Lawmakers propose adult entertainment regulations Tennessee lawmakers seem confident that a bill regulating Nashville s growing adult-entertainment industry will pass constitutional tests. The latest legislative twist turns the tables on courts which have previously ruled that dancing is a form of expression protected by the First Amendment. This bill seeks to regulate the dance clubs and the dancers themselves instead of directly banning the art of nude dancing.
Adult bookstores remove private theater doors or curtains.
A five-member board, including a medical professional and a lawyer, be established. Clubs close down between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday and between 3 a.m. and noon on Sunday. It s based on findings by the health department, the police department and codes about the adverse affects of adult entertainment. It gives us a tool to help regulate against any sort of prostitution. Nashville Mayor Phil Bredesen is also expected to approve the measure.