HB 1635 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Summary

Makes broadcast and streaming platform productions and commercial advertisement productions with Internet-only distribution eligible to receive the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit. Repeals 1/1/2033. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Mar 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1635 → HB1635_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to change its effective date to July 1, 3000, and to remove a specific repeal clause that would have ended the tax credit on January 1, 2033. Additionally, the description of eligible productions was slightly refined to clarify that 'qualified production' includes specials and single episodes.

Scope change

The bill's applicability timeline was extended indefinitely to 3000, and the automatic expiration date of 2033 was removed.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from an unspecified date to July 1, 3000.

The provision requiring the Act to be repealed on January 1, 2033, was removed.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'qualified production' was adjusted to explicitly include television or streaming platform specials and single episodes not part of a regular series.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and metadata were updated to reflect House District 1 (HD1) and revised authorship details.

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 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 145).

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 4, 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; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 295-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

23 primary · 0 co-sponsors