HB 645 Hawaii House · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO HAWAII FILM STUDIOS.

Summary

Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit, to include, as qualified production costs, post-production activities and services performed in Hawaii-based film studios and post-production facilities. Authorizes DOTAX to adopt additional rules. (HB645 HD1)

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Feb 2019

House Passage

Feb 2019

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Feb 15, 2019

Floor votes · House Feb 15, 2019

How they voted

46–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 51

Feb 15, 2019

D Democratic45

41 Yea 4

91% Yea

R Republican5

4 Yea 1

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 15, 2019

Committee

Reported from EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 519) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 15, 2019

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (46-0-5)

house

Feb 8, 2019

Lower · Passed

The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Kitagawa, Eli, Ichiyama, Johanson, Quinlan, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matsumoto.

lower

Feb 6, 2019

Lower · Passed

The committee(s) on EDB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-08-19.

lower

Jan 24, 2019

Committee

Referred to EDB, FIN, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 22, 2019

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 18, 2019

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors