HB78 removes the expiration date for certain film incentives focused on rural productions. It authorizes the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity to issue tax credit certificates for rural productions based on amounts determined in the previous legislative session.
The Utah State House of Representatives passed HB78 on February 28, 2024 by a vote of 47 to 22. We have assigned pluses to the nays because government should not intervene in the marketplace by selectively granting tax incentives to specific industries. Furthermore, the film industry generally supports woke, Marxist ideology. Taxpayers should not be financially responsible for supporting movie productions that are associated with leftists.