HI HB1512

Prohibits county liquor commissions from adopting or enforcing rules that regulate obscenity, nudity, lap dancing, striptease, sexual intercourse, simulations of sexual acts, or consensual physical contact between adults, unless the rule is intended to prevent noise pollution or prevent public viewing of such activities.

Voids any existing liquor commission rules that violate the prohibition on regulating moral and sexual conduct issues.

Requires that certificates of registration for dancers employed by liquor licensees have the same duration as certificates issued for other employees of the licensee (equalizes the registration term, which previously was one year for dancers versus four years for other employees in Honolulu).

Excludes lap dancing from the criminal offense of prostitution when performed by a dancer with a valid liquor commission certificate of registration on authorized liquor licensee premises, and defines "lap dancing" as dancing involving consensual sexual contact through clothing.

Takes effect July 1, 2019.