HB 1880 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Income tax; authorize tax credit for companies engaged in television productions.

HB 1880 would provide tax credits to film production companies filming in Mississippi. Companies spending at least $4 million on qualified costs (like equipment, locations, and per diem/housing) could claim a 25% credit on those expenses. They’d also earn credits on wages: 20% for non-resident workers (capped at $3 million per worker), 30% for Mississippi resident workers (capped at $3 million), and an additional 5% if at least half the crew in key roles (directors, producers, cinematographers) are Mississippi residents. The bill requires state certification of productions by the Mississippi Development Authority and allows unused credits to be carried forward for up to ten years.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Mar 29, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced Current version · 7 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended from its original introduction to its final House version, significantly expanding the tax credit program for television productions in Mississippi. The changes include adding a new Section 1 with comprehensive definitions, increasing credit amounts for certain categories, and clarifying how credits and rebates can be claimed. The bill also adds provisions for pass-through entities and establishes aggregate funding caps.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from a general tax credit for television productions to include more detailed provisions for different types of productions (television vs. motion picture), with separate sections for each. The applicability now includes specific rules for non-resident employees, veterans, and pass-through entities.
DEFINITION

Added comprehensive definitions for terms like 'Employee', 'Fringes', 'Payroll', 'Production company', 'Resident', 'State-certified production', and 'Television production' with specific eligibility criteria.

FISCAL

Increased the minimum expenditure threshold from $4 million to $50,000 for motion picture productions and adjusted credit percentages for different employee categories.

Established aggregate funding caps of $42 million for television productions and $20 million for motion picture productions in any fiscal year.

ELIGIBILITY

Added specific provisions for veterans receiving an additional 5% rebate and clarified rules for non-resident employees with higher credit limits.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements for pass-through entities to allocate credits among partners/shareholders and established procedures for rebate elections.

TIMELINE

Added effective date of January 1, 2025, and specified that rebate requests must be submitted upon completion of the project.

ENFORCEMENT

Added provisions requiring itemized accounting for employees with activities both inside and outside the state for proration purposes.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2025 · House Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

492
Passed
Total votes 51
Mar 18, 2025
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican35
33 Yea 2 Nay
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Referred To Finance
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
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Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Referred To Ways and Means
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Trey Lamar
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