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type: "Bill"
title: "Motion picture production tax credit; media-related exemptions, extends sunset provision."
description: "Motion picture production tax credit; media related exemptions. Extends from January 1, 2022, to January 1, 2027, the sunset of the motion picture production tax credit and transfers the certifying authority for the credit from the Virginia Film Office to the Virginia Tourism Authority. The bill also extends from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2027, the sunset for certain sales tax exemptions related to film production and distribution. This bill is identical to SB 923."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1318"
citation: "Virginia HB 1318 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lashrecse D. Aird"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2020-01-08"
last_action: "2020-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae725f96-63cb-4554-bc9a-766d41bf6ef5"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1318"
source_hash: "fa01b50e59a6b8d629238ec49cdf707dbb29048f30160c56cfc0397169db4046"
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 HB 1318 (2020) — Motion picture production tax credit; media-related exemptions, extends sunset provision.
Motion picture production tax credit; media related exemptions. Extends from January 1, 2022, to January 1, 2027, the sunset of the motion picture production tax credit and transfers the certifying authority for the credit from the Virginia Film Office to the Virginia Tourism Authority. The bill also extends from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2027, the sunset for certain sales tax exemptions related to film production and distribution. This bill is identical to SB 923.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0966)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0966)
2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1318ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1318ER)
3. **Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB1318EH1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1318EH1)
4. **HB1318H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1318H1)
5. **Impact statement from TAX (HB1318)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1318)
## Votes
- Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N) — **400** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Agree To (67-Y 26-N) — **6626** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **400** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N) — **160** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations with amendments (19-Y 2-N) — **192** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (73-Y 26-N) — **7226** (pass) · lower
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (35-Y 4-N) — **354** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate with amendments (31-Y 7-N) — **317** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **80** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 7-N) — **157** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N) — **099** (fail) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) — **91** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lashrecse D. Aird — primary (person)
- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie E. Coyner — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104172D `introduction`
- **2020-01-08** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-29** Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-03** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2020-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)
- **2020-02-03** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- **2020-02-04** Impact statement from TAX (HB1318)
- **2020-02-05** Committee substitute printed 20105703D-H1 `substitution`
- **2020-02-05** Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-05** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-06** Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-07** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2020-02-07** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-07** Reported from Appropriations with amendments (19-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-10** Committee on Finance substitute agreed to 20105703D-H1
- **2020-02-10** Committee on Appropriations amendments agreed to
- **2020-02-10** Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB1318EH1
- **2020-02-10** Printed as engrossed 20105703D-EH1
- **2020-02-11** Read third time and passed House (73-Y 26-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-11** VOTE: Passage (73-Y 26-N)
- **2020-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2020-02-12** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-17** Impact statement from TAX (HB1318EH1)
- **2020-02-19** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-21** Reading of amendments waived
- **2020-02-21** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2020-02-21** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2020-02-21** Passed Senate with amendments (31-Y 7-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-25** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-02-25** Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 100-N)
- **2020-02-25** VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
- **2020-02-26** Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-26** Senate requested conference committee
- **2020-02-26** House acceded to request
- **2020-02-26** Conferees appointed by House
- **2020-02-27** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2020-03-04** Amended by conference committee
- **2020-03-04** Conference report agreed to by House (67-Y 26-N)
- **2020-03-04** VOTE: Agree To (67-Y 26-N)
- **2020-03-07** Conference report agreed to by Senate (35-Y 4-N)
- **2020-03-18** Enrolled
- **2020-03-18** Signed by President
- **2020-03-19** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-20** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- **2020-03-20** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-03-24** Impact statement from TAX (HB1318ER)
- **2020-04-09** Approved by Governor-Chapter 966 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae725f96-63cb-4554-bc9a-766d41bf6ef5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).