RICHMOND, Va. -- A Norfolk, Va., legislator says the droopy-drawers bill may be his legacy.
The Virginia House of Delegates has tentatively approved a bill to crack down on people who wear low-riding pants.
Freshman Norfolk Delegate Algie Howell Jr. introduced the bill at the urging of constituents who are offended by the exposed underwear.
Howell said, "That's why they're called undergarments. They're supposed to be worn under something else."
Delegates approved a measure that would allow police to assess a $50 fine on anyone who exposes their below-waist underpants in a "lewd or indecent manner."
Howell said that since he introduced it last month, he's been deluged with calls and e-mails about the issue, mostly positive.
Howell told The Virginian-Pilot that he kept hearing from customers in his barber shop that something needed to be done about young people who wear their pants around their knees, exposing their underwear.
When a House subcommittee took up the matter, the response was sympathetic yet skeptical because of legal issues.
It's going to the House floor for a vote.
This is really going to upset the plumber's union. They won't be able to show there dirty asscrack.
