Jul 3, 2025

Governor Newsom signs legislation 7.3.25

SACRAMENTO – A day after announcing California has more than doubled its Film and Television Tax Credit Program, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed legislation to further strengthen the state’s commitment to film and television production:

AB 1138 by Assemblymember Zbur (D-Los Angeles) and Senator Allen (D-Santa Monica): Income and corporate taxes: tax credits: motion pictures.

For full text of the bill, visit: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.

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