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State lawmakers are questioning the fate of an office designed to support Florida’s entertainment industry as the House of Representatives moves to eliminate the state’s business recruiting agency and a host of economic development programs.
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The House Commerce Committee voted 16-3 Friday to approve House Speaker Paul Renner’s priority (HB 5) to close the doors of business recruiting agency Enterprise Florida. Several lawmakers expressed concern that the Office of Films and Entertainment, which serves Florida’s entertainment industry, would be included in the list of programs and incentives that would be repealed.
Rep. Alison Tanter (D-Tallahassee) said the abolition of the office could affect FSU’s School of Cinematic Arts.
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Oscars 2023: The 95th Academy Awards are scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on Sunday. (Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: Brendan Fraser at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: Michelle Yeoh attends the 95th Academy Awards. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: Angela Bassett attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Oscars 2023: Austin Butler at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Oscars 2023: Vanessa Hudgens at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: Jamie Lee Curtis arrives at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: Laverne Cox at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: Erin Lim at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: Zuri Hall at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: Shirley Coke at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: Nikki Novak at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Kyla Odamus/WireImage)
Oscars 2023: Reece Feldman at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: DJ MOS (left) and DJ Kiss at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: Kaala Bhairava (left) and Rahul Sipligunj at the 95th Academy Awards. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: Andrew Eure and Florencia Martin at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: Katie Lowes and Adam Shapiro arrive at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: Fan Bingbing attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: Tems at the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag)
Oscars 2023: Stephanie Hsu at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: James Hong arrives at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: Samuel L Jackson at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: Jessica Chastain arrives at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
Oscars 2023: Dwayne Johnson at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)