Council votes 10-0 to back state bills to expand film and TV tax credits and urges federal incentives

Councilmember Concejala Nazarian presented a motion asking the City Council to support two state legislative measures identified in the meeting as Assembly 630 and Assembly 1138 and to urge state and federal action to expand tax credits for film and television production. Nazarian said the original California credit has generated substantial economic activity and that expanding the credit would help preserve local jobs in trades such as carpentry, electrical work and camera operations.

Nazarian cited figures she attributed to the program’s history: since 2009 the tax credit has generated roughly $26 billion in economic activity and supported hundreds of thousands of jobs. She asked colleagues to support the two state measures and to press Sacramento for the proposed expansion and Washington for a federal production credit.

Councilmembers approved the motion without objection; the clerk reported a 10-0 vote and the items were transmitted immediately, without protest. A speaker on the dais said they were proud to have coauthored the earlier tax-credit legislation and supported the new measures.

What the motion asks: supporters said the measures would expand eligibility so smaller independent producers and smaller television projects can access credits, retaining downstream local employment in crafts and services. The council’s action was a formal expression of support and a request that city staff or the mayor’s office coordinate any follow-up advocacy with state and federal officials; no local appropriation or ordinance was adopted during the meeting.