HF 2662: Establishing the Iowa film production incentive program and fund within the economic development authority

What it does

This bill establishes the Iowa film production incentive program (program) and fund within the department of economic development authority (authority). The bill requires the authority to administer the program for the purpose of providing rebates to qualified production facilities for qualified expenditures incurred to produce a qualified production. The bill defines “qualified production” to mean a feature film, television series, documentary, or unscripted series that is rated G, PG, PG-13, or R by the motion picture film rating system or by the TV parental guidelines monitoring board.

Senate subcommittee · named April 2, 2024

• Sen. Waylon Brown (R)
• Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D) · bill.dotzler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Chamber Alliance; Iowa Travel Industry Partners; Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce; Okoboji Tourism; Professional Developers of Iowa (PDI); Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce; Renovo Media Group

In plain words

1. March 6, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee · as HSB 731
2. March 6, 2024House subcommittee named: Bloomingdale, Best, Isenhart, Jacoby and Siegrist · as HSB 731
3. March 12, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 731
4. March 13, 2024Approved by the House committee · as HSB 731
5. March 18, 2024Filed in the House
6. March 18, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2662 · as HSB 731
7. March 26, 2024Passed the House, 87–8
8. March 26, 2024Arrived in the Senate
9. April 2, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Brown, Dawson and Dotzler
10. April 8, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
11. April 18, 2024Approved by the Senate committee