Maryland Legislature Increases Film and TV Tax Incentives

On April 9, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the Maryland film and television tax incentives into law after the Maryland House (108-31) and Senate (unanimously) both voted to approve the bill. SB 183 increases funding for the 2014 fiscal year to $25 million and extends the sunset on the Film Production Employment Act. This is a $17.5 million increase from the previous year, and aims to attract out-of-town production companies to shoot their film and television programs in Maryland. Some productions that have already benefited from this program include Netflix’s House of Cards, which is beginning work on its second season, HBO’s VEEP and the indie film Ping Pong Summer, starring Susan Sarandon’s.

Many thanks go out to Jane Love and the rest of the Maryland Film Industry Coalition for their tireless work to get this bill passed! We look forward to watching the film and television industry in Maryland flourish.

SB183 bill-signing

This item was originally featured in the May 2013 local newsletter.