THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON MEDIA, ARTS, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Chair

Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Thursday, February 2, 2006
TIME:	1:15 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 2384	RELATING TO PERFORMING ARTS BUSINESSES. Allows for the transfer of high technology business investment tax credits for performing arts qualified high technology businesses (QHTBs). Establishes a program by which the state could buy back tax credits from these QHTBs at deeply discounted rate: 20% of the face value of the credits distributed over 5 years. Requires performing arts QHTBs using this program to contribute .5 percent of their aggregate qualified investments per year to the Hawaii television and film development special fund.	MAT, WAM
SB 2570	RELATING TO DIGITAL MEDIA. Temporarily replaces the motion picture and film production tax credit with the motion picture, digital media, and film production tax credit which provides an income tax credit amounting to 15% of qualified production costs incurred, in any county of Hawaii with a population over 700,000, and 20% in any county of Hawaii with a population under 700,000; establishes criteria to qualify for the tax credit; caps credit at $8,000,000 per production.	MAT, WAM
SB 2740	RELATING TO THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRITY IDENTITIES. Creates a right of publicity law to allow recording artists, TV personalities, and other media celebrities to control the use of their identity for commercial uses during their life and after their death.	MAT, JHW
SB 2741	RELATING TO ARTIST RECORDING CONTRACTS. Authorizes recording artist royalty recipients to audit books and records of royalty reporting party; establishes conditions.	MAT, JHW
SB 2742	RELATING TO INCOME TAXATION. Exempts income received by performers, promoters, and broadcasters from personal income tax for live performances conducted in the State.	MAT, WAM
SB 2813	RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII ENDOWMENT FUND. Appropriates matching funds to the State of Hawaii endowment fund.	MAT, WAM

SB 2651	WAIPAHU CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL. Appropriates funds for the construction of a Waipahu centennial memorial.	MAT, WAM
SB 2716	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER. Appropriates matching funds up to $500,000 for capital improvements for the Filipino Community Center.	MAT, WAM
SB 3111	ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CONGRESSWOMAN PATSY T. MINK. Establishes a commission to recognize and honor Congresswoman Patsy T. Mink. Appropriates funds.	MAT, WAM
SB 3222	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR RENOVATION OF THE FACADES OF SEVERAL PROPERTIES IN CHINATOWN. Appropriates general funds to assist with the community redevelopment of Chinatown building facades.	MAT, WAM

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

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		________________________________________ Senator Carol Fukunaga Chair