2022 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
S0946: Entertainment Industry
Legislative Summary
Creating the Targeted High Wage Production Program within the Department of Economic Opportunity under the supervision of the Commissioner of Film and Entertainment; requiring that film, television, and digital media projects being produced in this state meet specified criteria to be eligible for tax credit awards; requiring a certified project to make a good faith effort to use existing providers of infrastructure or equipment in this state and to employ residents of this state; requiring the Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory Council to determine a score for each qualified project using specified criteria; requiring the department to disqualify a project under certain circumstances, etc.
Bill History
11/16/2021
Filed
Senate
11/30/2021
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Finance and Tax; Appropriations
Senate
1/3/2022
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/10/22, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Senate
1/10/2022
Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 1
Senate
1/11/2022
Now in Finance and Tax
Senate
1/11/2022
Introduced
Senate
3/12/2022
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Senate
3/14/2022
Died in Finance and Tax
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate Commerce and Tourism
1/10/2022
9
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(3/14/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 5
Democrat: 11
Primary Sponsor

Joe Gruters
Republican
Co-Sponsors (15)
Tommy Wright
Republican
Ed Hooper
Republican
Linda Stewart
Democrat
Lori Berman
Democrat
Shevrin Jones
Democrat
Gayle Harrell
Republican
Annette Taddeo
Democrat
Audrey Gibson
Democrat
Victor Torres
Democrat
Tina Polsky
Democrat
Loranne Ausley
Democrat
Darryl Rouson
Democrat
Travis Hutson
Republican
Janet Cruz
Democrat
Randolph Bracy
Democrat