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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 2416 RELATING TO A MARITIME YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PATHWAY PROGRAM.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 51a743d3-9cb5-4cc8-adec-97c46c8a4880	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/51a743d3-9cb5-4cc8-adec-97c46c8a4880 CC0-1.0
HB 2567 RELATING TO EDUCATION.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll cf77fa2d-fb15-48d6-b1b7-d3817b04b272	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cf77fa2d-fb15-48d6-b1b7-d3817b04b272 CC0-1.0
HB 2005 RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 3e5f20ef-e3e7-42d9-a748-a98a25b9a347	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3e5f20ef-e3e7-42d9-a748-a98a25b9a347 CC0-1.0
HB 1896 RELATING TO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 4617a567-d0fa-4564-aeef-33c1a07d4985	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4617a567-d0fa-4564-aeef-33c1a07d4985 CC0-1.0
HB 2323 RELATING TO THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 606dfca6-4d64-4400-8d6d-fa585ad3b45a	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/606dfca6-4d64-4400-8d6d-fa585ad3b45a CC0-1.0
HB 2398 RELATING TO LIBRARIES.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 4681b9d5-a954-4f3a-a8f1-b9174c070a42	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4681b9d5-a954-4f3a-a8f1-b9174c070a42 CC0-1.0
HB 2399 RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 319c6f92-d13f-404f-985a-ad5f33b39b7c	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/319c6f92-d13f-404f-985a-ad5f33b39b7c CC0-1.0
HB 2164 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 5a37b28d-dbc4-482f-8917-61123e73c604	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5a37b28d-dbc4-482f-8917-61123e73c604 CC0-1.0
HB 1514 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll d43bbb95-4ae0-4559-a0d2-d25d61587798	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d43bbb95-4ae0-4559-a0d2-d25d61587798 CC0-1.0
HB 1648 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll d62460e0-f729-4fb9-9dac-80b494224ae8	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d62460e0-f729-4fb9-9dac-80b494224ae8 CC0-1.0
HB 2359 RELATING TO RETIRANTS.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 70d331af-f685-4dde-94c2-9db40e89fde5	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/70d331af-f685-4dde-94c2-9db40e89fde5 CC0-1.0
HB 2263 RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 8f6491b3-a7bb-4db2-936c-334a2519c133	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8f6491b3-a7bb-4db2-936c-334a2519c133 CC0-1.0
HB 1888 RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF EDUCATIONAL WORKERS.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll f912a683-282f-4e5e-b93e-97be479e84d8	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f912a683-282f-4e5e-b93e-97be479e84d8 CC0-1.0
HB 1825 RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 62698f1c-a5f4-4e61-8c97-602937179fc8	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/62698f1c-a5f4-4e61-8c97-602937179fc8 CC0-1.0
HB 2004 RELATING TO EDUCATION.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll a769cead-920e-4a05-b03b-fa9e55960d27	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a769cead-920e-4a05-b03b-fa9e55960d27 CC0-1.0
HB 1894 RELATING TO EDUCATION.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 33c9166d-ff6f-4f69-9ff0-116c5630b5eb	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/33c9166d-ff6f-4f69-9ff0-116c5630b5eb CC0-1.0
HB 1872 RELATING TO AN EARLY LEARNING APPRENTICESHIP GRANT PROGRAM.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 1951ea35-3276-44d5-b7e0-9be7be55af3b	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1951ea35-3276-44d5-b7e0-9be7be55af3b CC0-1.0
HB 2455 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 94ea0a8a-1e73-436b-bc0d-44ed44630981	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/94ea0a8a-1e73-436b-bc0d-44ed44630981 CC0-1.0
HB 2291 RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll b90755e3-0143-4be0-9733-c76b14310f68	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b90755e3-0143-4be0-9733-c76b14310f68 CC0-1.0
HB 1509 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll e1942a8e-1265-47e7-ac2d-f9f1e271367a	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e1942a8e-1265-47e7-ac2d-f9f1e271367a CC0-1.0
HB 2292 RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll f16d3f5f-fd88-491a-b93d-0320b699baae	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f16d3f5f-fd88-491a-b93d-0320b699baae CC0-1.0
HB 1934 RELATING TO LIBRARIES.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll dd44ddd7-c263-4fdc-a7b9-05764d1abf84	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dd44ddd7-c263-4fdc-a7b9-05764d1abf84 CC0-1.0
HB 1891 RELATING TO EDUCATION.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 034ba7c1-0f7b-42d2-88e8-40f688a97330	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/034ba7c1-0f7b-42d2-88e8-40f688a97330 CC0-1.0
HB 2397 RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 8632e985-cb53-49be-9596-14b0edc600b9	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8632e985-cb53-49be-9596-14b0edc600b9 CC0-1.0
HB 1764 RELATING TO THE MUSIC ACCESSIBILITY PILOT PROGRAM.	The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 61119b7c-2133-4677-9b87-915a3a5d8d40	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/61119b7c-2133-4677-9b87-915a3a5d8d40 CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (423 as lead sponsor)

HB 1934 HI · —
RELATING TO LIBRARIES.

Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/b739ad29-1988-411d-a197-bc1714a92e3b CC0-1.0
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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