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DIGEST
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SB 248 Engrossed 2017 Regular Session Morrell
Present law provides for income tax credits for state-certified productions and state-certified
musical or theatrical facility infrastructure projects with annual limitations of up to $60
million. Proposed law removes these limitations.
Proposed law institutes a $10 million per fiscal year cap on the amount of all musical and
theatrical credits that can be granted and further provides that if the available cap is not used
in any fiscal year then any amount of cap remaining shall be available for use in subsequent
fiscal years.
Proposed law provides for a $1 million per project credit cap.
Proposed law reserves 50% of the annual credit cap for state-certified musical or theatrical
productions by approved nonprofit organizations.
Present law required legislative review of the credit by March 1, 2017.
Proposed law removes the expired legislative review provision and terminates the program
on June 30, 2025.
Effective July 1, 2017.
(Amends R.S. 47:6034(C)(1)(a)(ii)(aa) and (bb), (4), and (K); repeals R.S.
47:6034(C)(1)(a)(ii)(bb) as amended by Acts 2015, No. 125 ยง5)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal
Affairs to the original bill
1. Technical changes.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Ways and Means to the
engrossed bill:
1. Extend the termination date of the tax credit program from July 1, 2021 to July
1, 2025.
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