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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 618: RELATING TO TAXATION.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 618 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO TAXATION. Primary sponsor: Kurt Fevella (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 8, 2025): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit by requiring the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to publish on its website the names of the qualified productions and the amount of the tax credits certified per qualified production per filing year.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kurt FevellaPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Troy HashimotoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Tim RichardsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Glenn WakaiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
  2. Referred to EDT, WAM.
  3. Introduced.
  4. Passed First Reading.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source