# Kentucky SB 1: AN ACT relating to the film industry. Kentucky SB 1, AN ACT relating to the film industry., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Phillip Wheeler (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-26 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 91)) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB1-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 1 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to the film industry. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-18 - Last action: 2025-03-26, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 91) - Sponsor: Phillip Wheeler (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Effective Dates, Delayed, Economic Development, Labor and Industry, State Agencies, Workforce - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (152 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New state support for Kentucky filmmakers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law creates the Kentucky Film Office within the Cabinet for Economic Development. It promotes Kentucky, coordinates local film offices, helps producers follow incentive rules, supports worker training, and provides an information portal. A new seven-member council decide… - Earlier incentive access for film companies: benefit, low. Starting with the 2024 allocation, unused incentives reserved for continuous film production become available on April 1 instead of July 1. All approved companies with a motion picture or entertainment production can access that unused balance. The change applies only to unused amounts within the $… - Film companies pay incentive application fees: cost, low. Film companies must pay a nonrefundable fee when applying for Kentucky film tax incentives. The fee depends on combined qualifying spending and payroll: $250 below $50,000, $500 from $50,000 through $100,000, and $1,000 above $100,000. The Kentucky Film Office keeps these fees. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Phillip Wheeler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brandon J. Storm (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Danny Carroll (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: D. Yates - Cosponsor: Gerald A. Neal (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Stivers (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | passed | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-03-14 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 77 | 8 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-03-26: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 91) - 2025-03-14: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-14: passed 37-0 (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2025-03-14: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-14: 3rd reading, passed 77-8 with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2025-03-12: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-11: reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2025-03-07: to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) (House) - 2025-03-07: returned to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-07: 1st reading (House) - 2025-03-07: taken from Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-05: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-05: received in House (House) - 2025-03-04: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-02-27: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-27: reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-02-26: returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-26: 1st reading (Senate) - 2025-02-26: taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb1/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb1/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. (became law) - HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. (signed) - HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development. (signed) - HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. (signed) - HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. (signed) - HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb1/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb1/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS) - [HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB664-2025RS) - [HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS) - [HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB421-2025RS) - [HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB555-2025RS) - [HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB493-2025RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB1-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).