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        Arts & Culture Legislation

        California Arts Advocates closely monitors arts and culture bills each year as they move their way through the Assembly and Senate. Here you can learn more about the bills we are following this year, as well as others from past years. We provide a brief synopsis and information about its potential impact. You can reach the full bill text by clicking through.

        Current Policy

        The arts need support. Lobbying is how we get it. Visit our Policy Agenda page to keep up with arts legislation and cultural policies happening in California. We track and summarize Assembly and Senate Bills that have implications in arts and culture.

        Bills we are Tracking

        Learn more about the complete list of bills CA Arts Advocates is tracking.

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        Senate Bills

        SB 456 - Contractors Exemptions: Muralists

        Senate Bill

        SB 630 (Allen) + AB 1138 (Zbur, Bryan) Income and corporate taxes: tax credits: motion pictures.

        Senate Bill

        SB 628 - CA Creative Workforce Act

        Senate Bill

        SB 799 - Unemployment Insurance: Trade Disputes: Eligibility for Benefits

        State Bill

        Governor Newsom Signs 2020 Budget Act

        Senate Bill

        SB 785 - Consumer protection: ticket sellers

        Assembly Bills

        Senate Bill

        SB 630 (Allen) + AB 1138 (Zbur, Bryan) Income and corporate taxes: tax credits: motion pictures.

        Assembly Bill

        AB 1039 (Hart) State-funded assistance grants and contracts: advance payments.

        Assembly Bill

        AB 880 (Bennett, Limón, Umberg) State government grants and contracts: payment of claims and grantees’ indirect costs.

        Assembly Bill

        AB 265 (Caloza) Small Business Recovery Fund Act

        Assembly Bill

        AB 507 (Haney) Adaptive reuse: streamlining: incentives.

        Assembly Bill

        AB 1349 (Bryan) Consumer protection: ticket sellers

        Budget

        Legislative & Budget Updates

        2024-25 Governor’s January Budget Proposal

        Letter

        2023-24 Instructions to Legislators

        Letter

        2023-24 California State Senate - Budget Policy Letter

        Legislative & Budget Updates

        2023-24 Governor’s January Budget Proposal

        Legislative & Budget Updates

        Final CA State Budget: Arts & Culture Investments 22-23

        Legislative & Budget Updates

        STATE BUDGET 2022: May Revise: Arts & Culture Investments

        Legislative

        AB-5 and AB-2257

        Learn more about AB-5 as well as AB-2257, a CA law signed by Governor Newsom on September 1, 2020 which includes additional exemptions and clarifications to AB-5 for arts sector and others.

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