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HI SB 3088

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE MOTION PICTURE, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND FILM PRODUCTION INCOME TAX CREDIT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Increases the qualified production credit from twenty-two per cent to twenty-seven per cent in any county of the State with a population of over seven hundred thousand and twenty-seven per cent to thirty-two per cent in any county of the State with a population of less than seven hundred thousand. Lifts the per production cap of $17,000,000 for productions with qualified expenditures of $60,000,000 per project. Increases the annual cap to $60,000,000 from $50,000,000 for the total amount of the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit allowed under section 235-17, HRS, and extends the sunset date of the tax credit to January 1, 2038. Clarifies and amends the requirement for an independent third-party certification and expands the definition of "qualified production" to include streaming platforms for the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit. Includes a definition of "streaming platform".

Introduced
2026-01-28
Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-30 — Referred to EDT, WAM.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KOUCHIprimary

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-30

    Referred to EDT, WAM.

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-28

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  3. 2026-01-28

    Introduced.

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-26

    Pending Introduction.

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3088&year=2026

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