RELATING TO FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT.
Summary
Amends the qualifications a production must meet in order to claim the credit. Caps the annual amount of tax credits that may be claimed at $35,000,000. Extends the sunset date to January 1, 2026. Requires DBEDT to submit an annual report to the Legislature regarding the activities and expenditures of the tax credit. Clarifies that no rule shall be adopted to expand the scope of the tax credit where the rule conflicts with legislative intent. Requires certain film productions claiming the tax credit to hire an independent third party certification of qualified production costs eligible for the credit. Requires DBEDT, in collaboration with DOTAX, to submit to the Governor and the Legislature a report on the number of jobs created in the State and the fiscal impact of every film production receiving the tax credit in the State. (HB423 CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced Jan 20, 2017
Signed Jul 11, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
52
Key actions
21
Committee
23
Amendments
3
Jul 11, 2017
Signed into law
Act 143, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1244).
legislature
Jul 11, 2017
Signed into law
Act 143, 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1244).
legislature
Apr 28, 2017
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-17.
legislature
Apr 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 190).
legislature
Apr 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 190) as amended in (CD 1).
legislature
Apr 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
legislature
Apr 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Luke, Cullen, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.
legislature
Apr 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 3:30PM in Conference Room 309.
legislature
Apr 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-17 12:55PM in conference room 423.
legislature
Apr 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-17 1:30PM in conference room 423.
legislature
Apr 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-26-17 1:30PM in conference room 423.
legislature
Apr 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-25-17 1:30PM in conference room 423.
legislature
Apr 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-21-17 1:30PM in conference room 423.
legislature
Apr 13, 2017
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
legislature
Apr 11, 2017
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 563) in amended form (SD 2).
legislature
Apr 11, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Dela Cruz, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, Riviere, Taniguchi, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) English, K. Kahele, Shimabukuro.
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
legislature
Mar 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM/JDL will hold a public decision making on 03-30-17 9:50AM in conference room 211.
legislature
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDL.
legislature
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Reported from ETT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1155) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDL.
legislature
Mar 13, 2017
Committee
Re-Referred to ETT, WAM/JDL.
legislature
Mar 13, 2017
Legislature · 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, Galuteria, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Baker ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
legislature
Mar 10, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on ETT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-17 1:15PM in conference room 414.
legislature
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to ETT, WAM.
legislature
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 256).
legislature
Mar 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Choy voting no (1) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
legislature
Feb 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Committee
Reported from EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 432) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Legislature · 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.
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to EDB, FIN, referral sheet 2
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Pending introduction.
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Linda Ichiyama
DDemocratic
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