Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that authorizes the expropriations of artwork recovered according to statutes laid out by the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016.

Highlights:

• Specifies that California substantive law shall apply in actions to recover fine art or an item of historical, interpretive, scientific, or artistic significance, including those covered by the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016, brought by a California resident or their heirs, as specified (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that by permit a California resident or a representative of the estate of a California resident, as specified, to bring an action for damages or to recover artwork or personal property, as defined, that was stolen or otherwise lost as the result of political persecution (Sec. 1).

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