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Skip to contentAdvertisementProposed state Senate bills would change laws on public nudity and photos of nude minors at events like a naked bike ride'Pretty serious issue': Wisconsin lawmakers discuss banning naked bike ridesProposed state Senate bills would change laws on public nudity and photos of nude minors at events like a naked bike rideBIKE RIDE EARLIER THIS YEAR. PATRICK IT ALL STARTED AND ENDED HERE. BIKERS BEAR ALL FOR A REVEALING RIDE. BUT SOME LAWMAKERS WANT TO BAN BIKE RIDES LIKE THAT FROM HAPPENING IN THE STATE. RIDING BARE NAKED. THE WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS IN CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, LIKE THIS ONE IN PORTLAND, OREGON. ORGANIZERS SAY IT’S AIMED TO PROMOTE BODY POSITIVITY AND CLEAN ENERGY. BUT SOME STATE LAWMAKERS WANT TO BAN BIKERS FROM FEELING THE BREEZE IN WISCONSIN. IF YOU AGREE THAT PEOPLE SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED TO EXPOSE THEIR GENITALS IN PUBLIC AND THAT MINOR CHILDREN SHOULDN’T BE PARADED NAKED THROUGH STREETS AND PHOTOGRAPHED, THEN I ENCOURAGE YOUR SUPPORT ON THESE BILLS. A SENATE COMMITTEE HELD A PUBLIC HEARING THURSDAY TO DISCUSS TWO BILLS THAT WOULD CHANGE STATE LAWS ON PUBLIC NUDITY AND PHOTOS OF NUDE MINORS AT EVENTS LIKE A NAKED BIKE RIDE. THE BILLS WERE INTRODUCED AFTER MADISON LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATED AN INCIDENT AT THIS SUMMER’S NAKED BIKE RIDE. THEY SAID NO LAWS WERE BROKEN WHEN A MINOR PARTICIPATED IN THE RIDE OR WHEN PHOTOS OF HER WERE POSTED ONLINE. SADLY, BECAUSE THE CITY AND COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS REFUSE TO DO THEIR JOB, WE ARE HERE TODAY AND I APPRECIATE THIS ATTEMPT TO BE EXPLICIT. BE CLEAR THAT THIS TYPE OF LEWD BEHAVIOR SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO TAKE PLACE IN WISCONSIN. WHILE SOME SUPPORT THE BILLS, IT’S KIND OF A JOKE, BUT IT’S NOT A JOKE. THIS IS A PRETTY SERIOUS, PRETTY SERIOUS ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN TODAY’S SOCIETY, AS OTHERS RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIAL RESTRICTIONS, THE BILLS COULD CAUSE, WOULD THAT PROHIBIT PARENTS FROM TAKING THEIR KIDS TO A CONCERT OR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 FROM ATTENDING CONCERTS WHERE BUTTOCKS MAY BE EXPOSED? MCKENNA WHAT’S NEXT FOR THESE BILLS? WELL, PATRICK, THE TWO BILLS WILL FACE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE CAN OFFICIALLY VOTAdvertisement'Pretty serious issue': Wisconsin lawmakers discuss banning naked bike ridesProposed state Senate bills would change laws on public nudity and photos of nude minors at events like a naked bike rideA controversial bike ride is getting attention in Madison. World Naked Bike Ride has held nude bike rides in cities across the country for years. Organizers say it's aimed to promote body positivity and clean energy, but some state lawmakers are trying to shut down such events in Wisconsin."If you agree that people shouldn't be allowed to expose their genitals in public and that minor children shouldn't be paraded naked through streets and photographed, then I encourage your support on these bills," said Sen. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield.The Senate Committee on mental health, substance abuse prevention, children and families held a public hearing Thursday to discuss two bills that would change state laws on public nudity and photos of nude minors at events like a naked bike ride. The bills were introduced after Madison law enforcement investigated an incident at this summer's naked bike ride. They said no current state laws were broken when a minor participated in the ride, or when photos of her were posted online."Sadly, because the city and county law enforcement officers refused to do their job, we are here today, and I appreciate this attempt to be explicitly clear that this type of lewd behavior should not be allowed to take place in Wisconsin," said Jeff Weigand, Dane County board supervisor, testifying at the hearing.While some showed support for the bills, others raised concerns about potential restrictions the bills could cause."It's kind of a joke, but it's not a joke. This is a pretty serious pretty serious issue, especially in today's society," Kapenga said. "Would that prohibit parents from taking their kids to a concert, or children under the age of 18, from attending concerts where buttocks may be exposed?" said Sen. LaTonya Johnson, D-Milwaukee. The two bills will face an executive session and another public hearing before the committee can officially vote to approve them. The full legislature would need to vote as well. WISN 12 News contacted the Wisconsin Bike Fed for comment, but did not immediately hear back.A controversial bike ride is getting attention in Madison. World Naked Bike Ride has held nude bike rides in cities across the country for years. Organizers say it's aimed to promote body positivity and clean energy, but some state lawmakers are trying to shut down such events in Wisconsin.Advertisement"If you agree that people shouldn't be allowed to expose their genitals in public and that minor children shouldn't be paraded naked through streets and photographed, then I encourage your support on these bills," said Sen. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield.The Senate Committee on mental health, substance abuse prevention, children and families held a public hearing Thursday to discuss two bills that would change state laws on public nudity and photos of nude minors at events like a naked bike ride. The bills were introduced after Madison law enforcement investigated an incident at this summer's naked bike ride. They said no current state laws were broken when a minor participated in the ride, or when photos of her were posted online."Sadly, because the city and county law enforcement officers refused to do their job, we are here today, and I appreciate this attempt to be explicitly clear that this type of lewd behavior should not be allowed to take place in Wisconsin," said Jeff Weigand, Dane County board supervisor, testifying at the hearing.While some showed support for the bills, others raised concerns about potential restrictions the bills could cause."It's kind of a joke, but it's not a joke. This is a pretty serious pretty serious issue, especially in today's society," Kapenga said. "Would that prohibit parents from taking their kids to a concert, or children under the age of 18, from attending concerts where buttocks may be exposed?" said Sen. LaTonya Johnson, D-Milwaukee. The two bills will face an executive session and another public hearing before the committee can officially vote to approve them. The full legislature would need to vote as well. WISN 12 News contacted the Wisconsin Bike Fed for comment, but did not immediately hear back.Early Prime Big Deal Days you need to know about on AmazonAirport worker helps woman find diamond from grandmother's ringFedEx plane without landing gear skids off runway, but lands safely at Tennessee airportSpider webs seen falling from the sky in CaliforniaLoading more articles...

Skip to contentAdvertisementProposed state Senate bills would change laws on public nudity and photos of nude minors at events like a naked bike ride'Pretty serious issue': Wisconsin lawmakers discuss banning naked bike ridesProposed state Senate bills would change laws on public nudity and photos of nude minors at events like a naked bike rideBIKE RIDE EARLIER THIS YEAR. PATRICK IT ALL STARTED AND ENDED HERE. BIKERS BEAR ALL FOR A REVEALING RIDE. BUT SOME LAWMAKERS WANT TO BAN BIKE RIDES LIKE THAT FROM HAPPENING IN THE STATE. RIDING BARE NAKED. THE WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE HAS BEEN DOING IT...

'Pretty serious issue': Wisconsin lawmakers discuss banning naked bike rides

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