This posted a few days ago on the Daily Bulletin in Condoms-in-porn bill stalls in Sacramento, bill on use in prisons moving forward.
The Assembly bill cleared the Labor Committee in April, but the Appropriations Committee unanimously voted to shelve [AB 332] on Friday, with its chairman citing constitutional concerns and the cost of fighting expected legal challenges.
Hall, however, vowed to keep pushing the issue, saying he is trying to protect the health of actors in the porn industry.
He blasted the chairman of the committee, Assemblyman Mike Gatto – a Democrat who represents part of the San Fernando Valley, the home of the porn industry.
“Assemblymember Mike Gatto has put porn profits above the need to protect workers in California,” Hall said. “He gives a whole new meaning to the term ‘money shot.’”
Gatto said he understood Hall’s intention behind the bill, but he did not appreciate his colleague’s remarks.
“One is always disappointed with a member of the Legislature who uses undignified language,” Gatto said.
Gatto added that the 17-member appropriations committee agreed it was difficult to separate the constitutional concerns of the bill with the financial impact it would have on the state.
“A legislator has about as much right telling a performer to use condoms as we have telling Rush Limbaugh to wear a dunce cap during his radio shows,” Gatto said. “Had the bill passed, we would have had extensive lawsuits.”
The article goes on to state that AB-999 passed, a bill that would make condoms available in state prisons. AIDS Healthcare Foundation was not behind the bill when it was first introduced, but got behind it roughly three weeks ago. Way to go, Mo! [Mo's heavily circulated and tweeted articles: Op-Ed: An Open Letter to AIDS Healthcare Foundation and Why Did AHF Give Up On Prisoners and Go After Porn Stars?]
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