CS/SB 530 (2020) -  Entertainment Industry

General Bill by Commerce and Tourism and Gruters (CO-SPONSORS) Flores; Farmer; Stewart; Rouson; Cruz; Berman; Harrell; Gibson; Bracy; Pizzo; Hooper; Torres
Entertainment Industry: Creating the Film, Television, and Digital Media Targeted Rebate Program within the Department of Economic Opportunity under the supervision of the Commissioner of Film and Entertainment; authorizing applicants to receive rebates up to a specified amount, including bonuses; requiring an applicant that receives funding to make a good faith effort to use existing providers of infrastructure or equipment in this state and to employ residents of this state; requiring the Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory Council to determine a score for each qualified project using specified criteria, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Commerce and Tourism
    • On agenda for: 12/10/19 10:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Innovation, Industry, and Technology
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 497 Subject: Entertainment Industry Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 12/11/2019 9:08:08 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 12/9/2019 9:35:52 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 126 Time: 01/14/2020 - 7:54 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 41 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Innovation, Industry, and Technology Time: 12/13/2019 - 12:13 PM Member: Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 12/12/2019 - 12:14 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 134 Time: 12/10/2019 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 12/10/19, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 12/02/2019 - 3:36 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Appropriations -SJ 41 Time: 11/01/2019 - 9:36 AM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/16/2019 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: __