Unfortunately we do not have a category devoted to cultural affairs so I will use this since it comes closest.

The great state of California came very close to severely damaging American Arts & Letters but wiser heads prevailed. It was close, however.

"A closely watched bill that some said had the potential to impact the multi-billion dollar adult film industry in California died in a Senate committee Thursday without discussion.

Assemblyman Isadore Hall III, D-Los Angeles, who authored AB 1576, said his legislation would have expanded workplace protections for all adult film workers by requiring the use of condoms and other barrier protections during production shoots anywhere in California. The bill also would have further supported the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Act’s safety standards.

Cal/OSHA is tasked with enforcing the existing condom requirement, but the workplace safety agency mostly responds to complaints, and Hall said adult film workers rarely complain if they believe it will mean they can’t work.

“Here is the dirty little secret about porn production in California: It’s just work,” Hall said. “Take away the racy titles and creative storylines found in many of these films and adult film actors become, well, just workers.”

Hall said he was disappointed that the bill died in the Senate Appropriations Committee but added that he remained committed to protecting the health and safety of all California workers.

“AB 1576 wouldn’t have changed existing law, but it would have helped increase industry compliance in protecting its workers,” he said.

Members of the Canoga Park-based Free Speech Coalition, the trade association that represents the adult film industry, disagreed with the bill’s intent, saying Hall was using it to exploit performers for political gain. The industry, the group has said, already has been affected by voter-approved Measure B, which requires that adult-film performers wear condoms during sex scenes shot in L.A. County. The measure passed almost two years ago, and since then, many production companies have left the area and film permits have dropped by 90 percent, according to published reports.

The industry has been estimated to be worth $6 billion in California and $11 billion nationwide and is believed to have created 10,000 production jobs in the county, including makeup, lighting, carpentry, transportation, food service, payroll, web design and acting."

http://www.dailynews.com/article/20140814/NEWS/140819688

Since passage of a similar measure within the limits of LA the city has become practically a cultural wasteland. Thank heaven the legislature didn't let this happen throughout the Golden State.