HB2096 restores the film tax credit program in West Virginia and would be retroactive to January 1, 2018.
The West Virginia State Senate passed HB2096 on March 9, 2022 by a vote of 32 to 1. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this is an improper use of government funds to benefit a specific industry or group of individuals. This is the government interfering in the free market by favoring one industry over another.
| Legislator | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mike Azinger | Yes |
| Stephen Baldwin | Yes |
| Robert Beach | Yes |
| Craig Blair | Yes |
| Donna Boley | Yes |
| Owens Brown | Yes |
| Michael Caputo | Yes |
| Charles Clements | Yes |
| Hannah Geffert | Yes |
| Amy Nichole Grady | Yes |
| Bill Hamilton | Yes |
| Glenn Jeffries | Yes |
| Robert Karnes | No |
| Richard Lindsay | Yes |
| Michael Maroney | Yes |
| Patrick Martin | Yes |
| Mark Maynard | Yes |
| Eric Nelson | Yes |
| Rupert Phillips | Yes |
| Robert Plymale | Yes |
| Rollan Roberts | -- |
| Michael Romano | Yes |
| Patricia Rucker | Yes |
| Randy Smith | Yes |
| Ron Stollings | Yes |
| David Stover | Yes |
| Chandler Swope | Yes |
| Dave Sypolt | Yes |
| Tom Takubo | Yes |
| Eric Tarr | Yes |
| Charles Trump | Yes |
| Ryan Weld | Yes |
| Michael Woelfel | Yes |
| Jack Woodrum | Yes |