All Roll Calls
Yes: 122 • No: 0
HawaiiHB 19392025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)House
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Sponsored By: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic)
Passed
Summary
Amends the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit (film tax credit) by providing additional credits to qualified productions that have a workforce of at least eighty per cent local hires in the first taxable year or second consecutive taxable year and meet other specific requirements, then increasing the local workforce threshold to eighty-two per cent in the third or fourth consecutive taxable year and eighty-five per cent in the fifth consecutive taxable year, that the additional credit is claimed; requiring independent third-party certification of qualified production costs for all film productions claiming the film tax credit; authorizing DBEDT to waive the credit cap per qualified production for one qualified production each fiscal year; and requiring the Hawaii Film Office to submit an annual report to the Legislature. Sunsets 1/1/2033. Effective 7/1/3050. (SD1)
DBEDTMotion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax CreditLocal Workforce IncentiveQualified Production IncentivesThird-Party CertificationPer Production CapWaiverHawaii Film OfficeReportsEDT, WAM
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Bill Overview
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Adrian K. Tam
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Terez Amato
Democratic • House
Luke A. Evslin
Democratic • House
Joe Gedeon
Republican • House
Tina Nakada Grandinetti
Democratic • House
Ikaika Hussey
Democratic • House
Greggor Ilagan
Democratic • House
Jeanne Kapela
Democratic • House
Darius K. Kila
Democratic • House
Matthias Kusch
Democratic • House
Mike Lee
Democratic • House
Terez Amato
Democratic • House
Lisa Marten
Democratic • House
Scot Z. Matayoshi
Democratic • House
Ikaika Olds
Democratic • House
Amy A. Perruso
Democratic • House
Julie Reyes Oda
Republican • House
Kanani Souza
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/19/2026
The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House vote • 3/10/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 50 • No: 0
House vote • 3/3/2026
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...
Yes: 16 • No: 0
House vote • 2/18/2026
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN...
Yes: 51 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3197) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
3/25/2026SenateReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
3/25/2026SenateThe committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
3/19/2026SenateThe committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
3/16/2026SenateReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 319).
3/12/2026SenatePassed First Reading.
3/12/2026SenateReferred to EDT, WAM.
3/12/2026SenatePassed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
3/10/2026HouseReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1113-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
3/6/2026HouseForty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
3/6/2026HouseThe committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.
3/3/2026HouseBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/27/2026HouseReported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 427-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2/18/2026HousePassed 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 none excused (0).
2/18/2026HouseThe 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.
2/6/2026HouseBill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/2/2026HouseReferred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3
1/28/2026HouseIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
1/26/2026HousePending introduction.
1/23/2026House
Bill Text
Bill Text
HB1939_HD1
HB1939_HD2
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