republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/sb-923.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	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 HB 1318.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2020	SB 923	Virginia SB 923 (2020)	bill		enacted	L. Louise Lucas	5	36	7	2020-01-09	2020-04-09	openstates	ocd-bill/7af665c1-b7f6-4282-9464-6247afb36bde	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB923	ce3c1d329f96a00a7c54cdd623a4f3425fd155e626339b5db1ee5d02dde1dbfa	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia SB 923 (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 HB 1318.

Version chain

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

1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0967) (committee substitute) — source
2. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB923ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB923H1 (committee substitute) — source
4. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB923S1 (committee substitute) — source
5. Impact statement from TAX (SB923) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• House substitute agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N) — 33–6 (pass) · upper
• Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N) — 36–4 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 7-N) — 15–7 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 1-N) — 12–1 (pass) · upper
• Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N) — 8–1 (pass) · lower
• VOTE: Passage (72-Y 27-N) — 71–27 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• L. Louise Lucas — primary (person)
• Carrie E. Coyner — cosponsor (person)
• Frank M. Ruff, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Todd E. Pillion — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-01-09 Presented and ordered printed 20104698D introduction
• 2020-01-09 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
• 2020-01-26 Impact statement from TAX (SB923)
• 2020-01-30 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 1-N) committee-passage
• 2020-01-30 Committee substitute printed 20106761D-S1 substitution
• 2020-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-04 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-02-04 Reading of substitute waived
• 2020-02-04 Committee substitute agreed to 20106761D-S1
• 2020-02-04 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB923S1
• 2020-02-05 Passed by temporarily
• 2020-02-05 Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N) passage, reading-3
• 2020-02-11 Impact statement from TAX (SB923S1)
• 2020-02-12 Placed on Calendar
• 2020-02-12 Read first time reading-1
• 2020-02-12 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
• 2020-02-13 Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1 referral-committee
• 2020-02-17 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N)
• 2020-02-17 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• 2020-02-19 Committee substitute printed 20108312D-H1 substitution
• 2020-02-19 Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 7-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-21 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-02-24 Read third time reading-3
• 2020-02-24 Committee substitute agreed to 20108312D-H1
• 2020-02-24 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB923H1
• 2020-02-24 Passed House with substitute (72-Y 27-N) passage
• 2020-02-24 VOTE: Passage (72-Y 27-N)
• 2020-02-26 House substitute agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N)
• 2020-02-26 Title replaced 20108312D-H1
• 2020-03-04 Enrolled
• 2020-03-05 Signed by President
• 2020-03-06 Signed by Speaker
• 2020-03-12 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
• 2020-03-12 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 2020-03-20 Impact statement from TAX (SB923ER)
• 2020-04-09 Approved by Governor-Chapter 967 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7af665c1-b7f6-4282-9464-6247afb36bde. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).