COLUMBUS A bill that puts new strip-club regulations in place in Ohio, including a ban on patrons and dancers touching each other, will become law without Gov. Ted Strickland's signature, a spokesman said Tuesday. The Senate on Tuesday voted 25-8 to adopt the House version on the measure that includes a rule prohibiting patrons from touching dancers rather than keeping them 6 feet away at all times, as originally proposed.
There was no debate. In light of economic, educational and other problems Ohioans face, the debate over the bill was "silly," Strickland said before the Senate voted. "I think this issue has consumed too much time and attention.
" Strickland spokesman Keith Dailey said Strickland, who had concerns that the initial strip-club proposal was unconstitutional, wants to focus on the issues that matter the most to most Ohioans. "If he were persuaded it was unconstitutional, he would have vetoed the bill," Dailey said. You must be a user to post comments.
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