Yesterday, the Senate Finance Committee unanimously voted Sen. Louise Lucas’, SB257, out of committee to the full floor of the Senate. The bill, intended to provide $5 million per year for film production tax credits, was amended to provide $5 million per year in straight grants for use by the Virginia Film Office to attract motion picture production to Virginia. Once the bill is voted on by the full Senate it will proceed to the House of Delegates for consideration. SB 257 has a companion bill in the House of Delegates patroned by Del. Ben Cline of Amherst. HB 861 will be heard on Friday morning before a House Finance subcommittee prior to going before the full House of Finance Committee sometime next week.
We need Virginia’s film and media community to show their support for these bills now more than ever. If you haven’t signed up for “Two-A-Days” yet, please take a look at your calendar to see if you can invest a few hours of “face time” with your legislators at the General Assembly. THEY NEED US TO TELL THEM that we want film jobs in Virginia, and that we support these bills. If you don’t have time to volunteer in person for “Two-A-Days,” please send your delegate or senator (or both!) an email asking them to support these bills. Go to the General Assembly website at legis.state.va.us and click on “Who’s My Legislator” to look up their contact information.
Please email or call Margaret Ivy Smith to volunteer for “Two-A-Days”: margivy@aol.com or 804-339-2754.
In the meantime, if you want more info. on WHY we need film incentives, click here.
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