HB3543 - Relating to qualifications for participation in the moving image industry incentive program.

  89R13747 SCF-D     By: Martinez H.B. No. 3543       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to qualifications for participation in the moving image   industry incentive program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 485.023, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 485.023.  QUALIFICATION. To qualify for a grant under   this subchapter:                (1)  a production company must have spent a minimum of:                      (A)  $250,000 in in-state spending for a film or   television program; or                      (B)  $100,000 in in-state spending for a   commercial or series of commercials, an educational or   instructional video or series of educational or instructional   videos, or a digital interactive media production;                (2)  [ at least 55 percent of the production crew,   actors, and extras for a moving image project must be Texas   residents unless the office determines and certifies in writing   that a sufficient number of qualified crew, actors, and extras are   not available to the company at the time principal photography   begins;                [ (3) ] at least 60 percent of the moving image project   must be filmed in Texas; and                 (3)  [ (4) ]  a production company must submit to the   office an expended budget, in a format prescribed by the office,   that reflects all in-state spending and includes all receipts,   invoices, pay orders, and other documentation considered necessary   by the office to accurately determine the amount of a production   company's in-state spending that has occurred.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.