AB 1138
Income and corporate taxes: tax credits: motion pictures.
Became law · by Bryan, Gipson, Quirk-Silva, Menjivar, Pérez, Stern, Zbur, Allen · full text and history
Latest floor vote
Senate floor, 2025-07-03: (PASS), 32 ayes, 2 noes, 6 not voting · Assembly 3rd Reading AB1138 Zbur et al. By Allen Urgency Clause
Aye (32): Aisha Wahab D, Akilah Weber Pierson D, Angelique Ashby D, Anna Caballero D, Benjamin Allen D, Bob Archuleta D, Caroline Menjivar D, Catherine Blakespear D, Christopher Cabaldon D, Dave Cortese D, Henry Stern D, Jerry McNerney D, Jesse Arreguín D, John Laird D, Josh Becker D, Laura Richardson D, Lena Gonzalez D, Lola Smallwood-Cuevas D, Maria Elena Durazo D, Melissa Hurtado D, Mike McGuire D, Monique Limón D, Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh R, Sabrina Cervantes D, Sasha Renée Pérez D, Scott Wiener D, Stephen Padilla D, Susan Rubio D, Suzette Martinez Valladares R, Thomas Umberg D, Timothy Grayson D, Tony Strickland R
No (2): Marie Alvarado-Gil R, Roger Niello R
Not voting (6): Brian Jones R, Eloise Gómez Reyes D, Kelly Seyarto R, Megan Dahle R, Shannon Grove R, Steven Choi R
Who lobbied on it
23 lobbyist employers, lobbying firms and others name AB 1138 in their reports since 2025 (not their position). Linked: those who gave to two or more 2026 state candidates.
California State Council of Laborers · FOX CORPORATION · HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES · PARAMOUNT PICTURES/PARAMOUNT GLOBAL · SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT · ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COMMERCIAL PRODUCERS (AICP) · ASSOCIATION OF TALENT AGENTS · BEVERLY HILLS, CITY OF · BLACK BEAR PICTURES, LLC · BLUMHOUSE PRODUCTIONS LLC · CALIFORNIA ARTS ADVOCATES · CITY OF CHULA VISTA · COMCAST CORPORATION AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES INCLUDING NBC UNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC · California News Publishers Association · DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA, INC. · HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE · LOS ANGELES; COUNTY OF · MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC. · NETFLIX · THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES · WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY (FKA WARNERMEDIA AND WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.) · WEST HOLLYWOOD; CITY OF · Writers Guild of America, West, Inc.
Every recorded vote
| Date | Where | Result | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-22 | Asm Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation] | (PASS) | 8 | 0 |
| 2025-04-28 | Asm Revenue and Taxation Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | (PASS) | 6 | 1 |
| 2025-05-23 | Asm Appropriations Do pass as amended. | (PASS) | 13 | 0 |
| 2025-06-03 | Assembly floor AB 1138 Zbur Assembly Third Reading | (PASS) | 73 | 1 |
| 2025-06-26 | Sen Revenue and Taxation Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | (PASS) | 5 | 0 |
| 2025-06-30 | Sen Appropriations Do pass | (PASS) | 6 | 0 |
| 2025-07-03 | Assembly floor AB 1138 ZBUR Concurrence - Urgency Added | (PASS) | 69 | 1 |
| 2025-07-03 | Senate floor Assembly 3rd Reading AB1138 Zbur et al. By Allen Urgency Clause | (PASS) | 32 | 2 |