Film industry financial incentives.

AN ACT relating to film industry incentives; lowering threshold for reimbursement; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Berger
Last action: 2009-03-03
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 2/27/2009

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Bill History

2009-03-03 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 74
2009-03-02 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0064
2009-02-26 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0064
2009-02-26 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0064
2009-02-25 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0064
2009-02-25 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2009-02-24 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-23 Senate
S Passed CoW
2009-02-09 Senate
S Placed on General File
2009-02-09 Senate
S09 Recommended Do Pass
2009-02-06 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S09
2009-02-06 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2009-02-06 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2009-02-05 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-04 House
H Passed CoW
2009-01-30 House
H Placed on General File
2009-01-30 House
H09 Recommended Do Pass
2009-01-16 House
H Introduced and Referred to H09
2009-01-13 House
H Received for Introduction
2008-12-30 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0071
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
09LSO-0290
Effective Date:

2/27/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0064

Chapter No.:
74

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Berger

Catch Title:
Film
industry financial incentives.

Subject:
Amending film industry incentives program
eligibility.

Summary/Major Elements:

The
act lowers the minimum expenditures required to qualify for reimbursement under
the film industry incentives program from five hundred thousand dollars to two
hundred thousand dollars.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0071

ENROLLED ACT NO. 64, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
film industry incentives; lowering threshold for reimbursement;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 9
‑
12
‑
404(a) is amended to read:

9
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12
‑
404.

Film industry financial incentive program; reimbursement eligibility; submission of required documentation; payment.

(a)

The board may contract with the makers of a qualified production to provide a reimbursement of up to fifteen percent (15%) of the production's qualified expenditures if a minimum of
five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00)

two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00)
in total qualified expenditures are made.

Section 2.
This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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