Joint Resolution 56
 
Sponsored by Representative CAMERON
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to allow state and
local governments to restrict strip acts to extent allowed under
United States Constitution. Defines 'strip act.  '
  Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or
rejection at special election held on same date as next primary
election.
 
                        JOINT RESOLUTION
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:
  PARAGRAPH 1. The Constitution of the State of Oregon is amended
by creating a new section 12 to be added to and made a part of
Article XV, such section to read:
   { +  SECTION 12. + }  { + (1) The state or a local government
may use its regulatory authority to restrict any strip act to the
extent allowed under the Constitution of the United States.
  (2) As used in this section, 'strip act' means a performance in
which a person or persons appear nude or partially nude, or in
which a person or persons become nude or partially nude, before
one or more patrons of a club or business enterprise, before one
or more customers of the person or persons, or before one or more
members of the public.
  (3) The state or a local government may establish a more
detailed definition of a strip act than the definition provided
in subsection (2) of this section as necessary to implement this
section or as necessary to ensure that this section does not
restrict rights under the Constitution of the United States.
  (4) It is the intent of the people that this section be given a
good faith and common sense interpretation and application. This
section is intended to allow the state or a local government to
adopt regulatory restrictions for strip acts as many other state
or local governments have done, to the extent allowed under the
Constitution of the United States. + }
 
  PARAGRAPH 2.  { + The amendment proposed by this resolution
shall be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection
at a special election held throughout this state on the same date
as the next primary election. + }
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