Nevada: Assembly Speaker likes the idea of ‘Hollywood in Las Vegas,’ but says price tag for expansion of film tax credit may be too steep

Thursday, March 20, 2025 2:57 PM
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  • Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers

Steve Yeager, the Speaker of the Assembly at the Nevada Legislature, loves the idea of Nevada becoming a haven for the expansion of the Hollywood movie and TV production industry.

“Who would not want to bring Hollywood to Nevada, to Las Vegas, to Reno?” he said on Nevada Newsmakers recently.

“I mean, that would be huge for us,” he told host Sam Shad. “And I think it really would help with the diversification of the economy, which we’ve talked about every single year I’ve ever been on this show.”

That does not mean the Speaker — leader of the people’s house — is all in on the controversial bill being considered in Carson City to significantly expand Nevada’s film-tax credit program.