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HOUSE BILL 253

CHAPTER NUMBER: 97
File Code: Economic and Community Development
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 215

Sponsored By:
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Cluster, Cryor, DeBoy, Edwards, Elliott, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Hammen, Impallaria, Jameson, Kach, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, Levy, McDonough, McKee, Minnick, Murray, O'Donnell, Parrott, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Stull, Taylor, Trueschler, and Walkup

Entitled:
Film Production Activity - Employer Wage Rebate Grant Program

Synopsis:

Establishing a program within the Department of Business and Economic Development to provide grants to rebate 50% of specified wages paid in the State by employers engaged in specified film production activity, up to a maximum of $2,000,000 for any particular film production activity; providing for the application process and criteria for eligibility for the grants; requiring the Secretary of Business and Economic Development to adopt specified regulations; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/25
First Reading Economic Matters
2/9
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
2/15
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/23 at 10:30 a.m.
2/22
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/23 at 11:30 a.m.
3/21
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/22
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
4/5
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Finance & Budget and Taxation
3/24
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/26
Signed by the Governor Chapter 97

Sponsored by:

Speaker of the House of Delegates
Administration
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ART, MUSIC AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS -see also- MUSEUMS; THEATERS
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
GRANTS
MOTION PICTURES
NOTICES
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME
VIDEO
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 83A Department of Business and Economic Development
( 5-1801 , 5-1802 , 5-1803 , 5-1804 , 5-1805 , 5-1806 , 5-1807 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 007574/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2005   at: 11:27 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2005: Third Reading Passed (134-0)
April 5, 2005: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
April 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)


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