RELATING TO THE CREATIVE MEDIA INDUSTRY.
Summary
Establishes the Hawaii Creative Industries Advisory Group while retaining the Film Industry Branch and Creative Industries Division of DBEDT. Repeals the Hawaii Television and Film Development Board along with the grant and venture capital programs that were implemented by the Board. Renames the Hawaii Television and Film Development Special Fund as the Creative Media and Film Infrastructure Special Fund. Expands funding sources for the Creative Media and Film Infrastructure Special Fund to support creative industries development within DBEDT. Amends the purposes for which the Creative Media and Film Infrastructure Special Fund may be used. Provides general excise and use tax exemptions for operations and improvements of the Hawaii Film Studio. Requires the University of Hawaii and DBEDT to report to the legislature. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2038. (SD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2017
Last action Nov 30, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
9
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Reported from ETT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1156) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in ETT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Taniguchi, Baker, Galuteria, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on ETT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-17 1:15PM in conference room 414.
upper
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to ETT, WAM.
upper
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 119).
upper
Mar 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Choy, Har voting no (2) and Representative(s) Ichiyama, McDermott excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Choy; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, LoPresti, Tupola.
lower
Feb 16, 2017
Committee
Reported from EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 431) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 10, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Keohokalole, Holt, Johanson, Takumi, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to EDB, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
RM
Roy M. Takumi
DDemocratic
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