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
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2025-2026 biennium
What it does
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 T
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Prefiled. · Jan 16, 2026
Introduced and Pass First Reading. · Jan 21, 2026
Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 1 · Jan 26, 2026
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Feb 2, 2026
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 reserva · Feb 6, 2026
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 425-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. · Feb 18, 2026
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). · Feb 18, 2026
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Feb 27, 2026
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, Le · Mar 2, 2026
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 781-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. · Mar 5, 2026
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. · Mar 5, 2026
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 22). · Mar 6, 2026
Passed First Reading. · Mar 6, 2026
Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM. · Mar 10, 2026
Re-Referred to EDT, WAM. · Mar 20, 2026
The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 1:04PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. · Mar 20, 2026
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 ; · Mar 24, 2026
Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3311) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. · Mar 30, 2026
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. · Mar 30, 2026
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. · Apr 2, 2026
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, K · Apr 7, 2026
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3702) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. · Apr 10, 2026
One Day Notice 04-14-26. · Apr 10, 2026
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. · Apr 14, 2026
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 588) in amended form (SD 1). · Apr 14, 2026
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). · Apr 16, 2026
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). · Apr 17, 2026
House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon. · Apr 20, 2026
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). · Apr 20, 2026
Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Fevella. · Apr 24, 2026
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:00AM; CR 411. · Apr 24, 2026
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 759). · Apr 27, 2026
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 411. · Apr 27, 2026
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 411. · Apr 28, 2026
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 8:01AM in conference room 411. · Apr 30, 2026
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411. · May 1, 2026
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: · May 1, 2026
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 · May 1, 2026
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 154-26) as amended in (CD 1). · May 1, 2026
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. · May 1, 2026
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 154-26). · May 1, 2026
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26 · May 1, 2026
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. · May 6, 2026
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). · May 6, 2026
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). · May 6, 2026
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). · May 8, 2026
Transmitted to Governor. · May 7, 2026
Act 188, 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1290). · Jul 7, 2026
Act 188, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1290). · Jul 7, 2026
The numbers
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
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Recorded votes
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).Senate · 2026-05-06 · Ayes 25, Aye(s) with reservations 0
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with noneHouse · 2026-05-06 · Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows:Senate · 2026-05-01 · Aye(s) 3, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 0
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-05-01 · Ayes 4, Ayes with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.Senate · 2026-04-14 · Ayes 25, Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows:Senate · 2026-04-07 · Aye(s) 12, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 1
The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows:Senate · 2026-03-24 · Aye(s) 4, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 1
Passed Third Reading withHouse · 2026-03-05 · Aye(s) with reservations 1, Noes 1, Excused 1
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-03-02 · Ayes 16, Ayes with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with noneHouse · 2026-02-18 · Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-02-06 · Ayes 7, Ayes with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
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Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Act 188, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1290). (Jul 7, 2026).