The California State Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would overhaul the state’s production tax incentive program, a key step in legislators’ efforts to provide support to struggling Hollywood workers.

The vote on Assembly Bill 1138 was 73 in favor and one against, and comes a day after a similar bill, SB 630, passed 34-1 out of the state senate. The bills now head to the opposite houses as its co-authors say they are looking to expedite the committee vote process so that they can be passed by the legislature, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, and implemented by the California Film Commission all ideally before the legislative session ends for the year in September.

“We are in an emergency, given the unemployment levels and the loss of business in California due to the film indu

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