# Nevada SB220: AN ACT relating to economic development; enacting the Nevada Film Infrastructure, Workforce Development, Education and Economic Diversification Act; requiring the Office of Economic Development to enter into a development agreement to establish certain criteria for the development of infrastructure for the production of motion pictures and other qualified productions; establishing requirements for a production company located at such a development to be eligible for film infrastructure transferable tax credits for qualified productions produced at the development; providing for the calculation of the amount of film infrastructure transferable tax credits; revising provisions governing noninfrastructure transferable tax credits for motion pictures and other qualified productions produced in this State; authorizing an additional amount of noninfrastructure transferable tax credits; establishing the Account for Nevada Film, Media and Related Technology Education and Vocational Training and a board to approve distributions from the Account; providing for the distribution of money in the Account; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB220, AN ACT relating to economic development; enacting the Nevada Film Infrastructure, Workforce Development, Education and Economic Diversification Act; requiring the Office of Economic Development to enter into a development agreement to establish certain criteria for the development of infrastructure for the production of motion pictures and other qualified productions; establishing requirements for a production company located at such a development to be eligible for film infrastructure transferable tax credits for qualified productions produced at the development; providing for the calculation of the amount of film infrastructure transferable tax credits; revising provisions governing noninfrastructure transferable tax credits for motion pictures and other qualified productions produced in this State; authorizing an additional amount of noninfrastructure transferable tax credits; establishing the Account for Nevada Film, Media and Related Technology Education and Vocational Training and a board to approve distributions from the Account; providing for the distribution of money in the Account; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Roberta Lange (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB220-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB220 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to economic development; enacting the Nevada Film Infrastructure, Workforce Development, Education and Economic Diversification Act; requiring the Office of Economic Development to enter into a development agreement to establish certain criteria for the development of infrastructure for the production of motion pictures and other qualified productions; establishing requirements for a production company located at such a development to be eligible for film infrastructure transferable tax credits for qualified productions produced at the development; providing for the calculation of the amount of film infrastructure transferable tax credits; revising provisions governing noninfrastructure transferable tax credits for motion pictures and other qualified productions produced in this State; authorizing an additional amount of noninfrastructure transferable tax credits; establishing the Account for Nevada Film, Media and Related Technology Education and Vocational Training and a board to approve distributions from the Account; providing for the distribution of money in the Account; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-19 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsor: Roberta Lange (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR S-18 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tax credits for Nevada Studios productions: benefit, medium. Eligible companies producing at the Nevada Studios Project get transferable state tax credits. The base credit covers 35% of qualifying payments to Nevada residents for services performed in Nevada. Those costs include eligible fringe benefits and handling fees. Other qualifying production costs re… - Funding for Nevada media education programs: benefit, low. A new state account receives credit-related payments, appropriations, gifts, and investment income; unused money carries forward. Credit-related funds are tracked separately and support Nevada Media and Technology Lab rent, including unpaid rent plus 8% interest. They also fund administration up to… - Training grants for Nevada production workers: benefit, low. Nevada’s economic development office provides grants for programs that train workers for qualified Nevada productions. Eligible providers include public colleges, agencies, school districts, trade schools, nonprofits, labor groups, and private postsecondary schools. Every grant needs approval from… - Film companies pay into worker training: cost, low. Companies receiving infrastructure credits must pay 10% of the credit amount to Nevada’s economic development office. The same payment applies to statewide noninfrastructure applications filed July 1, 2025–June 30, 2043. Payment is due within 30 days after the credit certificate is issued. The mone… - Film credits face penalties and exclusions: cost, low. Nevada’s economic development office can reduce either type of production credit by damages the production causes Nevada or local governments. It can withhold credits during pending Nevada legal cases against the company or involving the production, or for state or local law violations. Knowingly f… - Limits on production costs earning credits: cost, low. Infrastructure credits count only reasonable production-related costs, generally purchased from Nevada businesses during production. Reimbursed, nonproduction, and previously credited costs do not count; payments to related companies count only up to market value. For statewide noninfrastructure cr… - Production companies face tax credit caps: cost, low. Statewide noninfrastructure credit approvals are capped at $10 million yearly for fiscal years starting July 1, 2025–June 30, 2028. The cap is $15 million for fiscal years starting July 1, 2028–June 30, 2043, then returns to $10 million. Unused annual limits can carry forward, but one production ca… - Studios credits require local workforce checks: cost, low. For infrastructure credit approvals 60 to under 85 months after the development agreement, credits fall 5% below 40% Nevada-resident workdays. At 85 months or later, credits fall 10% below 60%; extras are excluded, and required training-account payments stay unchanged. Workers counted as residents… - Production credit rates reward Nevada hiring: mixed, medium. For statewide noninfrastructure applications filed July 1, 2025–June 30, 2043, qualifying Nevada-resident service costs receive 35%; other qualifying costs receive 30%. Credits fall by 2% of qualifying spending when Nevada residents account for less than half of crew workdays. For applications befo… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Roberta Lange (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (8) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: From committee: Without recommendation. (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (Senate) - 2025-02-20: From printer. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Revenue and Economic Development. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB220.pdf) ## Related bills - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered voter show photo identification to vote in person; requiring the Department of M… (vetoed) - AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waivers of fees provided by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; revisi… (vetoed) - AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing and reimbursement for certain drugs; creating a cause of action for violating su… (vetoed) - AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program to report certain information relating… (vetoed) - SB207: AN ACT relating to health care; transferring the authority to establish and administer a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly from the Aging and Disab… (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB220.pdf) ## Related - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB499-83rd2025) - [AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waiv…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB397-83rd2025) - [AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB259-83rd2025) - [AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB188-83rd2025) - [SB207: AN ACT relating to health care; transferring the authority to establish and adm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB207-83rd2025) - [Nevada bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada/bills) - [Nevada state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB220-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).