H.B. No. 4539         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 [70] 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                (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, 2023.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 4539 was passed by the House on May 4,   2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 117, Nays 27, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 4539 was passed by the Senate on May   17, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 24, Nays 7.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor