California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 736 — Creative Economy Incentive Act.

Last action — August 30 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law, the Economic Revitalization Act, establishes the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, also known as "GO-Biz," to, among other duties, serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. Existing state sales and use tax laws impose a tax on retailers measured by gross receipts on the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state. These taxes are remitted to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. This bill would, until January 1, 2031, establish the Creative Economy Incentive Act, which would be administered by GO-Biz, for the purpose of providing financial support to any nonprofit organization, city, county, special district, or any politicalsubdivision of state or local government, including a department, agency, commission, district, joint powers authority, or a combination thereof for the purpose of assisting in financing a creative economy event, as defined. The bill would require an applicant to apply to GO-Biz for financial support pursuant to the program on an application that contains specified minimum information, including the adopted resolution of a county or city, if any, within the designated market area for the creative economy event evidencing that city's or county's commitment to contribute a portion of its respective local sales and use tax revenue or other local revenue as a local contribution to the creative economy event. The bill would require an applicant who receives financial support under these provisions to comply with specified reporting requirements and would require the office to complete a study of a creative economy event, as specified. The bill would require the office to form a steering committee to make recommendations to the office regarding the development of guidelines and the review of applications under these provisions. The bill would establish the Creative Economy Incentive Program Account, which, upon appropriation, would be used to carry out these provisions. The bill would require the office to annually prepare a report on its activities and outcomes under these provisions and submit the report to specified committees in the Senate and the Assembly on March 15 of each year, beginning with the year 2021. The bill would require the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to transfer specified sales and use tax receipts correlated with a creative economy event into the Creative Economy Incentive Program Fund until an amount equal to the total amount of financial support funding awarded to the applicant for the creative economy event has been transferred.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. August 30 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. August 21 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  3. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. (Received at desk July 17 pursuant to JR 61(a)(10)).

  5. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9).

  6. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E.

  7. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on J., E.D., & E. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E.

  8. Re-referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M. and J., E.D., & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  9. Referred to Coms. on J., E.D., & E. and A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M.

  10. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1281.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  12. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1108.) (May 16).

  15. Set for hearing May 16.

  16. May 6 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  17. Set for hearing May 6.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 770.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  20. Set for hearing April 22.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  22. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  23. Withdrawn from committee.

  24. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

  25. April 24 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  26. Set for hearing April 24.

  27. Referred to Coms. on EQ. and TRANS.

  28. Read first time.

  29. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.

  30. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (121)

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Votes

Special Consent SB736

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27000
Democratic 9000
Republican 2000
Total 38000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 6000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 4001
Total 5001
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 736 do?
Existing law, the Economic Revitalization Act, establishes the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, also known as "GO-Biz," to, among other duties, serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. Existing state sales and use tax laws impose a tax on retailers measured by gross receipts on the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state. These taxes are remitted to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. This bill would, until January 1, 2031, establish the Creative Economy Incentive Act, which would be administered by GO-Biz, for the purpose of providing financial support to any nonprofit organization, city, county, special district, or any politicalsubdivision of state or local government, including a department, agency, commission, district, joint powers authority, or a combination thereof for the purpose of assisting in financing a creative economy event, as defined. The bill would require an applicant to apply to GO-Biz for financial support pursuant to the program on an application that contains specified minimum information, including the adopted resolution of a county or city, if any, within the designated market area for the creative economy event evidencing that city's or county's commitment to contribute a portion of its respective local sales and use tax revenue or other local revenue as a local contribution to the creative economy event. The bill would require an applicant who receives financial support under these provisions to comply with specified reporting requirements and would require the office to complete a study of a creative economy event, as specified. The bill would require the office to form a steering committee to make recommendations to the office regarding the development of guidelines and the review of applications under these provisions. The bill would establish the Creative Economy Incentive Program Account, which, upon appropriation, would be used to carry out these provisions. The bill would require the office to annually prepare a report on its activities and outcomes under these provisions and submit the report to specified committees in the Senate and the Assembly on March 15 of each year, beginning with the year 2021. The bill would require the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to transfer specified sales and use tax receipts correlated with a creative economy event into the Creative Economy Incentive Program Fund until an amount equal to the total amount of financial support funding awarded to the applicant for the creative economy event has been transferred.
Who sponsors SB 736?
SB 736 is sponsored by Umberg, Thomas J. (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 736?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 736?
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