---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motion picture production; extends income tax credit sunset."
description: "Motion picture production tax credit; sunset extended. Extends the motion picture production tax credit sunset date from taxable year 2026 to taxable year 2030. This bill is identical to HB 400."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 612"
citation: "Virginia SB 612 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Todd E. Pillion"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f8f7b38-d2c4-4541-b25d-d35600598edf"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB612"
source_hash: "d5ffe678a8401bbfb2a24b8ad3158c51ae648e88c5631c18471f7913c0f0d38b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 612 (2026) — Motion picture production; extends income tax credit sunset.

Motion picture production tax credit; sunset extended. Extends the motion picture production tax credit sunset date from taxable year 2026 to taxable year 2030. This bill is identical to HB 400.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091495.PDF)
2. **Finance and Appropriations Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098112.PDF)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177085.PDF)

## Votes

- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute — **11–3** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance — **18–3** (pass) · lower
- Passage R — **23–15** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **74–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Todd E. Pillion — primary (person)
- Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100630D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-26** Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/26/2026 10:23 pm)
- **2026-01-27** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-27** Committee substitute printed 26106250D-S1 `substitution`
- **2026-01-28** Rules suspended
- **2026-01-28** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-01-28** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-01-28** Passed by for the day
- **2026-01-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-01-29** Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- **2026-01-29** Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- **2026-01-29** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2026-01-30** Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-04** Placed on Calendar
- **2026-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/17/2026 7:04 pm)
- **2026-02-18** Reported from Finance (18-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-23** Passed House (74-Y 23-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-02-24** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-02-24** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB612ER) `passage`
- **2026-02-24** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-24** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/26/2026 3:51 pm)
- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 827 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f8f7b38-d2c4-4541-b25d-d35600598edf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).