# Hawaii SB 1641: RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII FILM COMMISSION.

Hawaii SB 1641, RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII FILM COMMISSION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Lynn DeCoite (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2025-04-10 (Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 700).) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 1641
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII FILM COMMISSION.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 700).
- Sponsor: Lynn DeCoite (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: DBEDT, Hawaii Film Authority, Hawaii Film Authority Board, Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund, Workforce Development, Film, Media, Reports, Positions, Appropriation, ECD, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes the Hawaii Film Authority within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and transfers the rights, powers, functions, and duties of the Hawaii Film Office to the Authority. Establishes the Hawaii Film Authority Board within the Hawaii Film Authority. Establishes the Film Industry and Development Special Fund. Renames the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund as the Hawaii Creative Industries Development Special Fund and excludes media and film from the definition of creative industries. Allows the Creative Industries Development Special Fund to be used for the support and development of facilities and other initiatives to grow the State's creative industries. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lynn DeCoite (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (30)

- 2025-04-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 700). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1996) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25. (House)
- 2025-03-28: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward. (House)
- 2025-03-25: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-28-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1495) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5). (House)
- 2025-03-19: 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, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-03-14: The committee(s) on ECD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-19-25 10:00 AM. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:00AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-11: Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-14-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Lee, C.). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 385) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 983) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 479) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga. (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: The committee(s) on EDT deferred the measure until 02-11-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 229. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-25 1:15PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to EDT, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1641_HD2_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1641_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1641_.PDF)
- SB1641_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1641_HD1_.HTM)
- SB1641_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1641_HD2_.HTM)
- SB1641_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1641_SD1_.HTM)
- SB1641_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1641_SD2_.HTM)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1641_HD2_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1641_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1641_.PDF)
- [SB1641_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1641_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB1641_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1641_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB1641_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1641_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB1641_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1641_SD2_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1641-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).