Bill > HB1635

This bill expands eligibility for Hawaii's Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit to include productions for broadcast and streaming platforms, as well as commercial advertisements distributed exclusively online. The bill defines "streaming platform" as an online service delivering media content over the internet to various devices. It also clarifies the criteria for what constitutes a "qualified production," specifically allowing for a certain number of episodes per season for broadcast television and streaming series, and treating individual specials or single episodes not part of a series as separate qualified productions. The changes are set to take effect on July 1, 3000, and will be repealed on January 1, 2033.