LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A bill to authorize more than $1.6 billion in film tax credits that would bring a Hollywood studio to Summerlin passed the state Assembly Sunday morning.

On a 22-20 vote, Assembly Bill 5 squeaked out of the chamber after a passionate debate and several procedural roadblocks. The bill now heads to the state Senate for consideration.

Supporters cited the jobs that would be created by the film studio, movie and TV production and related businesses, as well as the potential to diversify the economy with a recession-resistant industry not currently operating on a large scale in the state.

"Nevadans come first in this deal," Monroe-Moreno said during the floor debate.

Jauregui noted the companies involved in the project — the Howard Hughes Corp., Sony Pictures and Warner

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