HI SB 2796
died on adjournmentRELATING TO TAXATION.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 2796 pass?
No. HI SB 2796 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-12): Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2211) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
What is HI SB 2796 about?
Imposes the manufacturing general excise tax rate on motion picture, digital media, and film productions and repeals the provision in the definition of "qualified production costs" that applied the term to mean costs incurred that are subject to the highest general excise tax rate. Exempts from the general excise tax amounts received by a motion picture project employer from a client company equal to amounts that are disbursed by the motion picture project employer for employee wages, salaries, payroll taxes, insurance premiums, and employment benefits and payments to loan-out companies. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
Who sponsors HI SB 2796?
DECOITE is the primary sponsor of HI SB 2796.
Description
Imposes the manufacturing general excise tax rate on motion picture, digital media, and film productions and repeals the provision in the definition of "qualified production costs" that applied the term to mean costs incurred that are subject to the highest general excise tax rate. Exempts from the general excise tax amounts received by a motion picture project employer from a client company equal to amounts that are disbursed by the motion picture project employer for employee wages, salaries, payroll taxes, insurance premiums, and employment benefits and payments to loan-out companies. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-23
- Latest action
- 2026-02-12 — Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2211) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- DECOITEprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-12
Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2211) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
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2026-02-03
The 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.
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2026-01-30
Referred to EDT, WAM.
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2026-01-30
The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2026-01-26
Passed First Reading.
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2026-01-23
Introduced.
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Votes
The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-03 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- DeCoite: yes
- Wakai: yes
- Fukunaga: yes
- Kim: yes
- Fevella: yes
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 2590
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