Existing unemployment insurance law requires any employing unit that is a motion picture payroll services company, as defined, to be treated as an employer of a motion picture production worker, as defined, and to file a statement of intent with the Employment Development Department. Existing law requires any employment unit operating as a motion picture payroll services company that quits business to file with the director a final return and report of wages, as provided, and to notify the motion picture production companies and allied motion picture services of its intent to quit business, as provided. Existing law requires the employing unit's status to be applied to its affiliated entities, as defined. Existing law requires the director to notify an entity, as provided, that does not satisfy the requirements of a motion picture payroll services company, as provided, of the facts and circumstances upon which the determination was made. Existing law authorizes the department to make a specified report to the Legislature. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2012.
California AB 55 (20112012) — Unemployment compensation: employer: motion picture industry.
Existing unemployment insurance law requires any employing unit that is a motion picture payroll services company, as defined, to be treated as an employer of a motion picture production worker, as defined, and to file a statement of intent with the Employment Development Department. Existing law requires any employment unit operating as a motion picture payroll services company that quits business to file with the director a final return and report of wages, as provided, and to notify the motion picture production companies and allied motion picture services of its intent to quit business, as provided. Existing law requires the employing unit's status to be applied to its affiliated entities, as defined. Existing law requires the director to notify an entity, as provided, that does not satisfy the requirements of a motion picture payroll services company, as provided, of the facts and circumstances upon which the determination was made. Existing law authorizes the department to make a specified report to the Legislature. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2012.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
AB 55 GATTO Consent Calendar Second Day — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Gatto — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2010-12-06 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2010-12-07 From printer. May be heard in committee January 6.
2011-01-24 Referred to Com. on INS. referral-committee
2011-03-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-13 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 13). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-14 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-02 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1176.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-02 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2011-05-12 Referred to Com. on L. & I.R. referral-committee
2011-06-08 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-06-27 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2011-06-28 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-07-06 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2011-07-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1786.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-07-11 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2011-07-25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
2011-08-03 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-08-03 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 160, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/25ac1c47-2a06-49df-9f1d-20add77f06c7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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