HI HB2269

Increases the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit from 22% to 27% in counties with populations over 700,000, and from 27% to 32% in counties with populations of 700,000 or less.

Removes the $17,000,000 per-production cap for productions with qualified expenditures of at least $60,000,000.

Raises the annual aggregate cap on total tax credits from $50,000,000 to $60,000,000 and extends the program's sunset date from January 1, 2033 to January 1, 2038.

Expands the definition of "qualified production" to explicitly include streaming platforms, with streaming series capped at 8 episodes per season (compared to 22 for broadcast television) before requiring separate qualified production status.

Requires all film productions claiming the tax credit to obtain independent third-party certification of qualified production costs by January 1, 2027, removing the previous $1,000,000 expenditure threshold for this requirement.