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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri Senate Bill 1079 Extends and Alters Show MO Film Tax Credits
Last action · March 11, 2026: Voted Do Pass S Economic and Workforce Development CommitteeSponsor: Kurtis Gregory
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri SB 1079 removes the separate annual caps for film and series production tax credits, combining them into a single $16 million annual cap starting January 1, 2027, and extends the program date to December 31, 2035.
Changes the expiration timeline and funding allocation rules for state film and media production incentives, affecting taxpayers utilizing motion media tax credits through December 31, 2035.
- The Show MO Act provides state tax credits to encourage motion media production projects and economic development within Missouri. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Taxpayers and Motion Media Production Companies
Production companies and taxpayers utilizing the Show MO tax credit are subject to new combined annual credit limits of $16 million starting in 2027 and an extended program sunset date of December 31, 2035.
Department of Economic Development
The department is responsible for approving project activities, administering tax credit applications, adopting necessary rules, and notifying the revisor of statutes if competing state programs terminate.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens to the annual funding limits for film and series production tax credits under this bill?
When does the Show MO tax credit program now expire?
Are production companies required to hire local workers to be eligible?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
5 actions- Mar 11, 2026SenateCommitteeVoted Do Pass S Economic and Workforce Development Committee
- Mar 4, 2026SenateHearing Conducted S Economic and Workforce Development Committee
- Jan 15, 2026SenateFloorSecond Read and Referred S Economic and Workforce Development Committee
- Jan 7, 2026SenateIntroducedS First Read
- Dec 1, 2025SenatePrefiled
Version history
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Consolidation of Film and Series Credit Caps
The bill shifts from separate $8 million annual allocations for film and series production to a unified $16 million pool starting in 2027.
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Sources
www.senate.mo.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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