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Jud Gilbert (R)
State Senator, District 25
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- Introduced 2009 Senate Bill 404 (Cap film production subsidies ) to cap at $50 million annually the film production subsidies passed in 2008. The bill would also lower the value of the refundable credits to 35 percent of the production costs (vs. 40 or 42 percent), require 90 percent of the employees to be Michigan residents, and require monthly internet posting reporting detailed information on each production granted a subsidy. (Under current law an annual report must provide “the number and names of qualified productions begun or completed, the locations, the amount spent to produce each qualified production, and a breakdown of all production spending by all companies classified as goods, services, or salaries and wages.” The report actually filed by the state film office for 2008 can be read here (pdf).
- Supported 2009 Senate Bill 796 (Increase state film subsidy transparency ). Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on December 17, 2009, to increase the disclosure requirements on state film subsidies. The Film Office would have to post quarterly reports on the internet that disclose how much each film producer who is promised a subsidy plans to spend in Michigan (and so how much subsidy he will collect), how much each has spent (and thus collected), details on the shooting locations and jobs, and more. Under a film subsidy law law passed in 2008, Michigan pays 40 or 42 percent of the expenses incurred by film producers in this state. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Supported 2008 House Bill 5841 (Give subsidies for Michigan film production ). Passed in the Senate (37 to 1) on March 20, 2008, to authorize a Michigan Business Tax credit of up to 42 percent of a film studio’s expenses for shooting a film or TV show in Michigan. The credits would be refundable, so if their value exceeded a studio's tax liability the state would send them a check for the difference. The bill contains no cap on the aggregate value of the film subsidies. [Vote Details and Comments]
