THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2022
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Senator Glenn Wakai, Chair |
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Senator Bennette E. Misalucha, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Friday, January 28, 2022 |
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3:00 pm |
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Conference Room 224 & Videoconference |
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RELATING TO BROADBAND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE. Defines broadband equity. Clarifies the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office's duties to promote and support digital equity and broadband deployment.
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EET, CPN |
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RELATING TO BROADBAND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE. Allows an electric utility to own, operate, lease, plan, construct, install, maintain, and/or replace broadband facilities, including middle mile infrastructure, to help facilitate the development of and investment in broadband facilities and services to rural, unserved, underserved, and urban communities throughout the State.
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EET, CPN |
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RELATING TO ROBOCALLS. Holds telecommunication service providers and third party spoofing providers accountable by making certain robocalls and spoofing unlawful.
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EET, CPN/JDC |
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RELATING TO MOTION PICTURE, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND FILM PRODUCTION. Prohibits a production from qualifying for the motion picture, digital media, and film production tax credit if the production hires or compensates an employee of the State or county whose official capacity is related to motion picture, digital media, or film production for certain services. Requires a taxpayer claiming the tax credit to identify any such employee in the statement submitted to DBEDT.
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EET, WAM |
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RELATING TO TAXES. Establishes a tax withholding requirement for all payments to loan-out companies for services performed in Hawaii for persons claiming the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit. Prohibits the defense of erroneous claim for refund or credit if the claim for refund was generated by a tax credit. Sets the penalty for the erroneous claim for refund or credit generated by a tax credit at ten per cent. Requires taxpayers claiming the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit to submit a sworn statement and verification review to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism only if qualified production costs exceed $1,000,000. Requires reports by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Legislature on the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit to identify the dollar amount claimed, name of company, and name of program claiming the credit. Extends the period during which excess credits may be claimed to December 31, 2032. Requires qualified taxpayers claiming the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit to withhold a certain amount and remit that amount within thirty calendar days to the Department of Taxation to the credit of the general excise tax account of the loan-out company. Amends the uses of the Tax Administration Special Fund.
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EET, WAM |
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RELATING TO FILM INFRASTRUCTURE TAX CREDIT. Creates a nonrefundable twenty percent film infrastructure tax credit. Requires that the film infrastructure project must spend at least $3,000,000 on buildings, facilities, or installations. Caps the credit at $10,000,000 per year.
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EET, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority to offer performance-based incentives in all of its professional services contracts.
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EET, WAM |
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RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Makes camper vans a type of transient accommodation, the rental of which is subject to the transient accommodations tax.
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EET, WAM |
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RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS LOANS. Creates the Hawaii Start-up Business Loan Program to be administered by the Business Development and Support Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, in coordination with the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Establishes the Hawaii Start-up Business Loan Program Special Fund. Makes an appropriation.
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EET, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for the Small Business Innovation Research Program.
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EET, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Appropriates funds to Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for the Manufacturing Assistance Program.
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EET, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for the State Small Business Credit Initiative Program.
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EET, WAM |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Glenn Wakai Chair |
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