HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2514        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2566

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul McMurtry

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act promoting Massachusetts film production.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/17/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/28/2019

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

1/29/2019

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

5th Essex

1/29/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/30/2019

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/31/2019

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

1/31/2019

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

2/1/2019

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2514        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2566

By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2566) of Paul McMurtry and others relative to motion pictures filmed in the Commonwealth.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1588 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act promoting Massachusetts film production.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Subsection (l) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:

(9) A motion picture shall include a credit and a logo, approved by the commissioner in consultation with the Massachusetts film office, stating that the motion picture was filmed in Massachusetts and displaying a logo designed and approved by the Massachusetts film office. The credit shall include the following title: “Proudly Made in Massachusetts”.

SECTION 2.  Section 38X of chapter 63 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:

(h) A motion picture shall include a credit and a logo, approved by the commissioner in consultation with the Massachusetts film office, stating that the motion picture was filmed in Massachusetts and displaying a logo designed and approved by the Massachusetts film office. The credit shall include the following title: “Proudly Made in Massachusetts”.