OLYMPIA, WA – (MyBellinghamNow.com) A “strippers’ bill of rights” could soon be coming to Washington state.

House Bill 2036 is being considered in the state legislature. Adult dancers here are fighting for statewide worker protections that advocates say would be the most comprehensive in the U.S.

It would require at least one dedicated security guard at each club, keypad codes to enter dressing rooms, training for employees on preventing sexual harassment and procedures if a customer is violent.

They would also require training on how to de-escalate conflict between dancers, employees and customers.

The bill is the culmination of six years of advocacy work by Strippers Are Workers, a dancer-led organization in Washington.

It was introduced by Democratic State Representative Amy Walen and is sponsored by 20 legislators including 40th district Rep. Debra Lekanoff.