North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 1002 — Micro-Budget Productions and Film Grant Changes.

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

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Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

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  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

18 added · 19 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Senate Bill 1002, minor wording adjustments were made to clarify guidelines for grant awards in the entertainment industry. Specifically, language was streamlined regarding the production company's qualifying expenses and the percentage of filming required in specific areas of the state. These changes are significant because they aim to make the grant process more straightforward for production companies, potentially encouraging more film projects to take place in North Carolina, thereby boosting the local economy.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 30, 2026 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 1002 Short Title:
1002 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS35440-MCa-324 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MODIFY THE FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT GRANT FUND.
Rules and Operations of the Senate May 4, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MODIFY THE FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT GRANT FUND.
Those guidelines may provide for the Secretary to award the grant proceeds over a period of time, not to exceed three years.
Those guidelines mayprovide for the Secretaryto award the grant proceeds over a period of time, not to exceed three years.
(1) The funds are reserved for a production on which the production company has qualifying expenses of at least the following:
(1) The funds are reserved for a production on which the production companyhas qualifying expenses of at least the following:
An amount more than seven million dollars ($7,000,000) twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) for a feature-length film, film or a single season of a production consisting of a series of episodes intended for on-line distribution, more than fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) for a single season of a television series, or two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for a commercial for theatrical or television viewing or on-line distribution.Theamount ofagrant forthefirstseasonofaseries,when added to any grant awarded for the pilot episode of that series, may not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000).
An amount more than seven million dollars ($7,000,000) twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) for a feature-length film, film or a single season of a production consisting of a series of episodes intended for on-line distribution, more than fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) for a single season of a television series, or two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for a commercial for theatrical or television viewing or on-line distribution.Theamount ofagrant forthefirstseasonofaseries,when added to anygrant awarded for the pilot episode of that series, maynot exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000).
*DRS35440-MCa-324* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (4) The funds are not used to provide a grant for a production that meets one or more of the following:
*S1002-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (4) The funds are not used to provide a grant for a production that meets one or more of the following:
Goods and services includes the costs of tangible and intangible property used for, and services performed primarily and customarily in, production, including preproduction and postproduction and other direct costs of producing the project in accordance with generally accepted entertainment industry practices.
Goods and services includes the costs of tangible and intangible property used for, and services performed primarily and customarily in, production, including preproduction and postproduction and other direct costs of producing the project in accordance with generally accepted entertainment industrypractices.
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Page 2 Senate Bill 1002-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 2.
(1) The funds are reserved for a production on which the production company has qualifying expenses of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in the State but not more than one million four hundred ninety-nine thousand dollars ($1,499,000) for the production.
(1) The funds are reserved for a production on which the production companyhas qualifying expenses of at least fiftythousand dollars ($50,000) in the State but not more than one million four hundred ninety-nine thousand dollars ($1,499,000) for the production.
A bonus amount equal to (i) three percent (3%) if at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the filming occurred in development tier two and one areas or (ii) five percent (5%) if at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the filming occurred in a development tier one area.
A bonus amount equal to (i) three percent (3%) if at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the filmingoccurred in development tier two and one areas or (ii) five percent (5%) if at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the filming occurred in a development tier one area.
DRS35440-MCa-324 Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (4) The funds are not contingent on the existence, proof, or guarantee of a distribution agreement.
Senate Bill 1002-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (4) The funds are not contingent on the existence, proof, or guarantee of a distribution agreement.
This act becomes effective July 1, 2026, and applies to grants made on or after that date.
This act becomes effective July1, 2026, and applies to grants made on or after that date.
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Who sponsors SB 1002?
SB 1002 is sponsored by Michael V. Lee (Republican).
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