Relating To Taxation.
Last status update Jan 23, 2025
What this measure contains
Increases the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit for qualified productions that utilize qualified production facilities located within the State. Changes the cap amount and aggregate cap amount of the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit to unspecified amounts. Imposes the manufacturing GET rate on motion picture, digital media, and film productions and repeals the provision in the definition of "qualified production costs" that applied the term to mean costs incurred that are subject to the highest GET rate. Exempts from the GET amounts received by a motion picture project employer from a client equal to amounts that are disbursed by the motion picture project employer for employee wages, salaries, payroll taxes, insurance premiums, and employment benefits and payments to loan-out companies. (HD1)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 23, 2025
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 13, 2025
Related measures
- SB1629— Same As
- HB1498— Carry Over
Related measures may contain different language or follow different histories.
Legislative path
Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.
- Introduced
- HD1by ECD
Companion measures: SB1629, HB1498. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.
Decision stages
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House ECD committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1
5 aye · 0 no · 2 excused
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House second reading on HD1: Passed
47 aye · 0 no · 4 excused
House members along the path
| Member | ECD Introduced | Second reading HD1 | Change along the path |
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| Elle CochranHD-014 | Excused | ||
| Daniel HoltHD-028 | Aye | Aye | |
| Ikaika HusseyHD-029 | Aye | Aye | |
| Greggor IlaganHD-004 | Aye | Aye | |
| Scot MatayoshiHD-049 | Excused | ||
| Lauren MatsumotoHD-038 | Excused | Aye | |
| Mahina PoepoeHD-013 | Excused | ||
| Adrian TamHD-024 | Aye | Aye | |
| Shirley Ann TemploHD-030 | Aye | Aye | |
| Chris ToddHD-003 | Excused | Aye | |
| Gene WardHD-018 | Excused |
40 more House members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | ECD Introduced | Second reading HD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|
| David AlcosHD-041 | Aye | ||
| Terez AmatoHD-011 | Aye | ||
| Della au BelattiHD-026 | Aye | ||
| Cory ChunHD-035 | Aye | ||
| Luke EvslinHD-016 | Aye | ||
| Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019 | Aye | ||
| Diamond GarciaHD-042 | Aye | ||
| Andrew GarrettHD-022 | Aye | ||
| Tina GrandinettiHD-020 | Aye | ||
| Mark HashemHD-019 | Aye | ||
| Linda IchiyamaHD-031 | Aye | ||
| Kim IwamotoHD-025 | Aye | ||
| Kirstin KahaloaHD-006 | Aye | ||
| Jeanne KapelaHD-005 | Aye | ||
| Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002 | Aye | ||
| Darius KilaHD-044 | Aye | ||
| Lisa KitagawaHD-048 | Aye | ||
| Sam KongHD-033 | Aye | ||
| Matthias KuschHD-001 | Aye | ||
| Trish La ChicaHD-037 | Aye | ||
| Mike LeeHD-050 | Aye | ||
| Nicole LowenHD-007 | Aye | ||
| Lisa MartenHD-051 | Aye | ||
| Tyson MiyakeHD-010 | Aye | ||
| Daynette MorikawaHD-017 | Aye | ||
| Chris MuraokaHD-045 | Aye | ||
| Nadine NakamuraHD-015 | Aye | ||
| Ikaika OldsHD-023 | Aye | ||
| Amy PerrusoHD-046 | Aye | ||
| Elijah PierickHD-039 | Aye | ||
| Sean QuinlanHD-047 | Aye | ||
| Julie Reyes OdaHD-040 | Aye | ||
| Jackson SayamaHD-021 | Aye | ||
| Garner ShimizuHD-032 | Aye | ||
| Kanani SouzaHD-043 | Aye | ||
| Gregg TakayamaHD-034 | Aye | ||
| Jenna TakenouchiHD-027 | Aye | ||
| David TarnasHD-008 | Aye | ||
| Justin WoodsonHD-009 | Aye | ||
| Kyle YamashitaHD-012 | Aye |
Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote
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Legislative history
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Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 4
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Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-12-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Todd, Matsumoto.
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Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 653) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
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Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
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Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.