BILL ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 4051

By: Goldman

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Committee Report (Substituted)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Local leaders have raised concerns regarding the eligibility and population requirements for recognition of an area as a media production development zone. C.S.H.B. 4051 seeks to address these concerns by removing the population bracket for such recognition entirely.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 4051 amends the Government Code to revise the population-based criteria for recognition of an area as a media production development zone by removing the minimum population threshold for the principal municipality in the metropolitan statistical area in which the area is located. The bill applies only to an application for designation submitted on or after the bill's effective date.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2023.

COMPARISON OF INTRODUCED AND SUBSTITUTE

While C.S.H.B. 4051 may differ from the introduced in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following summarizes the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.

Whereas the introduced lowered the population threshold for the principal municipality from 250,000 to 100,000, the substitute removes the threshold of 250,000 entirely.