April 2, 2009: Legislative Report #45
Only Seven New Bills?
On Thursday April 2, 2009, the Minnesota House introduced seven new bills. Perhaps the flood of new regulation proposed to suppress the constituents of the state may end. Of the last group of submissions is bill 2274, authored by John Lesch (DFL) District: 66A, Phyllis Kahn (DFL) District: 59B, Morrie Lanning (R) District: 09A. The bill creates new law under the tax code providing up to $1,000,000.00 in annual tax credits. The film and movie industry are the qualifying entities for this credit. I find four glaring reasons to reject HF 2274.
- “We The People” have to replace the lost revenue through increases in our taxes.
- The bill creates a special protected group, with privileges unique to film and movies.
- The state priority is to balance a budget shortfall of $6.4 billion. Not reduce state revenue and not cut equivalent spending.
- Neither the film nor the movie industries are in the constitution as state obligations to secure special privileges.