Loading chat...

MI HB4122

Bill

Status

Passed

7/14/2015

Primary Sponsor

Dan Lauwers

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Prohibits new film and digital media production funding agreements and amendments to existing agreements effective upon the bill's passage, halting expansion of the film production assistance program.

  • Maintains existing funding structures for qualified productions with expenditures on or before December 1, 2014, while setting new funding rates at 25% of direct production and qualified personnel expenditures for productions after that date, plus additional 3-10% for qualified or postproduction facilities.

  • Requires Michigan resident hiring at a ratio of at least 1 Michigan resident per nonresident through September 30, 2017, increasing to 1.5 Michigan residents per nonresident from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2020, with waiver provisions available.

  • Directs all remaining funds in the Michigan film promotion fund to revert to the state general fund after September 30, 2016, once all payments and obligations are satisfied.

  • Establishes a performance dashboard to be updated annually tracking economic impacts, job creation, private investment, and details of all incentives disbursed to production companies.

Legislative Description

Taxation; administration; film credits; sunset. Amends sec. 29h of 1984 PA 270 (MCL 125.2029h).

Economic development: economic development corporations

Last Action

Assigned Pa 117'15 With Immediate Effect

7/14/2015

Committee Referrals

Government Operations3/12/2015
Tax Policy1/29/2015

Full Bill Text

No bill text available