{"id":11715,"date":"2013-02-27T04:00:21","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/news\/?p=11715"},"modified":"2013-02-27T10:02:27","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T15:02:27","slug":"asa-legislative-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/asa-legislative-update\/","title":{"rendered":"ASA Legislative Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The American Suntanning Association is currently working on 31 state tan ban bills in 23 states, and lobbyists have been engaged in every state where bills are in play or being introduced.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, legislators are hearing our industry\u2019s scientifically supported message. Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wral.com\/news\/state\/nccapitol\/video\/12127519\/#\/vid12127519\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0to view a report from North Carolina, where ASA representatives presented their message and impacted regulators.<\/p>\n<p>The ASA has collected and organized significant scientific data for this year\u2019s battles and is recruiting salon owners to get involved with legislation in their respective states. Live webinar lobbying training and extensive lobbying kits are being offered by the ASA to those who wish to get involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsidering the short length of time given for the transition of all tanning salon association responsibilities, the ASA is on top of all major issues,&#8221;\u00a0says executive director Tracie Cunningham. \u201cIn limited time in operation, we\u2019ve already been able to improve the industry\u2019s lobbying process by developing new relationships, gathering all the information to support our position and involving salon owners at the state level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/americansuntanning.org\/regulations\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for a complete state regulatory update, including links to each bill, on the ASA\u2019s website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Suntanning Association is currently working on 31 state tan ban bills in 23 states, and lobbyists have been engaged in every state where bills are in play or being introduced. 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Live webinar lobbying training and extensive lobbying kits are being offered by the ASA to those who wish to get involved.  \u201cConsidering the short length of time given for the transition of all tanning salon association responsibilities, the ASA is on top of all major issues,&quot;\u00a0says executive director Tracie Cunningham. \u201cIn limited time in operation, we\u2019ve already been able to improve the industry\u2019s lobbying process by developing new relationships, gathering all the information to support our position and involving salon owners at the state level.\u201d  Click here for a complete state regulatory update, including links to each bill, on the ASA\u2019s website.  &nbsp;  &nbsp;\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/asa-legislative-update\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ASA Legislative Update - Smart Tan News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The American Suntanning Association is currently working on 31 state tan ban bills in 23 states, and lobbyists have been engaged in every state where bills are in play or being introduced.  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