89R3741 SCF-D     By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 292       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the grant amount awarded to certain moving image   projects under the moving image industry incentive program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 485, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 485.0245 to read as follows:          Sec. 485.0245.  GRANT AMOUNT FOR CERTAIN MOVING IMAGE   PROJECTS. (a)  This section applies only to the following moving   image projects with in-state spending of at least $3.5 million:                (1)  a feature film;                (2)  a television program;                (3)  a visual effect project for a feature film or   television program; or                (4)  a digital interactive media production.          (b)  In calculating the amount of a grant awarded under   Section 485.024, a moving image project described by Subsection (a)   is eligible for a grant amount equal to at least 30 percent of:                (1)  the total amount of the project's eligible   in-state spending, excluding wages of persons who are employed for   the project; and                (2)  notwithstanding Section 485.024, the amount of   wages the project paid to state residents employed to work in-state   on the project.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.