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Measure Title: RELATING TO TAXATION.
Report Title: DBEDT; Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit; Local Workforce Incentive; Qualified Production Incentives; Third-Party Certification; Per Production Cap; Waiver; Hawaii Film Office; Reports
Description: Amends the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit (film tax credit) by providing additional credits to qualified productions that have a workforce of at least eighty per cent local hires in the first taxable year or second consecutive taxable year and meet other specific requirements, then increasing the local workforce threshold to eighty-two per cent in the third or fourth consecutive taxable year and eighty-five per cent in the fifth consecutive taxable year, that the additional credit is claimed; requiring independent third-party certification of qualified production costs for all film productions claiming the film tax credit; authorizing DBEDT to waive the credit cap per qualified production for one qualified production each fiscal year; and requiring the Hawaii Film Office to submit an annual report to the Legislature. Sunsets 1/1/2033. Effective 7/1/3050. (SD1)
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Package: None
Current Referral: EDT, WAM
Introducer(s): TAM, AMATO, EVSLIN, GEDEON, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, KAPELA, KILA, KUSCH, LEE, M., MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, OLDS, PERRUSO, REYES ODA, SOUZA
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Measure Status History

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DateChamberStatus Text
3/25/2026SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
3/25/2026SReported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3197) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
3/19/2026SThe committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
3/16/2026SThe committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
3/12/2026SReferred to EDT, WAM.
3/12/2026SPassed First Reading.
3/12/2026SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 319).
3/10/2026HPassed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
3/6/2026HForty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
3/6/2026HReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1113-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
3/3/2026HThe committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2/27/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/18/2026HPassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2/18/2026HReported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 427-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2/6/2026HThe committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2/2/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
1/28/2026HReferred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3
1/26/2026HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
1/23/2026HPending introduction.

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All Versions of this Measure

HB1939_HD2 Link to HB1939_HD2 .PDF file
HB1939_SD1 Link to HB1939_SD1 .PDF file
HB1939_HD1 Link to HB1939_HD1 .PDF file
HB1939 Link to HB1939 .PDF file

Committee Reports

HB1939_HD1_HSCR427-26_ Link to committee report HB1939_HD1_HSCR427-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)
HB1939_HD2_HSCR1113-26_ Link to committee report HB1939_HD2_HSCR1113-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)
HB1939_SD1_SSCR3197_ Link to committee report HB1939_SD1_SSCR3197_ .PDF file (opens in new window)

Testimony

HB1939_TESTIMONY_ECD_02-06-26_
HB1939_HD1_TESTIMONY_FIN_03-03-26_
HB1939_HD2_TESTIMONY_EDT_03-19-26_

Hearing Notices

ECD
2/06/26 8:30A
423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
FIN
3/03/26 10:00A
308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
EDT
3/19/26 1:00P
CR 229 & Videoconference