AB 3256 — California Film Commission.

Summary

Existing law, the Motion Picture, Television, and Commercial Industries Act of 1984, establishes within the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) , the California Film Commission consisting of 26 members, as provided. Existing law requires the commission, among other duties, to encourage motion picture and television filming in California and to make recommendations to the Legislature, the Governor, GO-Biz, and other state agencies on legislative or administrative actions that may be necessary or helpful to maintain and improve the position of the state's motion picture industry in the national and world markets. This bill, among other things, would revise and recast those provisions by requiring the commission to have a Board of Commissioners consisting of those 26 members and would assign some of the duties of the commission to the board, as specified. The bill would replace various references to "motion picture and television filming" and "motion picture" in the act and other laws related to the commission with a reference to "media production." The bill would define "media production" to include, but not be limited to, the production of motion pictures, film, digital media, television, commercials, and still photography. Existing law requires the director of the commission to be the permitting authority for the use of state-owned property and state employee services for the purpose of making commercial motion pictures. Exiting law authorizes the commission to establish fees not to exceed the actual cost of the affected state agency for this purpose, and requires those fees to be deposited in the Film Transfer Account, established in the Special Deposit Fund, for disbursement by the director to reimburse the operating departments for their actual costs. This bill would instead require each state agency, department, or commission having jurisdiction over a state property to work with the commission to establish fees not to exceed the recovery of costs for state services and property maintenance and to submit the proposed fees in writing to the commission, as provided. The bill would instead require these fees to be collected and recorded by the commission, and would authorize these fees to be deposited in the Film Transfer Account or forwarded to the operating agency, department, or commission for reimbursement to recover costs. Existing law requires the commission to release annually the number of motion picture starts that occurred within California. This bill would instead require the commission, through the 2019–20 fiscal year, to annually release a summary report on the status of the Film and Television Tax Credit Program, including any available data related to the increase or decrease of media production in California. Existing law requires the director of the commission to provide staff support to the commission, and authorizes the director of GO-Biz to assign additional staff on a temporary or permanent basis when needed. This bill would repeal that provision. Existing law, as a means to carry out the commission's purposes, establishes in the State Treasury the Film Promotion and Marketing Fund, and requires moneys in the fund to be available for expenditure by the commission upon appropriation by the Legislature. Existing law requires proceeds that accrue to the state from the sales of location library documents, photocopying, and other film-related information documents to be deposited in the fund. This bill would additionally require sponsorships and donations to be deposited in the fund. Existing law requires the commission, with input from the motion picture industry and local and state government, to develop and adopt a "model process for granting film permits," as provided. Existing law requires the commission to send each city and county a copy of the model process for granting film permits for local consideration. Existing law, prior to the adoption of, or an amendment to, the written filming policy of a local government, requires the local government to submit a draft of the ordinance or amendment to the Director of the Film Office and requires the Film Office to review drafts submitted and to report its finding to the local government, as provided. This bill would instead require the local government to submit a draft of the ordinance or amendment to the director of the commission and would require the commission to review drafts submitted and to report its finding to the local government. Existing law requires the Film Office and its director to encourage the use of a uniform application form, as specified, for obtaining a local permit to engage in film production within the jurisdiction of a county, city, or city and county. This bill would instead require the commission and its director to encourage the use of a uniform application form for obtaining a local permit to engage in media production.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/07/18 - Chaptered Current pdf September 07, 2018
• Enrolled 08/16/18 - Enrolled pdf August 16, 2018
• Amended 04/19/18 - Amended Assembly pdf April 19, 2018
• Introduced 03/19/18 - Introduced pdf March 19, 2018
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Action History

1. September 07, 2018

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 302, Statutes of 2018.

2. September 07, 2018

   Approved by the Governor.

3. August 20, 2018

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

4. August 14, 2018

   In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

5. August 13, 2018

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5283.).

6. August 07, 2018

   Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

7. August 06, 2018

   From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

8. June 26, 2018

   From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

9. June 07, 2018

   Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

10. May 30, 2018

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

11. May 29, 2018

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5438.)

12. May 24, 2018

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

13. May 23, 2018

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 23).

14. April 25, 2018

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

15. April 23, 2018

    Re-referred to Com. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M.

16. April 19, 2018

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M. Read second time and amended.

17. March 22, 2018

    Referred to Com. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M.

18. March 20, 2018

    From printer. May be heard in committee April 19.

19. March 19, 2018

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media · Primary

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