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David Tarnas

HI House District 8

Democratic Hawaii since Nov 8, 2022

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Government Operations & Budget 245Housing 99Education 86Environment & Energy 81Healthcare 76Criminal Justice & Policing 73Social Services & Welfare 63Labor & Employment 61Agriculture 50Transportation & Infrastructure 50Economy & Taxes 49Civil Rights & Liberties 43Technology & Privacy 26Other 22Banking & Finance 19Elections & Voting 12Abortion & Reproductive Rights 3Gun Policy 3Immigration 3Defense & Military 2Veterans Affairs 1

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
HI House District 8 current
Hawaii
 Democratic Nov 8, 2022 — openstates/people CC0-1.0
HI House District 8
Hawaii
 Democratic Nov 6, 2018 Nov 7, 2022 openstates/people CC0-1.0
HI House District 7
Hawaii
 Democratic — Dec 30, 2022 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (529 recorded)

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
HB 2417
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE REVOCATION.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 8580f852-1f35-4959-b865-828d54ec71fc Mar 4, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8580f852-1f35-4959-b865-828d54ec71fc CC0-1.0
HB 2395
RELATING TO THE TAKING OF MARINE DEPOSITS.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll fdd4b349-6a30-450f-8ac5-674072adf4da Mar 4, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fdd4b349-6a30-450f-8ac5-674072adf4da CC0-1.0
HB 1877
RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, PLUS COMMISSION.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll e2509022-bcc2-4337-9c01-efeb91e465fb Mar 4, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e2509022-bcc2-4337-9c01-efeb91e465fb CC0-1.0
HB 2424
RELATING TO LAND USE.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll b1f1636c-22e3-4458-b0f2-fd02e3d721d4 Mar 4, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b1f1636c-22e3-4458-b0f2-fd02e3d721d4 CC0-1.0
HB 1716
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
 The votes in JHA were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama… Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll ec4f06d6-9ea9-4a44-a2b1-9f67c0649bef Mar 3, 2026 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ec4f06d6-9ea9-4a44-a2b1-9f67c0649bef CC0-1.0
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll bf080962-5f0d-45e0-adb9-ee97e9df4ae0 Mar 3, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bf080962-5f0d-45e0-adb9-ee97e9df4ae0 CC0-1.0
HB 2091
RELATING TO PETITIONS TO TEMPORARILY RESTRAIN AND ENJOIN HARASSMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 44530b3f-12a1-47b8-aa55-4d429f3b4c91 Mar 3, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/44530b3f-12a1-47b8-aa55-4d429f3b4c91 CC0-1.0
HB 1878
RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll e51f0bea-28b4-4964-a86c-66ae2406522c Mar 3, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e51f0bea-28b4-4964-a86c-66ae2406522c CC0-1.0
HB 2413
RELATING TO PRETRIAL REFORM.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll a5661a4b-244a-49c7-a793-44b130cb0ad7 Mar 3, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a5661a4b-244a-49c7-a793-44b130cb0ad7 CC0-1.0
HB 2388
RELATING TO PUBLIC NOTICE.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll ba077510-c5a3-4ed1-8d23-2f371c72c47f Mar 3, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ba077510-c5a3-4ed1-8d23-2f371c72c47f CC0-1.0
HB 1511
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 2f8ff698-c897-4969-8593-8e52ce398cc9 Mar 3, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2f8ff698-c897-4969-8593-8e52ce398cc9 CC0-1.0
HB 1897
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 746592ee-b69a-43a6-8cfc-d9247e557db8 Mar 3, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/746592ee-b69a-43a6-8cfc-d9247e557db8 CC0-1.0
HB 2137
RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 21c88bdb-c9cc-4770-82b0-fa25e9eac3ff Mar 3, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/21c88bdb-c9cc-4770-82b0-fa25e9eac3ff CC0-1.0
HB 1642
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 0947496f-33d4-4ec8-9036-96ab33b5add5 Mar 3, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0947496f-33d4-4ec8-9036-96ab33b5add5 CC0-1.0
HB 2494
RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll cf40ca8e-e041-4b73-b2b5-7039610a6e06 Mar 3, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cf40ca8e-e041-4b73-b2b5-7039610a6e06 CC0-1.0
HB 1753
RELATING TO SOCIAL MEDIA.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 0f3652e1-cf24-49ab-b165-00d00e7cd018 Mar 3, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f3652e1-cf24-49ab-b165-00d00e7cd018 CC0-1.0
HB 2503
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll ddd3d24f-52d2-4c52-9286-00a1c755c968 Mar 3, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ddd3d24f-52d2-4c52-9286-00a1c755c968 CC0-1.0
HB 1957
RELATING TO SAFE ENTRYWAYS.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 2c0b50d0-35e9-45bc-8431-05c0fa3eb192 Mar 3, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2c0b50d0-35e9-45bc-8431-05c0fa3eb192 CC0-1.0
HB 2455
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 7066a9dc-22fb-4aa9-badc-ab5724e37ca1 Mar 3, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7066a9dc-22fb-4aa9-badc-ab5724e37ca1 CC0-1.0
HB 2198
RELATING TO PREDICTION MARKETS.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll e1c81091-452d-44aa-be51-ea9f643db9af Mar 3, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e1c81091-452d-44aa-be51-ea9f643db9af CC0-1.0
HB 2020
RELATING TO RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S LICENSES.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll e3e2f860-566d-42d1-86cf-b376e4af8472 Mar 3, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e3e2f860-566d-42d1-86cf-b376e4af8472 CC0-1.0
HB 2021
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 872214d5-4e18-4ac9-aa68-dfacac34b1a0 Feb 26, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/872214d5-4e18-4ac9-aa68-dfacac34b1a0 CC0-1.0
HB 1738
RELATING TO LAND USE DECISION-MAKING.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 0c3ab6e5-9b6c-4360-b05d-2ea892473b08 Feb 26, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0c3ab6e5-9b6c-4360-b05d-2ea892473b08 CC0-1.0
HB 1742
RELATING TO HOUSING.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 03fbcd38-4816-48e1-9344-44ea4b837307 Feb 26, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/03fbcd38-4816-48e1-9344-44ea4b837307 CC0-1.0
HB 1919
RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll cda6faaf-4219-4bd0-b03b-629b07a8bb25 Feb 26, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cda6faaf-4219-4bd0-b03b-629b07a8bb25 CC0-1.0

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