In the Golden State, lawmakers hope to prevent Hollywood from filming movies and shows in other places by expanding current tax breaks for productions in California.
State Assemblyman Rick Chavez Zbur and state Sen. Ben Allen, both Democrats, introduced a pair of bills, AB 1138 and SB 630, which they claim will modernize the tax credit for television and film in the state. Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) proposed increasing the state’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program from $330 million annually to $750 million.
Zbur and other local leaders made their pitch for updating the tax credit during a press conference at the SAG-AFTRA headquarters on Wednesday. He expressed gratitude for Newsom’s proposal but argued more must be done to compete with other states for film and television productions.
“We were pleased and excited to learn about Gov. Newsom’s proposal to…
