While numerous bills were monitored for the Southeast NATO region, the listing below reflects legislation that had activity. Summaries are reported as written in the proposed legislation and are based on each state's reporting system. Some states are more consistent than others in keeping their reports up to date.

ALABAMA (June 17, 2007 last day for Governor's action.)

HB 76 - Blind Bidding - Removes prohibition against blind bidding.
Status: Indefinitely postponed 05/29/07

Child Pornography/Harmful to Minors

HB 514 Crime of trafficking in obscene matter, depicting children under the
age of 17 for possession certain number of images, or motion
picture or video, established penalties.
Status: Indefinitely postponed 05/29/07

SB 30 Adult bookstores, adult movie houses, adult video stores or other
adult-only enterprise, location restricted and license denial
authorized under certain conditions,
Status: Indefinitely postponed 05/29/07

Local Taxes/Fees

HB 820 Etowah Co., motion picture theaters annual license fee. Limit the
license or privilege fee, requiring an annual license be paid on
each theater as a whole, not on each screen within theater.
Status: Signed by Governor 06/14/07

HB 553 Pike Co., special sales and use tax levied to be distributed to
education and county general fund.
Status: Not Signed by Governor 06/08/07

HB 845 Randolph County, sales and use tax, county commission
authorized to levy additional, collection, distribute to schools,
schools, county jails and volunteer firefighters.
Status: Not Signed By Governor 06/08/07

SB 371 ............................... ............................... ............................... Status: Passed 3^rd Reading 07/03/07

 

SOUTH CAROLINA (Session ends early July)

 

Film Production Taxes

 

HB 3874Relating to the South Carolina motion picture incentive act; to

simplify applications requirements and increase payroll rebates.

Status: Introduced 04/14/07

 

SB 667Companion bill to HB 3874

Status: Introduced on 04/12/07