California Porn Condom Bill Passes Committee #AB1576

A bill that would require adult film actors to wear condoms during productions anywhere in California and to be tested regularly for sexually transmitted diseases passed a committee vote Tuesday.



AB1576 is the third attempt by Assemblyman Isadore Hall, D-Compton, to expand statewide a Los Angeles mandate approved by voters in 2012.


Public health advocates and some porn stars call the bill a basic workplace safety measure that will prevent the spread of disease.


"These are employees, and they have the right to be protected just like any other employee in any other job or business," said Joshua Rodgers, who performed in gay porn under the stage name Rod Daily. He said he stopped performing after routine testing showed he contracted HIV, though he does not blame a porn shoot for the diagnosis.


The bill now heads to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, where a similar one stalled last year. Full story here via Edge!