Existing law regulates certain contracts for artistic employment between an unemancipated minor and third parties, including employment as an actor, dancer, musician, comedian, singer, stuntperson, voice-over artist, or other performer or entertainer, or sports participant. Existing law provides for the establishment of a trust for the purpose of preserving for the benefit of the minor 15% of the minor's gross earnings.
California SB 764 (20232024) — Minors: online platforms.
Existing law regulates certain contracts for artistic employment between an unemancipated minor and third parties, including employment as an actor, dancer, musician, comedian, singer, stuntperson, voice-over artist, or other performer or entertainer, or sports participant. Existing law provides for the establishment of a trust for the purpose of preserving for the benefit of the minor 15% of the minor's gross earnings.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Padilla — primary (person)
Calderon — coauthor (person)
McKinnor — coauthor (person)
Ortega — coauthor (person)
Roth — coauthor (person)
Rubio — coauthor (person)
Smallwood-Cuevas — coauthor (person)
Wiener — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-17 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2023-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
2023-03-01 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. referral-committee
2023-03-22 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-03-23 Withdrawn from committee.
2023-03-23 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2023-03-29 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2023-04-12 Set for hearing April 25.
2023-04-14 April 25 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2024-01-03 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-01-03 Set for hearing January 11.
2024-01-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 2980.) (January 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-01-11 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-01-12 Set for hearing January 16.
2024-01-16 January 16 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2024-01-17 Set for hearing January 18.
2024-01-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3012.) (January 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-01-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-01-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 3051.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-01-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2024-05-13 Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD. referral-committee
2024-06-19 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 18). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-06-20 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-06-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-07-02 July 2 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2024-08-15 Coauthors revised.
2024-08-15 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 15). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-08-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-22 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-22 Ordered to third reading.
2024-08-26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6518.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-26 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2024-08-29 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5629.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2024-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 611, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/eb1ecc4e-4863-45c9-ba2b-d5356c9a646a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).