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HI HB 1576

enacted

RELATING TO FILMING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1576 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1576 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-07): Act 188, 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1290).

What is HI HB 1576 about?

Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to provide public notice of certain information whenever a production obtains a permit or enters into a memorandum of agreement or understanding with DBEDT to film a visually recorded production at certain locations. Requires DBEDT to provide public notice of certain information whenever a production registers for pre-qualification or is determined to qualify for the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit and simultaneously post notice on a publicly accessible part of its website. Allows individuals to sign up to receive the public notice by electronic mail or postal mail. Provides an exemption for dispositions of lands set aside for filming and film studio operation from prior approval of the Board of Land and Natural Resources. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1576?

TEMPLO, AMATO, CHUN and 7 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1576.

Description

Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to provide public notice of certain information whenever a production obtains a permit or enters into a memorandum of agreement or understanding with DBEDT to film a visually recorded production at certain locations. Requires DBEDT to provide public notice of certain information whenever a production registers for pre-qualification or is determined to qualify for the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit and simultaneously post notice on a publicly accessible part of its website. Allows individuals to sign up to receive the public notice by electronic mail or postal mail. Provides an exemption for dispositions of lands set aside for filming and film studio operation from prior approval of the Board of Land and Natural Resources. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-07-07 — Act 188, 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1290).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TEMPLOprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-07

    Act 188, 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1290).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-07

    Act 188, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1290).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.

  9. 2026-05-01

    The 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-05-01

    The 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 154-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  12. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  13. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 154-26).

  14. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  15. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 8:01AM in conference room 411.

  16. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 411.

  17. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 759).

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-27

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 411.

  19. 2026-04-24

    Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Fevella.

  20. 2026-04-24

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:00AM; CR 411.

  21. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.

  22. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-17

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  24. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  25. 2026-04-14

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  26. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 588) in amended form (SD 1).

  27. 2026-04-10

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3702) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  28. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  29. 2026-04-07

    The 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..

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  31. 2026-03-30

    Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3311) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  32. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  33. 2026-03-24

    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, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2026-03-20

    Re-Referred to EDT, WAM.

    referral-committee

  35. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 1:04PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  36. 2026-03-10

    Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.

    referral-committee

  37. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 22).

    introduction,receipt

  38. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  39. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 781-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  40. 2026-03-05

    Passed 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.

    passage

  41. 2026-03-02

    The 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  43. 2026-02-18

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 425-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  44. 2026-02-18

    Passed 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).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  45. 2026-02-06

    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, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2026-02-02

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

  47. 2026-01-26

    Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  48. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  49. 2026-01-16

    Prefiled.

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Documents

Votes

  • The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-06 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-02 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

  • The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-24 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Fukunaga: not voting

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C.: not voting

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes

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