SB 2796 SD1

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 12, 2026.

Income Tax; Motion Picture_ Digital Media_ and Film Production Income Tax Credit; General Excise Tax; Partial Exemption for Motion Picture Project Employers.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-2796
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee EDT, WAM
Senate in_committee 2026-02-12
Summary

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)"

Sponsor
Lynn DeCoite
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-12 Status in_committee
2026-02-12 Latest Action Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
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