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SB 1 Kentucky Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the film industry.

Summary
Create new sections of subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish the Kentucky Film Office within the Cabinet for Economic Development for administrative purposes only; establish duties of the office; establish the Kentucky Film Leadership Council to be administratively attached to the Kentucky Film Office; establish duties and membership of the council; amend KRS 12.020 to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Signed Mar 26, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill creates the Kentucky Film Office and a Leadership Council to administer film tax incentives. Key changes include redefining the office's duties to coordinate with local film offices instead of commissions, updating fee structures based on qualifying expenditures, and establishing a salary cap for the executive director at $225,000. The council's composition and functions were also modified to better align with industry needs.
Scope change
The bill now applies to film production activities in Kentucky with updated eligibility criteria for tax incentives based on qualifying expenditures and payroll.
REQUIREMENT

Changed coordination requirement from local and regional film commissions to local and regional film offices or local tourism commissions

Added salary cap of $225,000 for the executive director of the Kentucky Film Office

Modified council membership to include representatives from film profession including producers, actors, and production accountants

Updated council functions to review applications under Section 4 of this Act rather than general tax incentive applications

FISCAL

Updated application fee structure to be based on total qualifying expenditures and payroll rather than specific KRS references

DEFINITION

Changed reference from KRS Chapter 154 Subchapter 61 to Section 5 of this Act for defining qualifying expenditures

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

43–0
Passed
Total votes 43
Mar 4, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican37
37 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Mar 26, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 91)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed 37-0
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 77-8 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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