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Administrative/Regulatory

Mar. 11, 2014

Future of 'no bare hands' law is certainly uncertain

The intense backlash to AB 1252 has the bill's backers changing course. Possibly. By Jonathan Melmed and Jonathan Braun


By Jonathan Melmed and Jonathan Braun


Just how powerful is the latex lobby in Sacramento? California will find out soon when Assemblyman Dr. Richard Pan attempts to repeal the very law he personally drafted and pushed through the state Legislature just a few short months ago.


That law, Assembly Bill 1252, better known as California's 'no bare hands' law, went into effect Jan 1, 2014. Now codified as Health and Safety Code Section 113961(b),...

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