Article URL: https://www.the3dprintingnerd.com/ab2047 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48652184 Points: 163 # Comments: 81

AB2047 requires every 3D printer sold in California to run a DOJ state-certified "detection algorithm" - a technology that can not reliably exist. If passed, it would pull a tool used in thousands of schools, libraries, labs, and small businesses out from under our communities. This page is a plain-language guide you can share with your school board, PTA, or neighbor. The bill cleared the full Assembly and has moved to the State Senate, where it goes first to the Judiciary and Public Safety committees. These members decide whether AB2047 advances - so these are exactly the people who need to hear from you now. Below is every member of both committees, with a direct phone line and email for each. One email can reach every committee office plus the legislative staff who handle these bills. Copy the full list, paste it into the BCC field so offices don't see each other's addresses, and send a single message. A ringing phone in a Capitol office is hard to ignore - calls often carry more weight than email. No script needed: give your name, say you're a Californian, and urge a NO vote on AB 2047. Tap any number to call that office directly. Scroll for the full list. Anna Caballero and Scott Wiener sit on both committees, so the email list above counts each of them once. Personal letters from real Californians carry far more weight than form letters. Pick the points that matter to you and tell them why, in your voice: Legislators weigh messages from the people they represent most of all - so if you live in California, your own Senator and Assembly Member need to hear from you. But every informed voice adds to the pressure, in California and beyond. Each of these takes five minutes or less. Do one today. Do all three this week. Find your own State Senator and Assembly Member, and tell them to oppose AB2047. Representatives listen hardest to the constituents they answer to - and the more informed Californians who speak up, the louder that message lands. Phone calls beat emails. Two minutes, big impact.