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MI HB4122
Bill
Status
7/14/2015
Primary Sponsor
Dan Lauwers
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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