Free Speech Coalition (FSC) is issuing a call-to-action to all its members and opponents of Assembly Bill 332, the proposed bill to mandate barrier protection in adult film productions in California. AB 332 is scheduled to go before the State Assembly Labor Committee on April 24.
Below is a letter that can be copied and pasted into an email or another document format and then sent to the Labor Committee representatives listed below. Please, reach out to these legislators by email, written letter, fax or phone and tell them that you oppose AB 332.
Please, send your message before April 24 and help us fight the good fight. Now is the time to come together and voice your opposition to AB 332—before the industry is driven out of California, or another dime of taxpayer money is wasted on this poorly-written law.
For more information on AB 332, or on how you can help oppose condom laws, email Free Speech Coalition or call 818-348-9373. Thank you for your help!
SUBJECT LINE (if emailed): I do NOT support AB 332 – please, stop this waste of taxpayer dollars
Dear [decisionmaker],
Assembly bill 332 is being brought before State Assembly Labor Committee, authored by Assemblymember Isadore Hall III (Democrat, 64th District—Compton) and co-authored by Assemblymember Richard Bloom (Democrat, 50th District—Santa Monica).
This proposed legislation is overbroad and was written without the input of those most affected by it: the producers and performers of the adult film industry. If allowed by California lawmakers, AB 332 will effectively drive the adult industry out of California to areas where responsible, appropriate regulation will be difficult, if not impossible, to enforce.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has been the only sponsor of this legislation, which is an offshoot of the Measure B legislation passed in Los Angeles in November. Presently, adult producer Vivid Entertainment and two other plaintiffs are suing the County of Los Angeles because of Measure B; at the very least, any decision on state legislation should wait until a decision is delivered in the local case.
While AHF would have constituents believe that AB 332 (and Measure B) are based on protocols for workplace health and safety, in fact this legislation threatens to destroy adult film industry's self-regulation and a rigorous STD testing program that has proved effective in protecting the health and safety of performers since it was instituted in 1998. AHF has used significant funding (to the tune of more than $5 million by some estimates) and misleading information to sway legislators and the public.
In fact, the adult film industry is a legal and responsible industry. The STD testing program (APHSS.org) was developed to effectively manage risk and has been successful at nearly eliminating "outbreaks" of STDs. Both producers and performers are voluntarily compliant with the industry-appropriate standards that are currently observed, but that would not be the case if condom (and other barrier protection) use were mandated.
In any case, matters related to workplace safety fall under the jurisdiction of state agency Cal-OSHA; to shift responsibility for enforcement of any workplace safety-related legislation to local municipalities and counties is an unnecessary burden to taxpayers in those locations, who would be charged with providing significant resources and infrastructure in order to provide enforcement of such legislation.
Please, do not support AB 332 – this legislation is poorly written, unnecessarily overbroad and addresses a problem that doesn’t exist. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
Here is the contact information for the State Assembly Labor Committee:
Assemblymember Roger Hernandez (D)
100 North Barranca Street
Suite 895
West Covina, CA 91791
Tel: (626) 960-4457
Fax: (626) 960-1310
[email protected]
Assemblymember Jeff Gorel (R)
2659 Townsgate Rd Suite 236
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Tel: 805-230-9167
Fax: 805-230-9183
[email protected]
Assemblymember Mike Morrell
10604 Trademark Parkway North, Suite #308
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Tel: (909) 466-9096
Fax: (909) 466-9892
[email protected]
Assemblymember Luis Alejo
Salinas Office:
100 West Alisal Street
Suite 134
Salinas, CA 93901
Tel: (831) 759-8676
Fax: (831) 759-2961
Hollister Office:
Briggs Building
365A 4th Street
Hollister, CA 95023
Tuesdays 10am-5pm
Tel: (831) 638-3228
Watsonville Office:
275 Main Street
Suite 104
Watsonville, CA 95076
Every Wednesday 9am-5pm
Phone: (831) 761-7428
[email protected]
Assemblymember Ed Chau
205 South Chapel Avenue, Suite B
Alhambra, CA 91801
Tel: (626) 382-0049
Fax: (626) 382-0048
[email protected]
Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez
1910 West Sunset Boulevard
Suite 810
Los Angeles, CA 90026-3350
Tel: (213) 483-5151
Fax: (213) 483-5166
[email protected]
Assemblymember Chris Holden
600 N. Rosemead Blvd, Suite 117
Pasadena, CA 91107
Tel: (626) 351-1917
[email protected]
