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Brandon Elefante

HI Senate District 16

Democratic Hawaii since Nov 8, 2022

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Office	Party	From	To	Source
HI Senate District 16 current Hawaii	Democratic	Nov 8, 2022	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (1,120 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
HB 2472 RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND STAFF SALARIES.	The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2eb2a331-b86f-4dd9-bbc0-80b578e96417	Mar 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2eb2a331-b86f-4dd9-bbc0-80b578e96417 CC0-1.0
HB 1656 RELATING TO INDEBTEDNESS TO THE STATE.	The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3d2fc886-5ba5-4338-9b5d-b2a1d9df8b25	Mar 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3d2fc886-5ba5-4338-9b5d-b2a1d9df8b25 CC0-1.0
HB 2276 RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND INVESTMENT OFFICE STAFF SALARIES.	The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 361e425d-398a-40e9-9093-8fe1b6d75bfa	Mar 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/361e425d-398a-40e9-9093-8fe1b6d75bfa CC0-1.0
HB 2273 MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.	The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8c8dc99a-facf-416a-8568-35086d831756	Mar 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8c8dc99a-facf-416a-8568-35086d831756 CC0-1.0
HB 1158 RELATING TO FIREFIGHTING AT COMMERCIAL HARBORS.	The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f4ecb582-2365-4bd5-ac60-f2e8f19e1ccc	Mar 12, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f4ecb582-2365-4bd5-ac60-f2e8f19e1ccc CC0-1.0
HB 389 RELATING TO UNCREWED AIRCRAFT OFFENSES.	The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d05c9fa6-1727-4798-a1b5-d9e348ed6e76	Mar 12, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d05c9fa6-1727-4798-a1b5-d9e348ed6e76 CC0-1.0
HB 1166 RELATING TO AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS PROGRAM.	The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5c865646-ea0b-45c5-9996-2bda6e89f2b7	Mar 12, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5c865646-ea0b-45c5-9996-2bda6e89f2b7 CC0-1.0
GM 629 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Council…	The recommendation of the committee(s) on LBT is to ADVISE AND CONSENT to the nomination(s).	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3d478ae2-3878-4ad0-bfdb-01977d8bfc8f	Mar 11, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3d478ae2-3878-4ad0-bfdb-01977d8bfc8f CC0-1.0
GM 635 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Trustees of the Deferred Compensation…	The recommendation of the committee(s) on LBT is to ADVISE AND CONSENT to the nomination(s).	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c15e02b3-8e54-459b-9c0a-18f6d35ab64d	Mar 11, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c15e02b3-8e54-459b-9c0a-18f6d35ab64d CC0-1.0
GM 633 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board…	The recommendation of the committee(s) on LBT is to ADVISE AND CONSENT to the nomination(s).	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6f3dffa3-69b5-44ef-bb0d-94924fabe152	Mar 11, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6f3dffa3-69b5-44ef-bb0d-94924fabe152 CC0-1.0
SB 2698 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.	Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f5cd82a9-a314-48dd-b80c-ad2e68a4dcb3	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f5cd82a9-a314-48dd-b80c-ad2e68a4dcb3 CC0-1.0
SB 3334 RELATING TO EDUCATION.	Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll dc3e2bde-067f-4637-985b-b18c26b37852	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dc3e2bde-067f-4637-985b-b18c26b37852 CC0-1.0
SB 2367 RELATING TO STATE BOATING FACILITIES.	Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e38ab30d-fa9d-442b-9b72-4c04253a2e19	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e38ab30d-fa9d-442b-9b72-4c04253a2e19 CC0-1.0
SB 3249 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT PROTESTS.	Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ff6484a7-2fe6-4dfc-ac45-b579fc5f1133	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ff6484a7-2fe6-4dfc-ac45-b579fc5f1133 CC0-1.0
SB 3183 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.	Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0ff50c80-b514-40f1-bd9b-18b5707d6c5f	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0ff50c80-b514-40f1-bd9b-18b5707d6c5f CC0-1.0
SB 2981 RELATING TO LAND USE.	Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ed208e1b-57a5-48dd-9ad7-a98281b0ff27	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ed208e1b-57a5-48dd-9ad7-a98281b0ff27 CC0-1.0
SB 2645 RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.	Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3).	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 21febcae-e57f-43ac-9cbe-9d1ec8a4f9fc	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/21febcae-e57f-43ac-9cbe-9d1ec8a4f9fc CC0-1.0
SB 2353 RELATING TO OUTDOOR SIGNAGE.	Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d6e927c2-deb4-4987-9d50-77c75b342415	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d6e927c2-deb4-4987-9d50-77c75b342415 CC0-1.0
GM 634 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement…	The recommendation of the committee(s) on LBT is to ADVISE AND CONSENT to the nomination(s).	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 893d27fa-de6d-4f52-ae71-5a8835a7531a	Mar 6, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/893d27fa-de6d-4f52-ae71-5a8835a7531a CC0-1.0
GM 690 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Retirement Savings Board…	The recommendation of the committee(s) on LBT is to ADVISE AND CONSENT to the nomination(s).	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e6891bdb-b382-4586-9b69-2afcc000092d	Mar 6, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e6891bdb-b382-4586-9b69-2afcc000092d CC0-1.0
GM 726 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Workforce Development Council…	The recommendation of the committee(s) on LBT is to ADVISE AND CONSENT to the nomination(s).	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 220f18cc-884d-49f0-a30f-d2aff84024b9	Mar 6, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/220f18cc-884d-49f0-a30f-d2aff84024b9 CC0-1.0
GM 627 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Workforce Development Council…	The recommendation of the committee(s) on LBT is to ADVISE AND CONSENT to the nomination(s).	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 173bdc23-c81f-486a-be1a-e0dd8c098a87	Mar 6, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/173bdc23-c81f-486a-be1a-e0dd8c098a87 CC0-1.0
SB 2074 RELATING TO STATE FACILITIES.	Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f431432f-0d2c-44d5-88ca-f0b41527dfb3	Mar 6, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f431432f-0d2c-44d5-88ca-f0b41527dfb3 CC0-1.0
SB 2001 RELATING TO THE BANYAN DRIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.	The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2fab73f1-6226-45fe-b2da-1feafad5baea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2fab73f1-6226-45fe-b2da-1feafad5baea CC0-1.0
SB 2671 RELATING TO ESSENTIAL PERMITTING POSITIONS.	The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a1210de9-04d4-4212-bca7-8cbdf1ae403b	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a1210de9-04d4-4212-bca7-8cbdf1ae403b CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (237 as lead sponsor)

SB 2046 HI · —
RELATING TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.

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SB 2667 HI · —
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

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SB 2446 HI · —
RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

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SR 77 HI · —
REQUESTING ALL STATE AGENCIES TO UTILIZE BI-LEVEL LIGHTING SYSTEMS IN ALL STATE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES, THE DESIGN OF WHICH IS FINALIZED ON OR AFTER JANUARY…

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SCR 86 HI · —
REQUESTING ALL STATE AGENCIES TO UTILIZE BI-LEVEL LIGHTING SYSTEMS IN ALL STATE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES, THE DESIGN OF WHICH IS FINALIZED ON OR AFTER JANUARY…

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SB 2140 HI · —
RELATING TO COUNTY LABOR STANDARDS.

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SCR 4 HI · —
REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS BOTH THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF PROPOSED MANDATED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR ANNUAL MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS…

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SB 2851 HI · —
RELATING TO DEAF INDIVIDUALS.

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SB 2203 HI · —
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

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SB 2494 HI · —
RELATING TO CORRUPTION.

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