HB 1576HawaiiProcess complete

Hawaii would publish notices about filming and production tax credits

For covered filming and tax credit steps, Hawaii’s business department would publish the production’s name and a representative’s contact details.

What it does

For covered filming at state locations, the department would publish the production’s name and a representative’s contact details on its website.

When a taxpayer registers for prequalification or qualifies for the film production tax credit, the department would publish the production’s name and a representative’s contact details.

Individuals could sign up to receive production notices by email or postal mail; the department could charge a reasonable fee for postal delivery.

Argument forPublic notices could help people find a production’s contact person, and individuals could sign up to receive notices by email or mail.

Argument againstMaking representatives’ phone numbers, email addresses, and mailing addresses public could bring them unwanted contact.

More detail

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism would give public notice and post the information on its website. This applies when the department issues a permit or makes an agreement for a production filming at a state-administered location. It covers motion pictures, television shows, commercials, and other recorded productions. The department would give notice within five business days, or within fourteen business days during an emergency. It would provide notice once per year for each production.

The department would give public notice and post the information on its website. This applies when a taxpayer registers for prequalification or the department determines that the taxpayer qualifies for the motion picture, digital media, and film production tax credit. The department would give notice within five business days, or within fourteen business days during an emergency. It would provide notice once per year for each production.

The department would send the notices to individuals who sign up to receive them. Any individual could sign up for notices about covered productions. People could receive notices by email or postal mail. The department could charge a reasonable fee for postal mail to cover related costs. The department would provide notice once per year for each production.

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IntroducedJan 16
Passed HouseMar 5
Passed SenateApr 14
To Governor
Became LawJul 7

Looking ahead

No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

2026
1. Jul 7Act 188, 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1290).Latest
2. Jul 7Act 188, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1290).Became Law
3. May 8Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Minor
4. May 7Transmitted to Governor.
5. May 6Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Major
  - Vote recorded Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1. Result: pass.Lower
6. May 6Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).Major
7. May 6Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).Minor
8. May 1Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.
  - Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
  - Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
9. May 1The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
10. May 1The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
11. May 1Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 154-26) as amended in (CD 1).
12. May 1Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
13. May 1Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 154-26).
14. May 148 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
15. Apr 30Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 8:01AM in conference room 411.
16. Apr 28Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 411.
17. Apr 27Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 759).Minor
18. Apr 27Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 411.
19. Apr 24Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Fevella.
20. Apr 24Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:00AM; CR 411.
21. Apr 20House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.
22. Apr 20Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).Minor
23. Apr 17Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Minor
24. Apr 16House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
25. Apr 14Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
  - Vote recorded Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
26. Apr 14Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 588) in amended form (SD 1).
27. Apr 10Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3702) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
28. Apr 10One Day Notice 04-14-26.
29. Apr 7The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
30. Apr 2The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
31. Mar 30Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3311) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
32. Mar 30Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
33. Mar 24The 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, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
34. Mar 20Re-Referred to EDT, WAM.Minor
35. Mar 20The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 1:04PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
36. Mar 10Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.Minor
37. Mar 6Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 22).Minor
38. Mar 6Passed First Reading.Minor
39. Mar 5Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 781-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  - Vote recorded Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
40. Mar 5Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Belatti voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Poepoe voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
41. Mar 2The 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.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
42. Feb 27Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
43. Feb 18Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 425-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
  - Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN. Result: pass.Lower
44. Feb 18Passed 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).Minor
45. Feb 6The 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.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
46. Feb 2Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
47. Jan 26Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 1Minor
48. Jan 21Introduced and Pass First Reading.Minor
49. Jan 16Prefiled.Introduced

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HB 1576HawaiiProcess complete

Hawaii would publish notices about filming and production tax credits

For covered filming and tax credit steps, Hawaii’s business department would publish the production’s name and a representative’s contact details.

What it does

For covered filming at state locations, the department would publish the production’s name and a representative’s contact details on its website.

When a taxpayer registers for prequalification or qualifies for the film production tax credit, the department would publish the production’s name and a representative’s contact details.

Individuals could sign up to receive production notices by email or postal mail; the department could charge a reasonable fee for postal delivery.

Argument forPublic notices could help people find a production’s contact person, and individuals could sign up to receive notices by email or mail.

Argument againstMaking representatives’ phone numbers, email addresses, and mailing addresses public could bring them unwanted contact.

More detail

Where do you stand?

Tell your reps

Take a position to see your representatives and ways to contact them.

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Where it stands

IntroducedJan 16
Passed HouseMar 5
Passed SenateApr 14
To Governor
Became LawJul 7

Looking ahead

No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

2026
1. Jul 7Act 188, 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1290).Latest
2. Jul 7Act 188, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1290).Became Law
3. May 8Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Minor
4. May 7Transmitted to Governor.
5. May 6Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Major
  - Vote recorded Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1. Result: pass.Lower
6. May 6Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).Major
7. May 6Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).Minor
8. May 1Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.
  - Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
  - Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
9. May 1The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
10. May 1The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
11. May 1Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 154-26) as amended in (CD 1).
12. May 1Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
13. May 1Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 154-26).
14. May 148 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
15. Apr 30Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 8:01AM in conference room 411.
16. Apr 28Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 411.
17. Apr 27Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 759).Minor
18. Apr 27Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 411.
19. Apr 24Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Fevella.
20. Apr 24Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:00AM; CR 411.
21. Apr 20House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.
22. Apr 20Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).Minor
23. Apr 17Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Minor
24. Apr 16House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
25. Apr 14Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
  - Vote recorded Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
26. Apr 14Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 588) in amended form (SD 1).
27. Apr 10Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3702) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
28. Apr 10One Day Notice 04-14-26.
29. Apr 7The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
30. Apr 2The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
31. Mar 30Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3311) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
32. Mar 30Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
33. Mar 24The 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, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
34. Mar 20Re-Referred to EDT, WAM.Minor
35. Mar 20The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 1:04PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
36. Mar 10Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.Minor
37. Mar 6Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 22).Minor
38. Mar 6Passed First Reading.Minor
39. Mar 5Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 781-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  - Vote recorded Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
40. Mar 5Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Belatti voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Poepoe voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
41. Mar 2The 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.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
42. Feb 27Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
43. Feb 18Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 425-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
  - Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN. Result: pass.Lower
44. Feb 18Passed 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).Minor
45. Feb 6The 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.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
46. Feb 2Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
47. Jan 26Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 1Minor
48. Jan 21Introduced and Pass First Reading.Minor
49. Jan 16Prefiled.Introduced

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