IL FILM TAX CREDIT - CHIRAQ
Summary
Urge the Department of Commerce and Economic Development to award an Illinois Film Production Services Tax Credit to Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks, as long as it meets the requirements of the tax credit program, in the belief that the filming of "Chiraq" in Chicago will result in a positive economic impact on the State in general and on disadvantaged, high-unemployment communities in particular.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 26, 2015
Last action May 31, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2015
How they voted
52–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 58
May 31, 2015
D
Democratic38
89% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 31, 2015
Upper · Passed
Resolution Adopted; 053-000-000
upper
May 27, 2015
Upper · Passed
Be Adopted State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000
upper
May 27, 2015
Committee
Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
upper
May 26, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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