All 3 of the early Legislative hurdles for increased arts funding have been passed successfully.  In addition to SB 1432’s passage to the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Assembly Appropriations Committee placed AB 1662 in the “suspense” file (i.e. for further consideration) and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #4 “held open” for further consideration the line item for the California Arts Council.  More details and recommended action steps will be posted soon.