Bill
HB 2469
HB 2469 requires accredited productions using Film Production Services Tax Credits to display the Illinois Film Office logo in credits and link to its website on promo pages.
Status (as provided)
- Introduced: February 4–5, 2025
- Sponsor: Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (primary)
- Current procedural notation: Rule 19(a) / Re‑referred to Rules Committee (most recent action listed 2025‑03‑21)
- Other actions (selected): Read first time 2025‑03‑17; referred to Public Education; earlier committee referrals include Revenue & Finance / Tax Policy: Finance Subcommittee.
Summary — purpose and intent
- HB 2469 amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008 by adding a new Section 51 (35 ILCS 16/51). The bill’s stated effect is to require that productions that receive tax credits under that Act (i.e., “accredited productions”) incorporate official Illinois Film Office branding and an online link to the office’s website in their public materials. The intent is to increase visibility and attribution for the Illinois Film Office when public incentives are used to support productions.
Key provisions
- Adds a new section to the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act requiring, for accredited productions that receive credits on or after the bill’s effective date:
1. Inclusion of the official logo of the Illinois Film Office in the credits of the accredited production; and
2. Inclusion of an Internet link to the Illinois Film Office website on any promotional website for the accredited production.
- The requirement is prefaced with “Notwithstanding any other provision of law,” indicating this obligation applies regardless of other statutes.
Who is affected
- Primary: film, television and other media productions that qualify for and receive credits under the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act (production companies, producers).
- Secondary: post‑production and marketing teams (responsible for on‑screen credits and promotional websites), streaming/distribution platforms that host credits, the Illinois Film Office (brand visibility), and state agencies administering the tax credit (potential need to monitor compliance).
Practical impact and considerations
- Compliance burden: likely modest — adding a logo to end credits and placing a link on a production’s promotional website are minor production/marketing tasks, but may require changes to credit templates, distributor agreements, or promotional site content.
- Timing: applies only to accredited productions receiving credits on or after the bill’s effective date; existing credits prior to that date appear unaffected.
- Enforcement/penalties: the excerpt does not specify enforcement mechanisms, penalties, or remedies for noncompliance (e.g., credit recapture, denial of credits). The practical effect may depend on implementing guidance from the administering state agency or inclusion of compliance terms in credit award paperwork.
- Ambiguities: the bill text does not define terms such as “accredited production,” the required size/placement of the logo, whether social media or third‑party promotional pages qualify as “promotional website,” or how the requirement interacts with distribution platforms (the full bill and administrative rules would clarify).
Next steps / where to look
- For full legal text, review the enacted language of 35 ILCS 16/51 when available.
- Monitor committee records for amendments that could add enforcement language, definitions, or compliance procedures.
- Producers seeking credits should watch for implementing guidelines from the Illinois Film Office or the agency that administers the tax credit.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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