Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes extra occupational safety requirements on motion picture sets.

Highlights:

• Establishes the Safety on Productions Pilot Program, beginning January 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2030 that would require motion picture employers that receive a motion picture tax credit to hire or assign a qualified safety advisor for California filming activities to perform a risk assessment (Sec. 1).

• Requires that the qualified safety advisor be present on every motion picture production and conduct daily safety meetings when firearms are involved (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes the use of firearms or blanks on motion pitcture productions for specified purposes and requires qualified property masters, armorer, or assistant property master handling a firearm in the course of the motion picture have a specified permit and federal documentation and completed certain training programs (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits ammunition on a motion picture production, except in prescribed circumstances (Sec. 1).

• Defines “blanks” as a cartridge consisting of a primer cap, a shell case, and a quantity of gunpowder, but not does not contain a projectile (Sec. 1).

• Defines “ammunition” as one or more loaded cartridges consisting of a primed case, propellant, and with one or more projectiles, and does not include blanks (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the aforementioned provisions of this bill shall become operative and effective January 1, 2025 (Sec. 1).

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