STATE BILLHI HB 1939ENGROSSED

Relating To Taxation.

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)

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 10, 2026; 247 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 1939 · EngrossedMar 10

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Bill details

Last action: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. · Mar 25, 2026
Pending committee: Ways and Means

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 25, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate

Mar 25, 2026Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3197) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate

Mar 19, 2026The 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.Senate

Mar 16, 2026The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Referred to EDT, WAM.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 319).Senate

Mar 10, 2026Passed 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.House

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Mar 6, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.House

Mar 6, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1113-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Mar 3, 2026The 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.House

Feb 27, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 18, 2026Passed 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).House

Feb 18, 2026Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 427-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.House

Feb 6, 2026The 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.House

Feb 2, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 28, 2026Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3House

Jan 26, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 23, 2026Pending introduction.House

Recorded vote

Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 19, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit
Local Workforce Incentive
Per Production Cap
Waiver
Hawaii Film Office
DBEDT
Qualified Production Incentives
Third-Party Certification
Reports

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