Was hanging out with my brother over the weekend and he was telling me about a conversation he was having with a friend of his that is a state representative (don't ask me his name, he wouldn't tell me but I believe him). From what he was telling me is that there is an informal committee the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is looking into creating a database to register and license ALL individuals (dancers & strip club workers, massage parlor workers, etc. within the state to help "curtail" prostitution and drug issues. Licensing would involve periodic drug and STD testing, and would be required to work at any strip club, massage parlor, or any other place where "nudity may be involved for entertainment purposes", and be required for each location an individual may work, no matter how infrequent. Of coarse, there would be licensing fees involved, and would periodically require renewal. Besides "curtailing" prostitution and drug issues (yeah, right, like that would really help), it would also help LE find individuals that they may be seeking, prevent underage employment, and assist the state IRS in proper assessment of taxes. Any individuals in violation would be assessed a hefty penalty (fine and possibility of incarceration), and the establishment would also be responsible. He also said that the "sub-contractor" loophole that many dancers now work under will go away and they will have to become regular employees of the establishment to make enforcement easier.
Now, knowing my brother, he may have blown the whole thing out of proportion, but if any part of this is true, it could be a major pain in the ass. Not only is it going to hamper or even prevent some dancers from working (or starting as that i'm sure its not going to be an instant thing and we all know how many of these girls need cash now), but it will give LE agencies another opportunity to just stop by to take a look. I know several clubs where ownership doesn't even really know the real names of some of the dancers, and if they have to be registered for each club (and of coarse pay for each), how many dancers are just going to leave and dance in other states where it is not a tough. And, if owners now have to actually hire the dancers as regular employees, then they will be required by law to provide health care or pay the Obama Care fines, which for many may be the difference between staying open and closing (or changing the business).
Was wondering if anyone else has heard anything about this, or if any other states have anything similar?


That sounds typical of Pennsylvania.
I could certainly see a bill like this hitting the floor, and it would gain momentum because they would say it's protecting "sex trafficking" issues, but I'm not sure how the public would react. Would they bitch that their tax dollars could be better used? PA is a pretty liberal state of that influences any certain outcome.
The state of PA watches people pretty closely. I saw a guy get dragged out of a casino by state troopers once. He simply used his players card at the casino and it alerted the state police that he had an existing warrant for his arrest. I have never seen that anywhere else before - but I'm sure it happens in other states too.