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Senators debate boosting Utah film incentive; sponsor seeks ROI numbers and circled bill for further work
Summary
Senator Winterton proposed increasing Utah's film incentive cap from about $6.79 million toward $15 million to retain productions and support rural economies. Colleagues pressed for clearer return‑on‑investment data and warned about competitive 'bid wars' with other states; the bill was circled for further analysis.
Senate debate over Senate Bill 167 on Tuesday focused on proposed increases to the state film incentive program. Senator Winterton presented a visual briefing showing past local impacts from film and television production and asked colleagues to consider raising the cap (currently about $6.79 million) to $15 million to keep large productions in Utah. He cited an example from a prior production that generated…
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