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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to Media Production Development Zones and the functions of |
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the Texas Film Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 485.023 (3), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(3) at least 60 percent of the moving image project must be |
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[filmed] produced in Texas; and |
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SECTION 2. Sections 485A.002(1), Government Code, is |
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amended by adding subsection (F) to read as follows: |
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(1) "Media production facility" means a structure, |
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building, or room used for the specific purpose of creating a moving |
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image project. The term includes but is not limited to: |
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(A) a soundstage and scoring stage; |
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(B) a production office; |
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(C) an editing facility, an animation production facility, |
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and a video game production facility; |
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(D) a storage and construction space; and |
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(E) a sound recording studio and motion capture studio. |
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(F) a parking lot or structure located adjacent to the media |
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production facility, designated for use by the facility's employees |
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and clients. |
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SECTION 3. Section 485A.102 (2) and (3), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(2) if the real property is a building or other facility, be |
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renovated [solely] for the purpose of being converted into one or |
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more media production facilities; or |
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(3) if the real property consists [solely] of one or more |
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media production facilities, be improved or renovated for that |
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purpose or will be expanded into one or more additional media |
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production facilities. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |