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California Bill Would Require Occupational Licenses for Porn Actors, Strippers, Cam Girls
Reason ^ | February 20, 2020 | Christian Britschgi

Posted on 02/21/2020 5:29:46 AM PST by C19fan

In a very California story, inter-union drama appears to be marring the introduction of a bill that would require porn stars to get business licenses.

On Tuesday, Assemblymembers Lorena Gonzalez (D–San Diego) and Christina Garcia (D–Bell Gardens) introduced Assembly Bill (A.B.) 2389. The bill would require adult entertainers and video performers, including webcam performers, to obtain a business license and complete a state-mandated training course before being allowed to ply their trade.

Requirements for that training would be developed by the state's Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), which would, in turn, be advised by a new 10-member, governor-appointed board composed of two adult film actors, three dancers, two medical doctors, a therapist, and a money manager.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: camgirls; government; morelicenses; pornification; vice
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The same Lorena Gonzalez who sponsored the law basically outlawing freelance work in CA. I enjoy the schadenfreude of the adult entertainers and freelancers who voter for Leftists Union hacks like Gonzalez getting it good and hard.
1 posted on 02/21/2020 5:29:46 AM PST by C19fan
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>>complete a state-mandated training course before being allowed to ply their trade

Porn stars need “state-mandated training” ?? WTAF?


2 posted on 02/21/2020 5:33:37 AM PST by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)
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Licensing is needed for quality control.


3 posted on 02/21/2020 5:33:40 AM PST by AndyJackson
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If I acquire an STD while doing my job, that would be an Occupational Illness, and I could make a Worker’s Compensation claim.


4 posted on 02/21/2020 5:36:49 AM PST by nikos1121
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Just another scheme to shakedown the very people that they claim to represent.

How about passing a mandatory course in American history, heritage and the constitution before being allowed to run for office? Now, that's a license I could support.

5 posted on 02/21/2020 5:37:41 AM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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state-mandated training course

I just completed the syllabus AND the training materials. Excuse me while I go submit my invoice to the State of California.


6 posted on 02/21/2020 5:37:50 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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Kind of like facebook asking you to send them your nude photos so they can be sure they don’t fall into the wrong hands


7 posted on 02/21/2020 5:38:32 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Everyone knows Hillary was corrupt, lied, destroyed documents, and influenced witnesses. Rat crime.)
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“and complete a state-mandated training course before being allowed to ply their trade.”

I want to see the syllabus for that course. These people are just crazy. I’m telling you we are putting the wall in the wrong place.


8 posted on 02/21/2020 5:39:09 AM PST by gibsonguy
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California will ultimately outlaw all private employment - keeping every single citizen on the government payroll makes tax collection and redistribution much more orderly.


9 posted on 02/21/2020 5:39:34 AM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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When Californians finally rise up against the Dimbulbcrats, they’ll make billions and billions selling tickets to the public execution of those vermin.


10 posted on 02/21/2020 5:40:00 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: AndyJackson

Perhaps Bill Clinton will be on the governing board, along with Anthony Weiner, R Kelly, Kevin Spacey, Roman Polanski and Woody Allen.


11 posted on 02/21/2020 5:41:03 AM PST by Waverunner (I'd like to welcome our new overlords, say hello to my little friend)
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I'd imagine they could contact Slick for the "training" manual.

This would be comical if it weren't so sad.

12 posted on 02/21/2020 5:41:40 AM PST by ealgeone
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Just another scheme to shakedown the very people that they claim to represent.

Once you have a super-majority, the sky's the limit.

13 posted on 02/21/2020 5:43:19 AM PST by CatOwner
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There should be occupational licenses for state legislators.


14 posted on 02/21/2020 5:43:40 AM PST by I want the USA back (Journalists Take Bits of Reality and Slot them into the Existing Script. -Friedman.)
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Hey Nanzi. There’s a chance you may have some work once you leave Congress. Oh baby!


15 posted on 02/21/2020 5:44:40 AM PST by HighSierra5
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Perhaps Bill Clinton will be on the governing board, along with Anthony Weiner, R Kelly, Kevin Spacey, Roman Polanski and Woody Allen.

Jeffrey Epstein is no longer available.

16 posted on 02/21/2020 5:46:48 AM PST by CedarDave (Democrats are the Granola Party -full of fruits, nuts and flakes. And they lie, that's who they are.)
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Well, they eventually go around to taxing sex.


17 posted on 02/21/2020 5:47:48 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (A socalist is someone that wants everything you have except your job.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

We have got to get together and come up with a licensing course if this bill becomes law.

Imagine the field trips.


18 posted on 02/21/2020 5:48:07 AM PST by Loud Mime ("Now, go and do your duty before darkness covers the earth." Michael Uhlmann (1939 - 2019))
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Porn stars need “state-mandated training” ??

Who trains the trainers?

19 posted on 02/21/2020 5:49:35 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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What? No licenses for “cam guys”? Sounds a bit misogynistic.


20 posted on 02/21/2020 5:51:58 AM PST by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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