Motion Picture Incentive Performance Grant Fund; created. (SB703)

Introduced By

Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Virginia Tourism Authority; Virginia Motion Picture Incentive Performance Grant Fund. Creates the Virginia Motion Picture Incentive Performance Grant Fund to be administered by the Virginia Film Office. The bill sets out eligibility requirements for obtaining grants by motion picture film production companies. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/16/2008Presented and ordered printed 088852260
01/16/2008Referred to Committee on Finance
01/29/2008Impact statement from DPB (SB703)
01/30/2008Continued to 2009 in Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)

Comments

Charlie T. writes:

This is a wise investment as it will stimulate economic development of this environmentally clean profession. It will help place Virginia in a more competitive position with other states and provide a handsome return on the investment in the form of increased employment and resulting tax revenues for BVirginia

Charlie T. writes:

Hopefully the incentive plan will survive in another form. Otherwise Virginia will be ignored as a production location for major films as compared to other enlightened states that provide incentives.