Two bills on gun safety on film sets in California in the wake of the deadly shooting on the set of "Rust" last year failed to meet a key deadline in the state Senate on Thursday and were blocked from moving forward.
Both Sen. Dave Cortese's, D-San Jose, Senate Bill 831 and another, more narrowly focused SB 829 backed by state Sen. Anthony Portantino, D-La Cañada Flintridge, failed to clear the California Senate Appropriations Committee, according to official results posted on its website.
Cortese's bill had backing from Hollywood's major unions including the Directors Guild of America and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). The Motion Picture Assn., which represents studios like Walt Disney and Warner Bros., as well as streaming platforms like Netflix, had thrown its support behind the rival bill SB 829.
