hearing Opened at 1;33pm with Chairperson Gatto noting numerous public participants and offering ground rules for those who might not be familiar with the process. be concise, don’t repeat, repeats will be cut off.

Hall: AB1576 aligns state law with existing Cal/OSHA
falls below the fiscal threshold of this commitee
fiscal cost vs medical costs
opposition refuted by policy

???? for AHF:
fiscal analysis, gives compliance tools to cal/osha

PRO Speakers…..
Cameron Adams:
did what i was told, 28 day testing,
high turnover, girls like her taken advantage of
(there was audible outrage during comments)
California paying for my meds, over half a million $ multiplied by others diagnosed last year is over 2.4 million$

Rod Daily:
Eight years condom and testing
condoms work no other STD’s

Jessie Rodgers:
started day after turned 18, worked for 18 months till g/g scene injury, herpes

Adam Cohen: Researcher not in the industry
64%, 1 in 3 despite testing, 1 in 4 reinfected

Stuart Johnson: Cal Med ???? “in support”

CON Speakers:
Karen Tynan:
Cost of bill understated, requires development of new protocols by CDPH, annual update. DIR legal costs
(porn) leaving & will leave California if bill passes
conflict…
conflict mixing sex worker/prostitute for legal purposes performer is not
company’s average 15-20 employees
20-25 $mill to Nevada
Forced Consent, DIR, violates other health codes
legal problems ..don’t be swayed with emotional arguments.

Lorelie Lee:
14 yr performer, petition with 500+ signatures, APAC
testing system developed over a decade by performers no HIV for nearly a decade
protocols, to meet 14 day we get tested 10-14 days (lists panel)
ELISA vs Antigen test, window
performers better able to react than the government
performers hold producers responsible, outside protocol, refuse to work w/ them
condoms designed for 10 minute use vs 2 hours
Condom rash, more susceptible in personal lives where condoms not used.
Johns Hopkins Report, data is deeply flawed
Privacy – forced medical info share
bill wouldnt increase condom use, 95% reduction of permits, illegal shooting.

Ira Garden:
film editor 50+ years, 39 in California, Adult & Mainstream
3 children in business, more respect in adult
offered three jobs this week, Tennessee, Atlanta
travel issues, family destruction
thousands vs hundreds leaving, money going out (vs into Cal)
store owners & families
Novice opportunity, entry level, learning, adult to mainstream..(loss)
declined using speech someone offered to write, been thinking about this,Ira Alcoholic

Stuart ???:
San Fernando Valey, 6 billion $
Caterer, Gaffer, Grip (ancillary services)
concern about jobs, $ to economy, San Fernando Valley

Diane Duke, FSC:
Bill in search of a problem
no HIV nationwide in 10 years
personal lives stopped at the door
test case in LA County w/ Measure B, industry suing County, constitutionality, condom portion
95% drop in permit fees, 450k loss in one year
25 mill chatsworth company to Vegas
other studios say they will go, Hustler, Vivid, Brazzers, Reality Kings
industry being wooed by other states, living wage jobs
PASS overseen by FSC, medical advisory group, performers have input, Vetted clinic, vigorous list of tests, avail/not, green = they took & cleared test, red x = don’t know, costs a lot to put in place, volunteering doctors, hundreds of thousands to millions $ to state

Michael ????? Attorney
Burbank, 7 story building
bill has legal issues, neither performers or others consulted, paternalistic bill harms, constitutional infirmity, privacy, liability on business in California, Privacy breech, forced consent added two days ago

Amber Chase
educated myself (before entering industry) vacinated Hep B & A non avail for C, meningitis, guardasil detrimental to my health
BA in Art History, BS in ?? both with minors, Masters, Public ?
funding mandate, $ priority re services
(re:)studio/producer pay for test, I cant pay for others tests, film couples who don’t use condoms in personal life,

James ???: forced consent

Ray Ritchie: performer not prostitute, will be a law student, prohibition doesnt work, Volstead Act, Safe consensual sex, economic havoc, devastation to HIV prevention efforts (cut off due to long line)

Pink

Joshua ????
11 year videographer, we are not employees, work for seven different companies, moving isnt an option, son 1st cello, if bill passes uhaul only beneficiary

Emme Clair:
Performer, ??? @ St James Infirmary
waste of resources, constitutional

??????? : violate privacy

Matresse Madeline: condom rash

Jesse Bell:

ArielX : Bill is a trojan horse,

Mickey:

Mev: will lose job

Houston:

Young: formed LLC, will leave and lose job

Jizz Lee:

Tamara: 20 year call resident

Parrish 20 year cal resident

Alex Chance: Forced Consent, PPE not specified

Maurice: invasion of privacy, performer swap (affected, they are business too)

Jason Frasier:

Paul Chandler: (lose) best tech

Peter Murphy:
Plumber, (loss of customer base)

note: no context to comments suggested, parentheses are reflect recalled impressions..as this must be near book length will continue with Committee comments separately.

It seemed the basic message the industry was sending was that if the bill passes then they’re going to move… not all that much about health and/or safety of performers, but mainly about the threats of leaving CA and how they don’t really feel like moving… in other words, not the world’s greatest argument when discussing the health and safety of other human beings…