Revenue and taxation; Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021; incentive amounts; effective date; emergency.
HB 1970 amends Oklahoma's film tax incentive program to increase support for productions filming in the state. It establishes a base incentive of 30% of eligible production costs, plus additional incentives for specific criteria like filming in small counties (3%), small towns (2%), soundstages (5%), TV series (2-5%), and Oklahoma-based post-production work (3-5%). All incentives combined cannot exceed 30% of total eligible costs. The law takes effect July 1, 2025, applying to qualifying film and television productions meeting these criteria.
Bill status
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Introduction
Feb 2025
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Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Feb 4, 2025
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The bill was amended by a subcommittee to replace the original text with a proposed substitute version. The substantive policy content regarding film incentive amounts, eligibility criteria, and Oklahoma Department of Commerce approval requirements appears unchanged in the text provided, though the formatting and page numbers were updated to reflect the subcommittee's version.
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No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the amendment primarily updates the document format and versioning to reflect subcommittee review.
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The bill header was changed from 'AS INTRODUCED' to 'PROPOSED SUBCOMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE', indicating this is a revised version after subcommittee review.
Page reference numbers were updated from 'Req. No. 10874' to 'Req. No. 12483' to reflect the new document version.
Committee amendment metadata was added, including the date (2/10/2025), sponsor name (Danny Williams), and committee designation (House of Representatives).
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Feb 4, 2025
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Referred to Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Danny Williams
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