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Committee advances film incentive changes that raise base credit and add in-state hiring enhancements
Summary
House Bill 15 92, advanced by the Revenue & Tax committee, raises the base film-production incentive from 20% to 25%, adds enhancements for in-state hiring and for filming in AEDC-designated economic development areas, and keeps the $4,000,000 cap; members debated whether benefits primarily aid out-of-state companies.
House Bill 15 92 cleared the Senate Revenue & Tax committee after a brief but pointed exchange about who benefits from film-production incentives.
Presenter (Speaker 2) told the committee the bill does not increase the $4,000,000 statutory cap but restructures incentive tiers to encourage longer, larger productions and to boost in-state employment. "It does not increase funds," the presenter said, and described raising the base incentive from 20% to 25% and adding…
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