HB 2268 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO FILM PRODUCTION.

HB 2268 would authorize the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) to market and promote film production in Hawaii as part of its official duties. This bill directly affects the HTA, which would gain a new responsibility to support the film industry, and the state's film production sector, which would benefit from targeted marketing efforts. The key provision simply adds film production marketing to the HTA's existing powers, without creating new funding or regulations. The bill is in early stages, having been introduced on January 28, 2026.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Last action Mar 10, 2026

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HB2268 → HB2268_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify that the Hawaii Tourism Authority's new power to market film production specifically applies to productions filmed within the State of Hawaii. Additionally, the effective date of the legislation was changed from immediate approval to July 1, 3000, and the bill title was updated to reflect the marketing and promotion focus.

Scope change

The scope was refined to limit the marketing and promotion authority to film productions filmed in the State of Hawaii.

SCOPE

The authority to market film production is now explicitly limited to productions filmed in the State of Hawaii.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from upon approval to July 1, 3000.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to include 'Marketing and Promotion' to better reflect the new statutory authority.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDT, WAM.

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 89).

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from TOU/ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 408-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to TOU/ECD, FIN, referral sheet 7

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to TOU, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors