A bill set to dramatically expand California’s incentives for film and television production companies to shoot in-state has passed the California State Assembly, albeit without a mention of the $750 million program cap promised by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Legislators voted 73 to one on Tuesday to pass AB 1138 and send it to the Senate, with Assemblymember Carl DeMaio of San Diego representing the sole “no” vote. The vote comes after the state Senate passed a similar bill focused on the state’s entertainment tax credit program earlier in the day, with the governor’s promised cash infusion absent from the amended legislation.

The move adds momentum to union- and studio-backed attempts to provide a shot in the arm to filming in California even as the state faces significant budget deficit conc

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