STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1649

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   S.B. No. 1155

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1155, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CREATIVE MEDIA INDUSTRY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to more efficiently allocate the resources that support Hawaii's creative media industry.  Specifically, this measure, among other things:

 

     (1)  Assigns to the Hawaii Tourism Authority the responsibilities for film development and marketing;

 

     (2)  Transfers the Film Industry Branch of the Creative Industries Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Hawaii Tourism Authority; and

 

     (3)  Establishes and appropriates general funds to the Film Development and Marketing Special Fund for implementation of film development and marketing activities by the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

 

The Hawaii Tourism Authority supported this measure.  SAG-AFTRA Hawaii Local, I.A.T.S.E. Local 665, and the American Federation of Musicians' Local 677 opposed this measure.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Department of Budget and Finance; and Department of Taxation commented on this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1155, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair