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Bill to tighten reporting for film tax credits advances after testimony on workforce gaps

3172286 · April 28, 2025
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Summary

SB 756 would require standardized, production‑level workforce reporting and demographic/geographic hiring data from recipients of film and television tax credits; the committee advanced the bill to Appropriations after proponents said current reports are insufficient to measure equity and local hiring outcomes.

Senator Smallwood Cuevas presented SB 756, the Film Tax Credit Accountability and Equity Act, which would expand and standardize workforce reporting by productions that receive state motion picture tax credits.

The bill requires productions receiving tax credits to submit annual workforce compliance reports with demographic, apprenticeship and local ZIP code hiring data; the bill directs the California Film…

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