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2010 SESSION

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HB 861 Motion picture film production; provides income tax credits to any company with qualifying expenses.

Introduced by: Benjamin L. Cline | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Motion picture film production tax credits.  Provides refundable income tax credits to any motion picture film production company with qualifying expenses of at least $250,000 with respect to a motion picture film production in the Commonwealth for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2011.  The aggregate amount of grants that may be awarded by the Virginia Film Office with respect to film productions in the Commonwealth shall not exceed $2.5 million in the 2010-2012 biennium, and $5 million in any biennium thereafter.  This bill is identical to SB 257.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103579D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/10/10  House: Committee substitute printed 10104694D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/16/10  House: Committee substitute printed 10105414D-H2  pdf | impact statement
• 03/02/10  Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105763D-S1  pdf
• 03/08/10  House: Conference substitute printed 10105927D-H3  pdf
• 03/13/10  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB861ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/11/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0419)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/13/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103579D
• 01/13/10  House: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 01/25/10  House: Assigned Finance sub: #3
• 02/09/10  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/10  House: Reported from Finance with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
• 02/10/10  House: Committee substitute printed 10104694D-H1
• 02/10/10  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/11/10  House: Assigned App. sub: Economic Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources
• 02/16/10  House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/10  House: Committee substitute printed 10105414D-H2
• 02/18/10  House: Read first time
• 02/19/10  House: Read second time
• 02/19/10  House: Constitutional reading dispensed (95-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/10  House: VOTE: --- AGREE TO (95-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/10  House: Committee substitute from Finance rejected 10104694D-H1
• 02/19/10  House: Committee substitute from Appropriations agreed to 10105414D-H2
• 02/19/10  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB861H2
• 02/19/10  House: Passed House (77-Y 18-N)
• 02/19/10  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (77-Y 18-N)
• 02/22/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/22/10  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 03/02/10  Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/10  Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105763D-S1
• 03/03/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/10  Senate: Read third time
• 03/03/10  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 03/03/10  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10105763D-S1
• 03/03/10  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB861S1
• 03/03/10  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/10  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/10  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/10  House: Senate substitute rejected by House 10105763D-S1 (2-Y 93-N)
• 03/03/10  House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (2-Y 93-N)
• 03/03/10  Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/10  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 03/03/10  House: House acceded to request
• 03/03/10  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 03/03/10  House: Delegates: Cline, Cox, M.K., McClellan
• 03/03/10  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 03/03/10  Senate: Senators: Lucas, Whipple, Hanger
• 03/08/10  House: Conference substitute printed 10105927D-H3
• 03/08/10  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/10  House: Conference report agreed to by House (79-Y 17-N 1-A)
• 03/08/10  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (79-Y 17-N 1-A)
• 03/13/10  House: Enrolled
• 03/13/10  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB861ER)
• 03/13/10  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/15/10  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/11/10  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 419 (effective 7/1/10)
• 04/11/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0419)