SB 1641: DBEDT; HAWAII FILM AUTHORITY; HAWAII FILM AUTHORITY BOARD; HAWAII FILM AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL FUND; WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; FILM; MEDIA; REPORTS; POSITIONS; APPROPRIATION
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2025-04-04
Current Status:
In Progress
(2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Establishes the Hawaii Film Authority within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and transfers the rights, powers, functions, and duties of the Hawaii Film Office to the Authority. Establishes the Hawaii Film Authority Board within the Hawaii Film Authority. Establishes the Film Industry and Development Special Fund. Renames the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund as the Hawaii Creative Industries Development Special Fund and excludes media and film from the definition of creative industries. Allows the Creative Industries Development Special Fund to be used for the support and development of facilities and other initiatives to grow the State's creative industries. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Discussed in Hearing
5MINHouse Standing Committee on Finance
31MINHouse Standing Committee on Economic Development & Technology
26SECSenate Floor
3MINSenate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment
3MINSenate Standing Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
3MINSenate Standing Committee on Government Operations
3MINSenate Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism
7MIN