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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the moving image industry incentive program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 485.023, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 485.023. QUALIFICATION. To qualify for a grant under |
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this subchapter: |
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(1) a production company must have spent a minimum |
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of[: |
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[(A) $250,000 in in-state spending for a film or |
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television program; or |
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[(B)] $100,000 in in-state spending for a moving |
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image project [commercial or series of commercials, an educational |
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or instructional video or series of educational or instructional |
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videos, or a digital interactive media production]; |
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(2) at least 70 [55] percent of the production crew, |
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actors, and extras for a moving image project must be Texas |
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residents unless the office determines and certifies in writing |
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that a sufficient number of qualified crew, actors, and extras are |
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not available to the company at the time principal photography |
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begins; |
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(3) at least 60 percent of the moving image project |
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must be filmed in Texas; and |
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(4) a production company must submit to the office an |
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expended budget, in a format prescribed by the office, that |
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reflects all in-state spending and includes all receipts, invoices, |
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pay orders, and other documentation considered necessary by the |
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office to accurately determine the amount of a production company's |
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in-state spending that has occurred. |
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SECTION 2. Section 485.024(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Section 485.025, a grant awarded |
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under this subchapter may not exceed an [the] amount equal to 30 |
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percent of a production company's eligible in-state spending for |
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the moving image project [established by office rule]. The office |
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shall adopt rules prescribing the method the office will use to |
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calculate the amount of a grant awarded under this subsection. The |
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office shall publish a written summary of the method for |
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determining grants before awarding a grant under this section. The |
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method must consider at a minimum: |
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(1) the current and likely future effect a moving |
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image project will have on employment, tourism, and economic |
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activity in this state; and |
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(2) the amount of a production company's in-state |
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spending for a moving image project. |
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SECTION 3. Section 485.027, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A junior college or nonprofit organization |
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contracting with the office in accordance with Subsection (a) to |
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create a training program described by that subsection may accept: |
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(1) money the legislature appropriates to the office |
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for purposes of this chapter; and |
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(2) gifts, grants, or donations from any source. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |