2017 Senate Bill 608

Ban nude entertainment in bars

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 4, 2017

Introduced by Sen. Rick Jones (R-24)

To ban fully nude performers at “topless” bars, whether live or in videos that depict this. The issue relates to a 2007 federal appeals court ruling that struck down Michigan’s previous law banning fully nude performers in bars, holding it was a violation of the First Amendment. The bill would specifically ban a performance that “exposes to public view the pubic region, anus, or genitals”.

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

Dec. 7, 2017

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.