California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1941 — California Film Commission: membership and duties.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 176, Statutes of 2016.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Motion Picture, Television, and Commercial Industries Act of 1984, establishes the California Film Commission within the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development. Under existing law, the Governor appoints 13 of the 26 members of the commission, with 6 of those appointments based upon specified occupational criteria. Existing law requires the commission to, among other duties, adopt guidelines for a standardized film permit and to administer the qualified motion picture tax credits. This bill would require one of the Governor's appointees to be an independent filmmaker and would also require one of the Governor's appointees to be a member who is an independent commercial producer, or an employee of a trade association representing independent commercial producers. The bill would also require the commission to create on its Internet Web site a navigational link labeled "Independent Films" that contains information explaining the qualified motion picture tax credits available to independent films and highlights the required allocation of 5% of the aggregate amount of the credits to independent films.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 176, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5698.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4650.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

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

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4786.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  15. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 4).

  16. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  20. 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.

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

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Lopez · Primary
  • Chu · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Lopez

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Chu

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1941 LOPEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 67003
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Yea
Cooley — Not Voting
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Campos — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Medina — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Hadley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Consent Calendar 2nd

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Democratic 3000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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AB 1941 LOPEZ Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Unaffiliated 68002
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Linder — Yea
Mathis — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Salas — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Weber — Yea
Brown — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gray — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Burke — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 20000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Chang — Yea
Holden — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1941 do?
Existing law, the Motion Picture, Television, and Commercial Industries Act of 1984, establishes the California Film Commission within the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development. Under existing law, the Governor appoints 13 of the 26 members of the commission, with 6 of those appointments based upon specified occupational criteria. Existing law requires the commission to, among other duties, adopt guidelines for a standardized film permit and to administer the qualified motion picture tax credits. This bill would require one of the Governor's appointees to be an independent filmmaker and would also require one of the Governor's appointees to be a member who is an independent commercial producer, or an employee of a trade association representing independent commercial producers. The bill would also require the commission to create on its Internet Web site a navigational link labeled "Independent Films" that contains information explaining the qualified motion picture tax credits available to independent films and highlights the required allocation of 5% of the aggregate amount of the credits to independent films.
Who sponsors AB 1941?
AB 1941 is sponsored by Lopez and Chu.
What is the current status of AB 1941?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2016. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1941?
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