89R13747 SCF-D
By: Martinez H.B. No. 3543
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to qualifications for participation in the moving image
industry incentive program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 485.023, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 485.023. QUALIFICATION. To qualify for a grant under
this subchapter:
(1) a production company must have spent a minimum of:
(A) $250,000 in in-state spending for a film or
television program; or
(B) $100,000 in in-state spending for a
commercial or series of commercials, an educational or
instructional video or series of educational or instructional
videos, or a digital interactive media production;
(2) [at least 55 percent of the production crew,
actors, and extras for a moving image project must be Texas
residents unless the office determines and certifies in writing
that a sufficient number of qualified crew, actors, and extras are
not available to the company at the time principal photography
begins;
[(3)] at least 60 percent of the moving image project
must be filmed in Texas; and
(3) [(4)] a production company must submit to the
office an expended budget, in a format prescribed by the office,
that reflects all in-state spending and includes all receipts,
invoices, pay orders, and other documentation considered necessary
by the office to accurately determine the amount of a production
company's in-state spending that has occurred.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.