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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6105 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By Senate Labor & Commerce (originally sponsored by Senators Saldaña, Trudeau, Nguyen, Hunt, Lovelett, Pedersen, and C.
S-3674.4 SENATE BILL 6105 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By Senators Saldaña, Trudeau, Nguyen, Hunt, Lovelett, Pedersen, and C.
Wilson) READ FIRST TIME 01/30/24.
Wilson Read first time 01/09/24.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
1 ESSB 6105 described in (a) of this subsection.
1 SB 6105 described in (a) of this subsection.
(2)(a) An adult entertainment establishment must provide training to its employees other than entertainers to minimize occurrences of unprofessional behavior and enable employees to support entertainers in times of conflict.
(2)(a) An adult entertainment establishment must provide training to its employees to minimize occurrences of unprofessional behavior and enable employees to support entertainers in times of conflict.
(b) An adult entertainment establishment must require all employees other than entertainers to take the training by January 1, 2025, or within 30 days of hiring for recorded content or 120 days of hiring for live courses, whichever is later, and at least every two years thereafter.
(b) An adult entertainment establishment must require all employees to take the training within 30 days of hiring, and at least every two years thereafter.
(c) The training content must be developed and provided by a third-party qualified professional with experience and expertise in personnel training.
(c) The training content must be developed by a third party.
(i) Preventing sexual harassment, sexual discrimination, and assault in the workplace;
(i) Preventing sexual harassment;
(ii) Information on how to identify and report human trafficking;
(ii) Conflict de-escalation;
(iii) Conflict deescalation between entertainers, other employees, and patrons;
and (iii) Providing first aid.
and (iv) Providing first aid.
(d) An adult entertainment establishment must offer entertainers the ability to opt in to trainings offered under this subsection.
(e) The department may require annual reporting on training required under this subsection in a manner determined by the department.
An entertainer may use the panic button if the entertainer has been harmed, reasonably believes there is a risk of harm, or there is ((an other)) another emergency in the entertainer's presence.
An entertainer may use the panic button if the entertainer has been harmed, reasonably believes there is a risk of harm, or there is an other emergency in the entertainer's presence.
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(((3))) (4)(a) An adult entertainment establishment must record the accusations it receives that a customer has committed an act of violence, including assault, sexual assault, or sexual harassment, towards an entertainer.
2 ESSB 6105 (((3))) (4)(a) An adult entertainment establishment must record the ((accusations)) allegations it receives that a customer has committed sex trafficking, prostitution, promotion of prostitution, or an act of violence, including assault, sexual assault, or sexual harassment, towards an entertainer.
The establishment must retain a record of the customer's identifying information and written detail about the incident for at least five years after the most recent ((accusation)) allegation.
The establishment must retain a record of the customer's identifying information for at least five years after the most recent accusation.
(b) If an ((accusation)) allegation involving a customer is supported by a statement made under penalty of perjury or other evidence, the adult entertainment establishment must decline to allow the customer to return to the establishment for at least three years after the date of the incident.
(b) If an accusation is supported by a statement made under penalty of perjury or other evidence, the adult entertainment establishment must decline to allow the customer to return to the establishment for at least three years after the date of the incident.
The establishment must share the information about the customer with other establishments with common ownership and those establishments with common ownership must also decline to allow the customer to enter those establishments for at least three years after the date of the incident.
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No entertainer may be required to provide such a statement .
2 SB 6105 customer with other establishments with common ownership and those establishments with common ownership must also decline to allow the customer to enter those establishments for at least three years after the date of the incident.
(c) An adult entertainment establishment must have a written process and procedure accessible to all employees and entertainers for submitting allegations involving a customer.
No entertainer may be required to provide such a statement.
(d) An adult entertainment establishment must provide information collected under this subsection (4) annually to the department.
(c) An adult entertainment establishment must have a written process and procedure accessible to all employees and entertainers for submitting accusations.
Records provided to the department under this subsection (4) are deemed confidential and shall not be open to public inspection, provided that the records shall be made available to law enforcement or employees of governmental agencies in the performance of their official duties, and to an entertainer or employee or their legal representative.
(d) An adult entertainment establishment must provide information collected under this section annually to the department.
(((4))) (5) An adult entertainment establishment must provide at least one person on the premises during business hours whose primary duty is security.
(((4))) (5) An adult entertainment establishment must provide at least one person on the premises during business hours whose primary duty is security, and who has no other duties outside of security between the hours of 9:00 p.m.
and 9:00 a.m.
(c) The occupancy and patron volume;
(c) The patron volume;
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(d) Security cameras and panic buttons;
3 ESSB 6105 (d) Security cameras and panic buttons;
The department must share information regarding violations of this section with the liquor and cannabis board.
The department may share enforcement and compliance with this section as necessary for the purposes of section 3 of this act.
(((5))) (9) This section does not affect an employer's responsibility to provide a place of employment free from recognized hazards or to otherwise comply with this chapter and other employment laws.
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3 SB 6105 (((5))) (9) This section does not affect an employer's responsibility to provide a place of employment free from recognized hazards or to otherwise comply with this chapter and other employment laws.
If the advisory committee finds and recommends additional measures that would increase the safety and security of p.
If the advisory committee finds and recommends additional measures that would increase the safety and security of entertainers and that those additional measures would require legislative action, the department must report those recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature.
4 ESSB 6105 entertainers and that those additional measures would require legislative action, the department must report those recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature.
(a) "Adult entertainment" means any exhibition, performance, or dance of any type conducted ((in)) within the view of one or more members of the public inside a premises where such exhibition, performance, or dance involves an entertainer, who((:
(a) "Adult entertainment" means any exhibition, performance, or dance of any type conducted in a premises where such exhibition, performance, or dance involves an entertainer who:
(i) Is)) is unclothed or in such attire, costume, or clothing as to expose to view any portion of the breast below the top of the areola or any portion of the pubic region, anus, ((buttocks,)) vulva, or genitals((;
(i) Is unclothed or in such attire, costume, or clothing as to expose to view any portion of the breast below the top of the areola or any portion of the pubic region, anus, buttocks, vulva, or genitals;
or (ii) Touches, caresses, or fondles the breasts, buttocks, anus, genitals, or pubic region of another person, or permits the touching, caressing, or fondling of the entertainer's own breasts, buttocks, anus, genitals, or pubic region by another person)), with ((the)) an intent to sexually arouse or excite another person.
or (ii) Touches, caresses, or fondles the breasts, buttocks, anus, genitals, or pubic region of another person, or permits the touching, caressing, or fondling of the entertainer's own breasts, buttocks, anus, genitals, or pubic region by another person, with the intent to sexually arouse or excite another person.
(c) "Entertainer" means any person who provides adult entertainment within an adult entertainment establishment, whether or not a fee is charged or accepted for entertainment and whether or not the person is an employee under RCW 49.17.020.
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4 SB 6105 (c) "Entertainer" means any person who provides adult entertainment within an adult entertainment establishment, whether or not a fee is charged or accepted for entertainment and whether or not the person is an employee under RCW 49.17.020.
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(3) An establishment may not charge an entertainer:
5 ESSB 6105 (3) An establishment may not charge an entertainer:
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(5) All establishments must display signage in areas designated for entertainers that entertainers are not required to surrender any tips or gratuities and an establishment may not take adverse action against an entertainer in response to the entertainer's use or collection of tips or gratuities.
(5) All establishments must display signage in areas designated for entertainers that entertainers are not required to surrender any tips or gratuities and an establishment may not take adverse action p.
5 SB 6105 against an entertainer in response to the entertainer's use or collection of tips or gratuities.
The department must share information regarding violations of this section with the liquor and cannabis board.
The department may share enforcement and compliance with this section as necessary for the purposes of section 3 of this act.
(8) The department may adopt rules to implement this chapter.
(8) The department may promulgate rules to implement this chapter.
(9) The department must adjust the dollar amount in subsection (3)(e) of this section every two years, beginning January 1, 2027, p.
(9)(a) No state agency or local government may adopt laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations that:
6 ESSB 6105 based upon changes in the consumer price index during that time period.
(i) Limit or prohibit an entertainer from collecting payment for adult entertainment from customers;
(10) For purposes of this section:
and (ii) Restrict an entertainer's proximity or distance from others before or during any exhibition, performance, or dance of any type, to the extent there is no sexual contact as defined under RCW 9A.44.010.
(b) This subsection may not be construed to prohibit a local government from adopting ordinances or regulations that are more protective of entertainers than the requirements of this section.
(10) The department must adjust the dollar amount in subsection (3)(e) of this section every 10 years, beginning January 1, 2034, based upon changes in the consumer price index during that time period.
(11) For purposes of this section:
(c) "Entertainer" means any person who provides adult entertainment within an adult entertainment establishment, whether or not a fee is charged or accepted for entertainment and whether or not the person is an employee under RCW 49.46.010.
(c) "Entertainer" has the same meaning as in RCW 49.17.470.
(d) "Leasing fee" means a fee, charge, or other request for money from an entertainer by an adult entertainment establishment in exchange for allowing an entertainer to conduct adult entertainment.
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6 SB 6105 (d) "Leasing fee" means a fee, charge, or other request for money from an entertainer by an adult entertainment establishment in exchange for allowing an entertainer to conduct adult entertainment.
(1) If an adult entertainment establishment has received a citation describing a violation of RCW 49.17.470 or section 2 of this act, or rules associated with these statutes, from the department of labor and industries, and has not abated the violation within the time period provided in the citation, the board:
(1) If an adult entertainment establishment has received a citation describing a violation of RCW 49.17.470 or section 2 of this act, or associated rules from the department of labor and industries, and has not abated the violation within the time period provided in the citation, the board:
(2) An establishment licensed under this chapter may not allow persons under 21 years of age and must comply with all other age restrictions under this chapter and chapter 66.44 RCW.
(2) The board must adopt rules to implement this section.
(3) The board must modify or adopt rules to allow adult entertainment establishments to hold licenses under this chapter, subject to this section.
(3) For purposes of this section "adult entertainment establishment" or "establishment" has the same meaning as in RCW 49.17.470.
(4) The board shall repeal the rule currently codified as WAC 314-11-050 in its entirety.
Repeal of this rule shall not be construed to legalize conduct described in the rule which is otherwise illegal under existing statutes in the Revised Code of Washington.
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7 ESSB 6105 (5) For purposes of this section "adult entertainment establishment" or "establishment" has the same meaning as in RCW 49.17.470.
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