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Jeanné Kapela

HI House District 5

Democratic Hawaii since Nov 3, 2020

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Office	Party	From	To	Source
HI House District 5 current Hawaii	Democratic	Nov 3, 2020	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (518 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
HB 2461 RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS.	The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll a8edaddf-0518-4243-a944-293722c14367	Feb 6, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a8edaddf-0518-4243-a944-293722c14367 CC0-1.0
HB 2339 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII REVENUE BONDS.	The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll d286d16d-b130-420f-a840-d888b4dcd679	Feb 6, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d286d16d-b130-420f-a840-d888b4dcd679 CC0-1.0
HB 2159 RELATING TO HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.	The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 4fde0ce1-c7bc-48df-8b9a-5e5fef67318f	Feb 6, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4fde0ce1-c7bc-48df-8b9a-5e5fef67318f CC0-1.0
HB 2604 RELATING TO PERFORMING ARTS.	The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 4a43d78c-0ae9-4e51-9913-4e24aefe8cce	Feb 6, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4a43d78c-0ae9-4e51-9913-4e24aefe8cce CC0-1.0
HB 1872 RELATING TO AN EARLY LEARNING APPRENTICESHIP GRANT PROGRAM.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 4d9eeede-e16f-4abf-bf6c-0dc1dcbced1e	Feb 6, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4d9eeede-e16f-4abf-bf6c-0dc1dcbced1e CC0-1.0
	The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 2948af2f-3fd7-4792-90c7-a699fabeae3c	Feb 6, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2948af2f-3fd7-4792-90c7-a699fabeae3c CC0-1.0
HB 2338 RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROMISE PROGRAM.	The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 43e9ab80-3c17-485b-982c-18732cd6a4ad	Feb 6, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/43e9ab80-3c17-485b-982c-18732cd6a4ad CC0-1.0
HB 1860 RELATING TO THE HAWAII SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.	The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 6f9a3341-288e-4079-9c58-eeb86850a157	Feb 6, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6f9a3341-288e-4079-9c58-eeb86850a157 CC0-1.0
HB 2158 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.	The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll e8761ed9-e587-4592-ab7c-a7f16265eaf0	Feb 6, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e8761ed9-e587-4592-ab7c-a7f16265eaf0 CC0-1.0
HB 2560 RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll c9f201eb-0afd-48ba-a1a6-0555f01ec173	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c9f201eb-0afd-48ba-a1a6-0555f01ec173 CC0-1.0
HB 2383 RELATING TO THE WORKFORCE PELL GRANT PROGRAM.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll abf47168-1d1a-4c23-ba9d-6e84197bb4ff	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/abf47168-1d1a-4c23-ba9d-6e84197bb4ff CC0-1.0
HB 2185 RELATING TO SPORTS OFFICIALS.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll f48e8635-4f31-456a-971b-cf444cd71eec	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f48e8635-4f31-456a-971b-cf444cd71eec CC0-1.0
HB 2179 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 10521943-a280-489f-b5bd-10aba9403349	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/10521943-a280-489f-b5bd-10aba9403349 CC0-1.0
HB 2116 RELATING TO GRANTS.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll e411de1c-dad7-4def-86bb-ddffb46fd434	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e411de1c-dad7-4def-86bb-ddffb46fd434 CC0-1.0
HB 2172 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRANTS.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll a0b842bc-ca68-4f5f-8c20-fc34e85828c1	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a0b842bc-ca68-4f5f-8c20-fc34e85828c1 CC0-1.0
HB 2255 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 2605777c-6b12-48e8-8c8d-a1903931c711	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2605777c-6b12-48e8-8c8d-a1903931c711 CC0-1.0
HB 2168 RELATING TO THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 957ac86f-629a-4862-b4d2-a1ceffcd0155	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/957ac86f-629a-4862-b4d2-a1ceffcd0155 CC0-1.0
HB 2320 RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 10c94b71-476e-4525-bf57-b4812b2fbc77	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/10c94b71-476e-4525-bf57-b4812b2fbc77 CC0-1.0
HB 2446 RELATING TO THE WAGE AND HOUR LAW.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 78bdae9f-73a1-469f-8f6a-0c7f3340cebc	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/78bdae9f-73a1-469f-8f6a-0c7f3340cebc CC0-1.0
HB 2304 RELATING TO PRIVATE SUPPORT OF EDUCATION.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll d5ccd48d-336f-4a43-b330-3cd3788de095	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d5ccd48d-336f-4a43-b330-3cd3788de095 CC0-1.0
HB 2249 RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPT POSITIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 02d3f850-08a6-4c47-aed6-79ab5e0635ec	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/02d3f850-08a6-4c47-aed6-79ab5e0635ec CC0-1.0
HB 2298 RELATING TO EDUCATION.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 479fbcd0-1cc9-4dc5-8c59-5e4e6d415dda	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/479fbcd0-1cc9-4dc5-8c59-5e4e6d415dda CC0-1.0
HB 2565 RELATING TO TEACHERS.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 4cc2fa19-d9cb-48d5-9644-40cd196e45e1	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4cc2fa19-d9cb-48d5-9644-40cd196e45e1 CC0-1.0
HB 2360 RELATING TO PAID FAMILY LEAVE.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll dd966e3e-4666-4eec-9ef8-9836baf3dfa6	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dd966e3e-4666-4eec-9ef8-9836baf3dfa6 CC0-1.0
HB 2621 RELATING TO STUDENT MISCONDUCT.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 7d2b3497-f328-4db7-a559-9fa209c94633	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7d2b3497-f328-4db7-a559-9fa209c94633 CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (423 as lead sponsor)

HB 1934 HI · —
RELATING TO LIBRARIES.

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HB 1565 HI · —
RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.

Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/4e47ec3d-a9b4-4c07-9456-3c86871ca32b CC0-1.0
HB 2426 HI · —
RELATING TO STATE PARKS.

Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/d218db24-13b8-4e79-8b5d-ab6c9236e8cb CC0-1.0
HCR 101 HI · —
NOMINATING JOHN D. WAIHEʻE III FOR INDUCTION INTO THE ALOHA ORDER OF MERIT.

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HR 97 HI · —
REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE CENTER FOR NURSING TO COMPILE A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF RECOMMENDED SAFE PATIENT STAFFING RATIOS FOR ALL NURSING SPECIALTIES AND…

Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/65520779-8b5f-4580-afb5-f44776bbc9d3 CC0-1.0
HB 276 HI · —
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/9a318faf-dc7b-4406-97c5-dba55f1ee088 CC0-1.0
HB 1891 HI · —
RELATING TO EDUCATION.

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HR 146 HI · —
REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI TO EXPAND THE HELE-ON SHARED RIDE PROGRAM TO SERVE THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF HAWAIʻI, INCLUDING RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS SUCH AS…

Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/8d8730bc-5f26-4e70-b925-d8d706710743 CC0-1.0
HB 1893 HI · —
RELATING TO EDUCATION.

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HB 2167 HI · —
RELATING TO YOUTH HOMELESSNESS.

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