Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Hawaii
Votes with Republicans
100%
on 41 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 100%
Cast a vote
68%
Yea or Nay on 1,057 of 1,564 roll calls · Senate median 89%
Their bills that became law
21 of 535
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 7
Roll calls on record
1,564
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 Kurt Fevella 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.
Where Kurt Fevella sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Kurt Fevella is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
0 of 41 party-line votes.
They voted with most Republicans on every party-line vote this session.
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB3167 · Relating To The Hawaii Technology Development Corporation.
Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-02-10 · Failed 2–2
HB2540 · Relating To Law Enforcement.
In plain English Requires law enforcement officers to be visibly identified and prohibits facial coverings during duty, and restricts immigration status inquiries during traffic stops.
Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-03-23 · Passed 3–2
HB1768 · Relating To Immigration.
In plain English Prohibits law enforcement agencies from entering agreements that allow them to enforce immigration laws, with limited exceptions.
Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-03-23 · Passed 3–2
HB1839 · Relating To Immigration.
In plain English Requires state and county law enforcement to notify detained individuals of their rights before federal immigration interviews and makes records of such interviews public.
Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-03-23 · Passed 3–2
HB1741 · Relating To Housing.
In plain English Requires counties to treat inclusionary housing mandates as impact fees and base them on written findings of necessity and financial feasibility.
Senate Housing: Passed, Unamended · 2026-03-19 · Passed 3–2
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (507 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Kurt Fevella 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.
Introduced535
Out of committee221
Passed one chamber104
Passed both chambers23
Became law21
Never left committee314
For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 7 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Appropriation ($) 72Appropriations ($) 69Report 54DOE 39Counties 33Reports 32
Relating To Education.
Requires that the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board submit three nominees for its Executive Director to the Board of Education. Requires the Board of Education to appoint an Executive Director from the nominees on the list, subject to advice and consent of the Senate. (CD1)
VetoedVetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1369). · 2026-07-15
Relating To Education.
In plain English Allows the Department of Education to award high school diplomas to people whose education was interrupted by military service or wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War.
Official synopsis: Authorizes the Department of Education to award a high school diploma to qualified persons who did not receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsory or voluntary induction into the armed services of the United States or whose high school education was interrupted…
Became lawAct 240, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1342). · 2026-07-14
Relating To The Individual Housing Account Program.
In plain English Increases the maximum annual and total tax deductions allowed for individual housing account contributions starting in 2027.
Official synopsis: For taxable years beginning 1/1/2027: (1) increases the maximum annual and total allowable deduction for contributions to individual housing accounts for income tax deductions; and (2) increases the maximum allowable contributions for individual housing accounts to qualify for the income tax deductions. Repeals outdated language…
Became lawAct 217, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1319). · 2026-07-09
Relating To Housing.
In plain English Establishes a five-year pilot program for housing development with expedited review and annual reporting requirements, ending June 30, 2031.
Official synopsis: Establishes a 5-year Hawaii Builds Pilot Program within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Authorizes the use of the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund for the Pilot Program, subject to an annual cap. Mandates interagency coordination and expedited review for projects to facilitate timely delivery…
Became lawAct 216, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1318). · 2026-07-09
Relating To The Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund.
In plain English Extends a housing equity pilot program to 2031 and limits it to transit-oriented developments, authorizing up to $20 million in spending.
Official synopsis: Extends the sunset date of the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Pilot Program pursuant to Act 92, SLH 2023, from June 30, 2028, to June 30, 2031. Requires any equity purchased by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation under the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund…
Became lawAct 213, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1315). · 2026-07-09
Relating To The Banyan Drive Community Development District.
In plain English Establishes the Banyan Drive Community Development District within the Hawaii Community Development Authority and specifies related powers, duties, and fund allocations.
Official synopsis: Establishes the Banyan Drive Community Development District within the Hawaii Community Development Authority. Establishes the Banyan Drive Community Development District Special Fund. Specifies the powers and duties of HCDA as it relates to the District. Amends the composition of HCDA to include representatives of the…
Became lawAct 206, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1308). · 2026-07-09
Relating To The Food And Product Innovation Network.
In plain English Requires the Food and Product Innovation Network to integrate a food safety framework and the Agribusiness Development Corporation to establish performance measures and market strategies.
Official synopsis: Requires the Food and Product Innovation Network to integrate a coordinated food safety and regulatory framework. Requires the Agribusiness Development Corporation to establish key performance indicators for the Food and Product Innovation Network, develop a market access strategy, align and harmonize state branding initiatives, and…
Became lawAct 187, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1289). · 2026-07-07
Relating To Jurisdiction.
Amends the factors a family court is required to consider in deciding whether the family court may waive jurisdiction over a minor or adult held for criminal proceedings for acts committed during the person's minority. Preserves the family court's jurisdiction over a minor transferred for…
Became lawAct 153, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1254). · 2026-06-26
Relating To Capital Improvement Projects At State Small Boat Harbors And State Parks.
In plain English Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to make capital improvements at state small boat harbors and parks without prior legislative approval, with semiannual reports required and the authority expiring after five years.
Official synopsis: Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to engage in certain capital improvement projects at state small boat harbors and state parks without prior approval from the Legislature and Governor for existing facilities. Requires semiannual reports to the Legislature. Sunsets five years after the…
Became lawAct 156, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1257). · 2026-06-26
Relating To Public School Land Transfer.
In plain English Revises property transfers to the Department of Education, directs conveyance of certain lands to Kauai County and Kaimuki Middle School land to the Department, and clarifies school land disposal approval requirements.
Official synopsis: Revises tax map key numbers and the conveyance process by which identified properties are conveyed to the Department of Education pursuant to Act 307, SLH 2022. Directs the conveyance to the County of Kauai of certain lands held by the Department of Education. Directs the…
Became lawAct 139, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1240). · 2026-06-24
Relating To Residential Condominiums.
In plain English Allows the Hawaii Community Development Authority to set rules for the Ninety-Nine Year Leasehold Program regarding unit rentals, sales periods, income restrictions, and buyback pricing.
Official synopsis: Clarifies the Ninety-Nine Year Leasehold Program by: (1) allowing the Hawaii Community Development Authority to prohibit renting, advertising for rent, or using for any other purpose other than owner-occupied residential use a residential condominium unit, by rule, rather than statutorily; (2) exempting the design, development,…
Became lawAct 121, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1221). · 2026-06-09
Relating To Government.
In plain English Allows retired government employees to work as school resource officers without losing retirement benefits or rejoining the retirement system.
Official synopsis: Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of retirement benefits if the retirant is employed as a school resource officer identified by the Department of Law Enforcement or other law enforcement agency as a…
Became lawAct 113, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1213). · 2026-06-09
Relating To The Public Utilities Commission.
In plain English Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish performance-based incentives for electric utilities, including revenue and cost control mechanisms, by January 1, 2027.
Official synopsis: Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish performance-based incentives, including revenue adjustment mechanisms, cost control mechanisms, and reward and penalty mechanisms on or before 1/1/2027. Clarifies that the Public Utilities Commission is authorized to adopt alternative ratemaking procedures to establish electric utility rates and performance-based…
Became lawAct 093, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1193). · 2026-06-05
Relating To State Boating Facilities.
In plain English Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to improve Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor while maintaining public access and allows leasing of the remaining portion until 2046.
Official synopsis: Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to develop and implement a project to improve portions of Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor while ensuring public access, as envisioned by the 2022 University of Hawaii Community Design Center Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor Vision Report.…
Became lawAct 072, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1172). · 2026-06-04
Relating To Public Procurement.
In plain English Requires state purchasing agencies to give a five percent price preference to qualified Hawaii bidders who submit timely certification.
Official synopsis: Requires purchasing agencies to apply a five per cent flat rate local preference in evaluating bids or proposals from qualified Hawaii bidders or offerors who submit a timely preference certification. Establishes criteria for a bid or proposal to qualify for a local preference. Establishes requirements…
Became lawAct 087, on 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187). · 2026-06-04
“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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HB1576 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Filming. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3218 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Bonds. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2673 · 2026-05-01
Relating To The Counties. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1661 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Cafeteria Plans. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2671 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Essential Permitting Positions. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB411 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Capital Improvement Projects At State Small Boat Harbors And State Parks. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2861 · 2026-05-01
Relating To The Office Of Wellness And Resilience. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2892 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Feral Chickens. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2580 · 2026-05-01
Relating To The Motion Picture, Digital Media, And Film Production Income Tax Credit. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3219 · 2026-05-01
Proposing Amendments To Article Vii, Sections 12 And 13, Of The Hawaii State Constitution. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1974 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Health. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2598 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Non-general Funds. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3203 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Air Medical Services. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2921 · 2026-05-01
Relating To State Funds. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3025 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Medical Debt. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2452 · 2026-05-01
Relating To State Bonds. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2360 · 2026-05-01
Relating To State Enterprise Zones. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2259 · 2026-05-01
Relating To The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3132 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Syndromic Surveillance. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2329 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Conformity To The Internal Revenue Code. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2567 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Petitions To Temporarily Restrain And Enjoin Harassment Of An Employee. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2999 · 2026-05-01
Relating To A Clean Fuel Standard. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1801 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Child Welfare Services. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3245 · 2026-05-01
Relating To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1854 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Community Behavioral Health Clinics. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2600 · 2026-05-01
Relating To The General Fund. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2271 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Hospital Licensing. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2429 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Tax Expenditure Evaluation. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2272 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Home Health Licensing. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2275 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Funding Adjustments For State Programs. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2583 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Economic Development. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1973 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Health. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1853 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Dementia. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2934 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Ambulances. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3324 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Medicaid. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2547 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Corporate Bonds. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1804 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Long-term Care Financing. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2075 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Public Procurement. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3045 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Health Insurance. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3302 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Homemade Food Products. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2881 · 2026-04-30
Relating To State Income Tax. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2552 · 2026-04-30
Relating To The Individual Housing Account Program. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2340 · 2026-04-30
Relating To Community Care Foster Family Homes. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2505 · 2026-04-30
Relating To Assisted Community Treatment. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1800 · 2026-04-30
Relating To The State Budget. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2270 · 2026-04-29
Relating To The Downpayment Loan Assistance Program. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1728 · 2026-04-29
Relating To Rainwater Catchment Systems. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2175 · 2026-04-29
Relating To Disposable Electronic Smoking Devices. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2169 · 2026-04-29
Relating To The Agribusiness Development Corporation. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2319 · 2026-04-29
Relating To The State Health Planning And Development Agency. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2050 · 2026-04-28
Relating To Chiropractic. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3096 · 2026-04-28
Relating To The Employees' Retirement System's Employer Contributions For Normal Cost And Accrued Liability. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2108 · 2026-04-28
Relating To Jurisdiction. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2031 · 2026-04-28
Relating To Consumer Protection. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3125 · 2026-04-28
Relating To Income Tax. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2398 · 2026-04-27
Relating To Residential Housing Utilities. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3136 · 2026-04-27
Relating To Lead Materials In Water Infrastructure. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2143 · 2026-04-27
Relating To The Chief Election Officer. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3082 · 2026-04-24
Relating To Military Families. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3097 · 2026-04-24
Relating To The Exemption From Civil Service Of Executive Personnel Of The Employees' Retirement System. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
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