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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 2427 RELATING TO UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS YOUTH.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll ade593a9-0c53-4afa-97c6-97b62ea24d4f	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ade593a9-0c53-4afa-97c6-97b62ea24d4f CC0-1.0
HB 2534 RELATING TO ROBOTICS.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 2266c101-5c11-4789-a69f-1a2c71b5e99c	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2266c101-5c11-4789-a69f-1a2c71b5e99c CC0-1.0
HB 1815 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 ff9a8aed-6635-4e70-93c1-5be495d62591	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ff9a8aed-6635-4e70-93c1-5be495d62591 CC0-1.0
HB 2436 RELATING TO ARTS INTEGRATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.	The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 731b5477-71f4-4fcc-9c07-7c1452a31932	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/731b5477-71f4-4fcc-9c07-7c1452a31932 CC0-1.0
HB 2118 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.	The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 1af739e2-dbe4-46ac-93a3-353f6f8e820c	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1af739e2-dbe4-46ac-93a3-353f6f8e820c CC0-1.0
HB 1764 RELATING TO THE MUSIC ACCESSIBILITY PILOT PROGRAM.	The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll dfa1c795-99c0-43b4-925e-f0f4f8b4ae11	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dfa1c795-99c0-43b4-925e-f0f4f8b4ae11 CC0-1.0
HB 1873 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.	The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll dec67474-31c3-47da-be61-768ed6bd071e	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dec67474-31c3-47da-be61-768ed6bd071e CC0-1.0
HB 1951 RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.	The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 4322a662-f003-49ae-89c5-f0070b503774	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4322a662-f003-49ae-89c5-f0070b503774 CC0-1.0
HB 1952 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.	The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 7e944eb0-680b-4cf4-9de6-923fad073c3b	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7e944eb0-680b-4cf4-9de6-923fad073c3b CC0-1.0
HB 1970 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER.	The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll a401e132-9c45-42ea-841a-53876da88bd6	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a401e132-9c45-42ea-841a-53876da88bd6 CC0-1.0
HB 1598 RELATING TO THE HAWAII CLIMATE INSTITUTE.	The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll bd7fd748-ff4f-440c-af42-b0ee560880c1	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bd7fd748-ff4f-440c-af42-b0ee560880c1 CC0-1.0
HB 1597 RELATING TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS RESEARCH.	The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 161b4e4b-ac11-4580-ada6-496915676f3a	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/161b4e4b-ac11-4580-ada6-496915676f3a CC0-1.0
HB 2532 RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN FLAG.	The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll da543ba3-5006-4f49-815b-1ef2ecb10f47	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/da543ba3-5006-4f49-815b-1ef2ecb10f47 CC0-1.0
HB 2438 RELATING TO THE HAWAII CULTURAL TRUST.	The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll a6358b14-7cb0-45a8-90a1-333193e31f30	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a6358b14-7cb0-45a8-90a1-333193e31f30 CC0-1.0
HB 2117 RELATING TO THE ARTS.	The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll e4181aad-504a-4d6e-b155-4b31edd45061	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e4181aad-504a-4d6e-b155-4b31edd45061 CC0-1.0
HB 2566 RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.	The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 25a6fb30-2625-4d71-8bcb-20d16febc513	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/25a6fb30-2625-4d71-8bcb-20d16febc513 CC0-1.0
HB 1596 RELATING TO STUDENT BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.	The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 0f8e73ff-1b00-4043-904e-1ccb6996f9cc	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f8e73ff-1b00-4043-904e-1ccb6996f9cc CC0-1.0
HB 2005 RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS.	The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 6a67b43e-25d8-4098-852c-f5acdf68309a	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6a67b43e-25d8-4098-852c-f5acdf68309a CC0-1.0
HB 1592 RELATING TO ASSAULT.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 85b120f2-f3a2-4e76-862c-e4ac7c4a4015	Feb 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/85b120f2-f3a2-4e76-862c-e4ac7c4a4015 CC0-1.0
HB 2012 RELATING TO COMMUNITY LITERACY LABS.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 1e45884d-056d-406c-abe9-4785fb42cd0f	Feb 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1e45884d-056d-406c-abe9-4785fb42cd0f CC0-1.0
HB 2028 RELATING TO LABOR DAY.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 4341f78d-cef6-4c81-a45c-ad687d028e32	Feb 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4341f78d-cef6-4c81-a45c-ad687d028e32 CC0-1.0
HB 1851 RELATING TO TAXATION.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 719a1362-3cee-446c-af8f-816734198bcf	Feb 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/719a1362-3cee-446c-af8f-816734198bcf CC0-1.0
HB 1825 RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 88415370-0628-437c-88e9-ee1a677aa260	Feb 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/88415370-0628-437c-88e9-ee1a677aa260 CC0-1.0
HB 1892 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 42b07afd-f56c-4367-a05b-ee2294cd2dff	Feb 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42b07afd-f56c-4367-a05b-ee2294cd2dff CC0-1.0
HB 1770 RELATING TO SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll c0bed638-e30f-411c-89ed-0a55cca02e6d	Feb 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c0bed638-e30f-411c-89ed-0a55cca02e6d 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.

Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/05dbd12d-608b-4b6d-a7b2-684c9eb198b6 CC0-1.0
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.

Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/6947926b-f237-4486-b0b8-8403e1e7bbb7 CC0-1.0
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.

Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/37767328-b8ec-4c66-bb25-e03af0caffe9 CC0-1.0
HB 2167 HI · —
RELATING TO YOUTH HOMELESSNESS.

Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/c7527866-bae6-48e2-89da-dd183bb87bc4 CC0-1.0

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