88R1964 JCG-D     By: Cole H.B. No. 1471       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to eligibility requirements of the moving image industry   incentive program for certain moving image projects involving a   firearm.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 485.021, Government Code, is amended by   amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as   follows:                (1)  "Firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section   62.014, Parks and Wildlife Code.                (1-a)  "In-state spending" means the amount of money   spent in Texas by a production company during the production and   completion of a moving image project, including the amount spent on   wages to Texas residents. The term does not include wages described   by Section 485.024(b).          SECTION 2.  Section 485.022(b), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  The office shall develop a procedure for the submission   of grant applications and the awarding of grants under this   subchapter. The procedure must include provisions relating to:                (1)  methods by which an individual's Texas residency   as described by Section 485.021(4) can be proved; and                (2)  requirements for the submission, before   production of a moving image project begins, of:                      (A)  an estimate of total in-state spending;                      (B)  the shooting script or story board, as   applicable;                      (C)  the estimated number of jobs for cast and   production crew during the production and completion of the [a]   moving image project; [and]                      (D)  a certified statement on whether:                            (i)  a member of the cast or production crew   will handle or discharge a firearm during the production or   completion of the moving image project; and                            (ii)  the member described by Subparagraph   (i) has completed the hunter education program described by Section   62.014, Parks and Wildlife Code, or an equivalent firearm education   program as determined by the office; and                      (E)  any other information considered useful and   necessary by the office for an adequate and accurate analysis of a   production company's in-state spending.          SECTION 3.  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 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)  before handling or discharging a firearm during   the production or completion of the moving image project, each   person who handles or discharges the firearm must complete the   hunter education program described by Section 62.014, Parks and   Wildlife Code, or an equivalent firearm education program as   determined by the office; and                (5)  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 4.  The changes in law made by this Act to Chapter   485, Government Code, apply only to a grant awarded on or after the   effective date of this Act. A grant awarded before the effective   date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the   award was made, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.