SB 946: Entertainment Industry
GENERAL BILL by Gruters ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Wright ; Hooper ; Stewart ; Berman ; Jones ; Harrell ; Taddeo ; Gibson ; Torres ; Polsky ; Ausley ; Rouson ; Hutson ; Cruz ; Bracy
Entertainment Industry; Creating the Targeted High Wage Production Program within the Department of Economic Opportunity under the supervision of the Commissioner of Film and Entertainment; requiring that film, television, and digital media projects being produced in this state meet specified criteria to be eligible for tax credit awards; requiring a certified project to make a good faith effort to use existing providers of infrastructure or equipment in this state and to employ residents of this state; requiring the Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory Council to determine a score for each qualified project using specified criteria; requiring the department to disqualify a project under certain circumstances, etc.
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Finance and Tax
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Finance and Tax (FT)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/16/2021 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 11/30/2021 | Senate |
• Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 63 |
| 1/3/2022 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/10/22, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building |
| 1/10/2022 | Senate |
• Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 1 -SJ 95 |
| 1/11/2022 | Senate |
• Now in Finance and Tax • Introduced -SJ 63 |
| 3/12/2022 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 3/14/2022 | Senate |
• Died in Finance and Tax |
