| 1 | 1 | | 88R14509 SCP-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 4474 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to qualifications for participation in the moving image |
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| 8 | 8 | | industry incentive program. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 485.023, Government Code, is amended to |
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| 11 | 11 | | read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 485.023. QUALIFICATION. (a) To qualify for a grant |
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| 13 | 13 | | under this subchapter: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (1) a production company must have spent a minimum of: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (A) $250,000 in in-state spending for a film or |
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| 16 | 16 | | television program; or |
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| 17 | 17 | | (B) $100,000 in in-state spending for a |
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| 18 | 18 | | commercial or series of commercials, an educational or |
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| 19 | 19 | | instructional video or series of educational or instructional |
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| 20 | 20 | | videos, or a digital interactive media production; |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2) at least 25 [70] percent of the production crew, |
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| 22 | 22 | | actors, and extras for a moving image project must be Texas |
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| 23 | 23 | | residents unless the office determines and certifies in writing |
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| 24 | 24 | | that a sufficient number of qualified crew, actors, and extras are |
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| 25 | 25 | | not available to the company at the time principal photography |
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| 26 | 26 | | begins; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (3) at least 60 percent of the moving image project |
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| 28 | 28 | | must be filmed in Texas; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | (4) a production company must submit to the office an |
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| 30 | 30 | | expended budget, in a format prescribed by the office, that |
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| 31 | 31 | | reflects all in-state spending and includes all receipts, invoices, |
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| 32 | 32 | | pay orders, and other documentation considered necessary by the |
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| 33 | 33 | | office to accurately determine the amount of a production company's |
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| 34 | 34 | | in-state spending that has occurred. |
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| 35 | 35 | | (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(2), the minimum |
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| 36 | 36 | | percentage of production crew, actors, and extras required to be |
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| 37 | 37 | | Texas residents increases by 10 percent after each 24-month period |
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| 38 | 38 | | during which the moving image project films in this state until a |
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| 39 | 39 | | maximum amount of 70 percent is reached. |
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| 40 | 40 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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