Press Release: California Arts Advocates Responds to Final Passage of California's 2026–27 State Budget

CAA statement on the May revise released May 14, 2026

Governor Newsom Signs California Arts Advocates Sponsored Legislation

Arts Funding in Crisis: Take Action Now

SB 456 - Contractors Exemptions: Muralists

Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person to engage in the business, or act in the capacity, of a contractor without a license, unless exempted. This bill would exempt from that law an artist who draws, paints, applies, executes, restores, or conserves a mural, as defined, pursuant to an agreement with a person who could legally authorize the work.