LOS ANGELES — California legislators are advancing a bill aimed at codifying film set safety rules in the wake of the accidental shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Since the 2021 fatal shooting of Hutchins by actor Alec Baldwin on the New Mexico set of the low-budget Western "Rust," there have been several failed attempts either to ban ammunition or establish safety rules.
However, unions and studio representatives have been working on amendments to a new California measure, Senate Bill 735, which late Wednesday received unanimous bipartisan support at a hearing of the Senate Labor Committee and moved one step closer to the governor's desk.
