Next week, a California assembly bill that could change one of the cornerstones of the TV business faces a crucial vote. AB 437, dubbed the Let Actors Work (LAW) Act, would limit exclusivity in TV stars’ deals.
That means if a principal on a show wants to do another project with Network X while under contract with Network Y, they would be able to do so as long as “there is no material conflict of interest with their original employer,” according to the bill’s author, Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose).
That means stars on hiatus can book projects on competing networks, so long as it does not conflict with the original show’s schedule.
Exclusivity prohibits that now. You can read the text of the bill here. On July 29, AB 437 passed the CA Senate Judiciary Committee in a 9-1 vote.
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