RELATING TO MEDIA.
Summary
Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to fix the payment of royalties to the State for the filming of scenic shots of iconic locations in the State that are subsequently featured in media for production purposes. Exempts state and county productions. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2021
Last action Mar 9, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to EET, WAM.
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 56).
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takumi excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Holt, Ilagan, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) B. Kobayashi; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Eli.
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 144) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Quinlan, Holt, Belatti, D. Kobayashi, Onishi, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Okimoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sean Quinlan
DDemocratic
P
Sylvia Luke
DDemocratic
P
TJ
Ty J.K. Cullen
DDemocratic
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