S E N A T E A M E N D M E N T

   AMENDMENT NO. _____

310896031496000/SM

April 22, 2026

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Clerk of the Senate

   ADOPTION NO. _____

BILL NO: H.5126  (Reference is to Printer's Date 04/21/26-S.)

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 Senator KENNEDY proposes the following amendment (SM DRAG SHOWS):

 Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 585, proviso , line 27, by adding a proviso to read: 

/ (GP: Drag Shows) No state agency, political subdivision, including school districts and libraries, or any entity that receives appropriations or authorizations in this act shall host or provide a drag story hour or other drag show attended by minors under the age of eighteen. If any such institution, agency, political subdivision, school district, library, or entity violates this provision, the Office of the State Treasurer shall withhold ten percent of state funding per occurrence of any agency found in violation of this provision. "Drag show" means a performance in which a performer exhibits a gender identity that is different than the performer's gender assigned at birth using clothing, makeup, or other physical markers and sings, lip syncs, dances, or otherwise performs before an audience, including minors under the age of eighteen for entertainment, and includes a drag story hour.

 Renumber sections to conform.

 Amend sections, totals and title to conform.