The civic record
Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2168 establishes a film and television production rebate program capped at $35 million annually
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Mike Steinmeyer
Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.
What This Bill Would Do
Missouri House Bill 2168 creates the Missouri Motion Picture Rebate Incentive Program, offering cash rebates of up to 30 percent for qualified film, television, and streaming productions filmed in the state, starting July 1, 2027.
State spending on film incentives is capped at $35 million per through a dedicated state treasury fund, with individual projects limited to receiving 25 percent of the annual cap.
- The General Assembly is the state legislature of Missouri responsible for passing state laws and appropriations. 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.
motion picture production companies
Motion picture production companies become eligible to apply for state cash rebates of up to 35 percent on qualified local production expenses.
Missouri residents
Resident employment numbers factor into bonus rebate calculations and annual reporting requirements submitted to the General Assembly.
Missouri vendors
Goods and services leased or purchased by production companies from Missouri vendors count toward qualifying expenses.
Key Facts
You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.
Frequently Asked Questions
What productions qualify for the Missouri Motion Picture Rebate Incentive Program?
How large can the production rebates be?
Are these rebates issued as tax credits?
What else do you want to know?
News Coverage
Follow the record
Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 4, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Shift from Tax Credits to Direct Expenditures
The bill explicitly establishes film incentives as direct state expenditures rather than tax credits or tax expenditures.
Connected Entities
Sources
house.mo.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment35Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
Publisher tools