Global Trade Alert

On July 10, 2015 the governor of Michigan signed into law a bill (House Bil 4122) that allows the Michigan Film Office to continue operating, but prohibits it from offering cash rebates for companies that produce movies in the state. The bill prohibits the film office and the Michigan Strategic Fund from providing funding under a new agreement or increasing funding under an existing agreement for film production expenditures. The bill also requires all money remaining for the cash rebate program revert back to the state’s General Fund once all payments from existing agreements are made.