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Democratic
· Representative
Jenna Takenouchi
Represents District 27 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
100%
on 1 party-line votes · House Democrats median 100%
Cast a vote
100%
Yea or Nay on 13 of 13 roll calls · House median 99%
Their bills that became law
27 of 289
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 46
Roll calls on record
13
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 10, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Session.
How Jenna Takenouchi votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Times they broke with their party
0 of 1 party-line votes.
They voted with most Democrats on every party-line vote this session.
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB3125 · Relating To Income Tax.
In plain English Changes income tax rates, adds limits and sunset dates to several tax credits, and repeals certain future tax credits.
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-04-28 · Passed 2–1
SB2598 · Relating To Non-general Funds.
In plain English Allows certain special and revolving funds to pay for program operations and administration, and lets agricultural development fund money buy land interests and related costs.
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-05-01 · Passed 2–0
SB3157 · Relating To Transportation.
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-05-01 · Passed 2–0
SB2600 · Relating To The General Fund.
In plain English Deposits money into Hawaii's emergency and budget reserve fund.
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-05-01 · Passed 2–0
HB2275 · Relating To Funding Adjustments For State Programs.
In plain English Appropriates money to state programs for fiscal years 2026-27 and allows the Governor to transfer up to $100 million from the Major Disaster Fund to address emergencies.
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-05-01 · Passed 2–0
Their session, month by month
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Jenna Takenouchi was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced289
Out of committee188
Passed one chamber124
Passed both chambers27
Became law27
Never left committee101
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 46 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Appropriation ($) 73Reports 19Appropriations ($) 19DOE 18Report 13Penalties 11
Relating To School Facilities.
In plain English Creates a temporary commission to develop recommendations for school consolidations, realignments, and closures, with expedited approval and funding.
Official synopsis: Establishes a temporary, independent Public School Realignment and Closure Commission to develop and recommend a comprehensive package of school consolidations, realignments, and closures based on the federal Base Realignment and Closure model. Requires reports to the Legislature. Requires an expedited approval process for the recommended…
Became lawAct 264, on 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1367). · 2026-07-15
Relating To Transportation.
Establishes safe riding behaviors for electric bicycles. Prohibits the operation of high-speed electric devices in certain locations. Establishes labeling and signage requirements for electric bicycles. Prohibits the operation of a moped or electric motorcycle in certain locations. Amends the definition of "bicycle" for purposes of…
Became lawAct 259, on 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1362). · 2026-07-15
Relating To The Safety Of Educational Workers.
In plain English Requires schools to address harassment of educational workers and sports officials, and makes harassment of them during their duties a misdemeanor.
Official synopsis: Part I: Requires the Department of Education and state public charter schools to take certain steps to better address the harassment of educational workers, including sports officials. Authorizes the Attorney General to assist educational workers, including sports officials at department of education or public charter…
Became lawAct 234, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1336). · 2026-07-14
Relating To Education.
In plain English Requires the Department of Education to provide braille instruction, materials, and literacy support services to eligible students, and to cooperate with other agencies on blind services and educational planning.
Official synopsis: Requires the Department of Education to include the instruction of braille and provision of braille instructional materials under certain circumstances; provide braille literacy support services; cooperate with the Department of Human Services when requested to submit information necessary to maintain a register of the blind…
Became lawAct 243, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1345). · 2026-07-14
Relating To Health.
In plain English Establishes a one-year pilot program in the Department of Health to provide in-home health care and support services to eligible participants who don't qualify for existing government assistance.
Official synopsis: Establishes within the Department of Health a one-year KupunAloha Pilot Program to provide in-home health care and support services to eligible participants who do not otherwise qualify for government assistance for these services. Appropriates funds for the pilot program. Pilot program sunsets 6/30/2027. (CD1)
Became lawAct 246, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1348). · 2026-07-14
Relating To Dementia.
In plain English Establishes a program within the Executive Office on Aging to create a network of dementia care specialists and support systems for individuals with dementia and their caregivers.
Official synopsis: Establishes the Hanai Memory Network Program within the Executive Office on Aging to create a network of dementia care specialists and support systems to assist individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
Became lawAct 245, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1347). · 2026-07-14
Relating To Social Media.
In plain English Requires social media platforms to let users delete accounts and erase personal information, and bans deceptive practices that obstruct deletion.
Official synopsis: Requires certain social media platforms to provide an accessible mechanism for users to delete their accounts on the platform and permanently erase all personal information and sensitive personal information associated with deleted accounts. Prohibits certain deceptive practices by social media platforms that obstruct the deletion…
Became lawAct 252, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1354). · 2026-07-14
Relating To School Impact Fees.
In plain English Expands exemptions from school impact fees for certain housing developments and clarifies procedures for land dedication agreements.
Official synopsis: Expands exemptions from school impact fee requirement for certain housing developments. Clarifies procedures and timing for land dedication or feeinlieu agreements for new residential developments. Repeals the sunset and reporting requirements under Act 268, SLH 2025. Restructures certain school impact fee accounts. Preserves existing educational…
Became lawAct 241, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1343). · 2026-07-14
Relating To Colorectal Cancer.
In plain English Requires the state to fund colorectal cancer screenings and treatment for certain people, including follow-up colonoscopies, with no out-of-pocket costs.
Official synopsis: Requires the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a state-funded financial assistance program to offer state-funded colorectal screenings and treatment for certain persons. Requires state-funded coverage for follow-up treatment for colorectal cancer for certain persons. Requires coverage to include a follow-up colonoscopy after…
Became lawAct 219, on 07/09/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1321). · 2026-07-10
Relating To Health.
In plain English Requires the State Health Planning and Development Agency to develop and publish a state plan on hearing loss and appropriates funds for this purpose.
Official synopsis: Requires and appropriates funds for the State Health Planning and Development Agency to develop and publish a state plan on hearing loss. (CD1)
Became lawAct 223, on 07/09/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1325). · 2026-07-10
Relating To Human Trafficking.
In plain English Requires hotels and similar lodging businesses to train employees on human trafficking awareness, maintain records, post signage, and establish reporting procedures.
Official synopsis: Requires the Department of the Attorney General to develop a Human Trafficking Awareness Training Program, or approve externally developed programs, to educate and train workers in the transient accommodations sector. Requires transient accommodations employers or transient accommodations third-party contractors to periodically provide the human trafficking…
Became lawAct 191, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1293). · 2026-07-07
Relating To Domestic Violence.
In plain English Extends for five years provisions on family abuse offenses, including petty misdemeanor penalties and deferred guilty pleas, and requires court reports to the Legislature.
Official synopsis: Extends for five years certain provisions from Act 19, SLH 2020, and Act 238, SLH 2021, relating to abuse of family or household members, including establishing a petty misdemeanor offense of abuse of family or household members, clarifying penalties for violations, and allowing a deferred…
Became lawAct 192, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1294). · 2026-07-07
Relating To Health Care.
In plain English Prohibits interfering with access to health care facilities or disrupting their operations, making violations a petty misdemeanor with private right of action.
Official synopsis: Prohibits persons from interfering with another person's access to or from a health care facility or disrupting the normal functioning of a health care facility. Makes violations a petty misdemeanor. Establishes a private right of action. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring an action for…
Became lawAct 202, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1304). · 2026-07-07
Relating To Human Remains.
Requires any cemetery, crematory, funeral establishment, hydrolysis facility, or mortuary to dispose of the remains of a dead human body no later than sixty days from the later of either the date a burialtransit permit has been issued or the date of an affidavit for…
Became lawAct 140, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1241). · 2026-06-24
Relating To Charitable Solicitation.
In plain English Requires professional solicitors selling donated goods for charities to promptly pay charities, file financial reports, and prominently disclose information on collection bins starting January 1, 2027.
Official synopsis: Beginning 1/1/2027, establishes prompt payment and financial reporting requirements for professional solicitors that sell donated or collected non-perishable tangible property on behalf of charitable organizations. Prohibits professional solicitors that sell donated or collected non-perishable tangible property from failing to prominently disclose certain information on any…
Became lawAct 112, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1212). · 2026-06-09
“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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SB2598 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Non-general Funds. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2921 · 2026-05-01
Relating To State Funds. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2452 · 2026-05-01
Relating To State Bonds. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3157 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Transportation. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2329 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Conformity To The Internal Revenue Code. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2600 · 2026-05-01
Relating To The General Fund. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2275 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Funding Adjustments For State Programs. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2547 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Corporate Bonds. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2881 · 2026-04-30
Relating To State Income Tax. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1800 · 2026-04-30
Relating To The State Budget. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1688 · 2026-04-29
Relating To A General Excise Tax Exemption For Aircraft Maintenance. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3125 · 2026-04-28
Relating To Income Tax. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1163 · 2026-04-27
Relating To Commercial Drivers Licensing. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
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