SB 946 (2022) -  Entertainment Industry

General Bill by Gruters (CO-SPONSORS) Wright; Hooper; Stewart; Berman; Jones; Harrell; Taddeo; Gibson; Torres; Polsky; Ausley; Rouson; Hutson; Cruz; Bracy
Entertainment Industry: Creating the Targeted High Wage Production Program within the Department of Economic Opportunity under the supervision of the Commissioner of Film and Entertainment; requiring that film, television, and digital media projects being produced in this state meet specified criteria to be eligible for tax credit awards; requiring a certified project 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; requiring the department to disqualify a project under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 03/14/22 S Died in Finance and Tax on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:02 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Commerce and Tourism
    • On agenda for: 01/10/22 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 1
  • Finance and Tax
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 217 Subject: Film, Television, and Digital Media Project Rebate Program Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 1/11/2022 10:05:21 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 1/7/2022 3:32:30 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Finance and Tax Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 63 Time: 01/11/2022 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Finance and Tax Time: 01/11/2022 - 10:10 AM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 1 -SJ 95 Time: 01/10/2022 - 4:38 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/10/22, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/03/2022 - 1:39 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 63 Time: 11/30/2021 - 8:32 AM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/16/2021 - 4:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __