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      "id": "learn_r255_tennessee_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_tn_adult_entertainment_act_public_chapter_2_drag_ban",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Statutory definition of adult cabaret performance",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Tennessee Adult Entertainment Act (SB3/HB9), signed March 2, 2023, became Public Chapter No. 2 of the Tennessee Code and bans 'adult cabaret performance' in public or in front of children, defining it as a performance by 'topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators' that takes place outside an establishment licensed for that purpose.",
      "body": "The Tennessee Adult Entertainment Act (SB3/HB9), signed March 2, 2023, became Public Chapter No. 2 of the Tennessee Code and bans 'adult cabaret performance' in public or in front of children, defining it as a performance by 'topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators' that takes place outside an establishment licensed for that purpose.\n\nWhat Wikipedia (citing Tennessee Secretary of State publications and court filings) actually says:\n\n“Section 1 of the Tennessee Adult Entertainment Act bans \"topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators\" in the presence of minors. It would modify Tennessee Annotated Code § 7-51-1401 by adding a delineated section for the definition of a performance of adult cabaret. Specifically, the performance would (1) take place outside of an establishment licensed for that purpose, and (2) not be required to be intended as a performance.”\n\nNote: Source is Wikipedia, which cites official Tennessee Secretary of State publications (publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0002.pdf) and court filings. Wikipedia is a Tier B source for this purpose. The actual verbatim statutory text was NOT fetched from the official .gov PDF due to access issues. The quote is from Wikipedia's summary of the bill contents, which itself is derived from the official public chapter text.",
      "source_type": "research",
      "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Adult_Entertainment_Act",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "B",
      "source_publisher": "Wikipedia (citing Tennessee Secretary of State publications and court filings)",
      "evidence_quote": "Section 1 of the Tennessee Adult Entertainment Act bans \"topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators\" in the presence of minors. It would modify Tennessee Annotated Code § 7-51-1401 by adding a delineated section for the definition of a performance of adult cabaret. Specifically, the performance would (1) take place outside of an establishment licensed for that purpose, and (2) not be required to be intended as a performance.",
      "volatility": "high",
      "from_batch": "255-tennessee-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning",
      "subject": "Tennessee Adult Entertainment Act (Public Chapter No. 2 of 2023)",
      "topic": "statutory definition of adult cabaret performance",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "Tennessee state law",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-tn"
        ],
        "platform": "tennesseeadultentertainmentact",
        "topic": [
          "safety.legal",
          "rules.content"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
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    {
      "id": "learn_r255_tennessee_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_tn_capitol_tn_gov_subject_index",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Official legislature index page showing code structure",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Tennessee General Assembly's official Subject Index (114th General Assembly, 2025-2026) includes an entry under 'Adult Entertainment' that cross-references to 'Municipal Government' and 'Growth and Development' subject categories, and links to the Tennessee Code via LexisNexis at https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode.",
      "body": "The Tennessee General Assembly's official Subject Index (114th General Assembly, 2025-2026) includes an entry under 'Adult Entertainment' that cross-references to 'Municipal Government' and 'Growth and Development' subject categories, and links to the Tennessee Code via LexisNexis at https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode.\n\nWhat Tennessee General Assembly actually says:\n\n“The official Tennessee General Assembly Subject Index page at https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Indexes/SubjectIndex lists subject categories including \"Adult Entertainment\" with cross-references to \"Municipal Government\" and \"Growth and Development\" under the 114th General Assembly (2025-2026).”\n\nNote: The Subject Index page was directly opened and confirmed. It shows Tennessee's legislature organizes adult entertainment under both a standalone subject and cross-references to municipal government and growth/development. The page links to LexisNexis for the actual code text. The specific definition text was NOT on this index page; it is a navigation/index page.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Indexes/SubjectIndex",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Tennessee General Assembly",
      "evidence_quote": "The official Tennessee General Assembly Subject Index page at https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Indexes/SubjectIndex lists subject categories including \"Adult Entertainment\" with cross-references to \"Municipal Government\" and \"Growth and Development\" under the 114th General Assembly (2025-2026).",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "255-tennessee-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning",
      "subject": "Tennessee General Assembly Subject Index 114th General Assembly",
      "topic": "official legislature index page showing code structure",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "Official Tennessee legislature website",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us-tn"
        ],
        "platform": "tennesseegeneralassembly",
        "topic": [
          "safety.legal"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
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        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
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