THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2006
Senator Carol Fukunaga, Chair |
Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair |
MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2006
TIME: |
1:15 p.m. |
PLACE: |
Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):
(Deferred from Thursday, February 2, 2006)
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 |
No testimony will be accepted.
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