By: Hall S.B. No. 1494               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to prohibiting certain obscene sexually oriented   performances within view of minors; creating a criminal offense.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Penal Code, is amended   by adding Section 43.28 to read as follows:          Sec. 43.28.  (a) In this section:                (1)  "Obscene sexually oriented performance" means a   performance that:                      (A)  features a performer who:                            (i)  is nude, as defined by Section 102.051,   Business & Commerce Code, or uses accessories or prosthetics that   exaggerate male or female primary or secondary sexual   characteristics; and                            (ii)  performs sexual conduct; and                      (B)  is obscene.                (2)  "Performance" has the meaning assigned by Section   43.25(5).                (3)  "Sexual conduct" has the meaning assigned by   Section 43.25(2).          (b)  A person commits an offense if the person engages in an   obscene sexually oriented performance in the presence of a person   younger than 16 years of age.          (c)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.          (d)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this   section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor   may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.