A coalition including IATSE, the Directors Guild of America, the Teamsters and the Writers Guild of America is gearing up to fight for proposed expansions to the tax incentives program.

California lawmakers unveiled legislation Wednesday to increase the state's incentive for film and TV production.

Some Connecticut lawmakers, along with advocates from the United Way of Connecticut, want to establish a $600 child tax credit for up to three children per family. The plan would phase in at $150 per child and work its way up.

To deal with runaway production, state legislators are proposing two bills that would not only raise the cap for California's film and TV tax credit program but also expand eligibility for productions.

Two new proposed legislature bills aim to modernize and expand the state’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program.

The California State Legislature has acknowledged that money alone may not be enough to entice production back to the state, introducing a pair of bills Wednesday aimed at bolstering Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to expand the state’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program.

Two bills were introduced Wednesday aimed at strengthening the current film and tax credit program in California, this follows Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement this past fall to more than double the annual tax incentive cap to $750 million a year.