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H3187 • 2025

An Act recognizing film production in Massachusetts

An Act recognizing film production in Massachusetts

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Sponsor
Paul McMurtry
Last action
2026-03-18
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act recognizing film production in Massachusetts

An Act recognizing film production in Massachusetts By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act recognizing film production in Massachusetts By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3187) of Paul McMurtry relative to motion pictures filmed in the Commonwealth.
  • Revenue.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-18 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2026-02-25 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-12-18 House

    Reporting date extended to Friday, February 20, 2026

  4. 2025-10-03 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/03/2025 from 10:00 AM-12:35 PM in Gardner Auditorium Hearing updated to New End Time

  5. 2025-09-24 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/03/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

  7. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act recognizing film production in Massachusetts
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3187) of Paul McMurtry relative to motion pictures filmed in the Commonwealth. Revenue.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3187

SECTION 1. Subsection (l) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:

(9) A motion picture shall include a credit and a logo, approved by the commissioner in consultation with the Massachusetts film office, stating that the motion picture was filmed in Massachusetts and displaying a logo designed and approved by the Massachusetts film office. The credit shall include the following title: “Proudly Made in Massachusetts”.

SECTION 2.

Section 38X of chapter 63 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:

(h) A motion picture shall include a credit and a logo, approved by the commissioner in consultation with the Massachusetts film office, stating that the motion picture was filmed in Massachusetts and displaying a logo designed and approved by the Massachusetts film office. The credit shall include the following title: “Proudly Made in Massachusetts”.

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