HB 1373 Hawaii House · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

Summary

Beginning 1/1/2024, requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to administer a Workforce Development Incentive Rebate Program that incentivizes local independent film and television productions. Establishes a new Film Studio Tax Credit. Amends the administration of the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit by increasing the tax credit cap from $50,000,000 to $75,000,000 for calendar year 2024 and eliminating the ability for credits exceeding the tax cap to be allowed to be claimed after December 31, 2024. Appropriates funds. (SD2)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Apr 2023

Governor

Introduced Jan 25, 2023 Last action Apr 24, 2023

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

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Total actions

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 13, 2023

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 13, 2023

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 886) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 13, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) DeCoite, Ihara, Keohokalole). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 11, 2023

Upper · Passed

Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 2).

upper

Apr 11, 2023

Introduced

Floor Amendment No. 4 offered.

upper

Apr 5, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Moriwaki.

upper

Apr 5, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

upper

Mar 30, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EET/WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 04-04-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 30, 2023

Committee

Re-Referred to EET/WAM.

upper

Mar 10, 2023

Committee

Referred to EET/LBT, WAM.

upper

Mar 9, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 440).

upper

Mar 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 15, 2023

Committee

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 472) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 8, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Holt, Lamosao, Hussey-Burdick, Kong, Nakamura, Quinlan, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 25, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

9 primary · 2 co-sponsors