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House committee tables HB 200 after amendment fails; sponsors' amendment reduces credit thresholds
Summary
House Bill 200, a measure that would expand and revise film/production tax-credit rules, saw an amendment fail on a roll call and was subsequently tabled by the House Taxation Committee (21-0). Committee discussion cited concerns about the bill's fiscal note and proposed changes to eligible productions and investment thresholds.
The House Taxation Committee voted to table House Bill 200 after members rejected a sponsor amendment on a roll call and then approved a motion to table by voice vote with proxies recorded (21-0).
Representative Thain (Vice Chair) said he supports the measure "in its current form" but is "really concerned about the fiscal note. We've got a proposal here that is in the hundreds of millions of dollars," and announced he would vote no because of the fiscal exposure.
Committee staff explained the sponsor's amendment would have broadened eligible production types (adding documentaries and non‑scripted television programs), lowered the base investment threshold from $350,000 to $50,000, and altered aggregate credit limits (discussion in committee reduced proposed increases to a lower cap in the amendment language). After a roll-call vote the amendment failed (reported as 3 aye, 17 no), and Representative Konauer then moved to table the bill; the motion to table passed by voice/proxy with 21 aye and 0 nay.
The committee did not take further action on the bill while in committee; no final passage or floor date was set during the recorded session.
