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Committee advances DEIA compliance changes for film tax credits; AB 1377 passes out of committee

3195049 · May 5, 2025
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Summary

AB 1377 would require studios that opt into optional diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) tax credits for film and television to complete the DEIA plans they submit to the California Film Commission. The Revenue and Taxation Committee voted the bill out to Appropriations (final committee vote 5–1).

Assemblymember McKenna sponsored AB 1377, which would tighten eligibility for optional DEIA tax credits in the state's film and television tax credit program by requiring studios that opt into those incentives to complete the DEIA plans they propose to the California Film Commission.

In introducing the bill, McKenna said current law allows studios to…

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