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.

Gavin Newsom last fall. State Sen. Ben Allen, whose district includes the wildfire-destroyed Pacific Palisades, introduced the bills at the SAG-AFTRA headquarters alongside assembly members Rick Chavez Zbur and Isaac Bryan,

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.

The introduction of two bills on Wednesday follows plans to increase incentives to film and television to $750 million a year.