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Democratic
· Representative
Linda Ichiyama
Represents District 31 in the House of Representatives.
Party-line votes
0
Not enough party-line votes to score.
Cast a vote
100%
Yea or Nay on 2 of 2 roll calls · House median 99%
Their bills that became law
25 of 141
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 46
Roll calls on record
2
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 16, 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 Linda Ichiyama 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 0 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.
SB2645 · Relating To Fire Prevention.
In plain English Establishes the State Fire Code as the minimum statewide standard, prevents counties from adopting less restrictive fire codes, and creates a fire safety fund.
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-05-01 · Passed 3–0
HB1678 · Relating To Associations.
In plain English Clarifies that cumulative voting rights apply to all candidates, including write-ins, in planned community and condominium association elections.
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-04-27 · Passed 3–0
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 (0 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Linda Ichiyama 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.
Introduced141
Out of committee95
Passed one chamber68
Passed both chambers25
Became law25
Never left committee46
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 46 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Appropriation ($) 37Appropriations ($) 14Reports 11DLNR 8Keiki Caucus 7Counties 7
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 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 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 The Department Of Land And Natural Resources.
In plain English Allows the Board of Land and Natural Resources to enter community co-management agreements with qualified groups to manage public lands.
Official synopsis: Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to enter into community co-management agreements and establishes qualifications for eligible community co-managers. Authorizes the disposition of public lands by a community co-management agreement. (CD1)
Became lawAct 203, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1305). · 2026-07-09
Relating To Cesspool Conversions.
In plain English Creates a loan fund to help homeowners upgrade or convert cesspools, administered by the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority.
Official synopsis: Establishes a Cesspool Conversion Revolving Loan Fund, to be administered by the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, to provide financial assistance, including low-interest or forgivable loans, to eligible homeowners for the upgrade, conversion, or connection of cesspools. Appropriates funds for the establishment and hiring of a…
Became lawAct 204, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1306). · 2026-07-09
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 The Disclosure Of Intimate Images.
In plain English Allows people to sue for damages when intimate images are shared without permission.
Official synopsis: Establishes civil remedies for the unauthorized disclosure of intimate images. (CD1)
Became lawAct 195, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1297). · 2026-07-07
Relating To Protected Community Locations.
In plain English Requires state and county agencies operating protected community locations to adopt policies by 2027 addressing nonpublic areas, warrant verification, immigration data collection, staff training, and multilingual notices.
Official synopsis: By 1/1/2027, requires all state and county agencies that operate protected community locations to adopt and post written policies that identify nonpublic areas, establish procedures for warrant verification and staff response, prohibit the collection of certain immigration-status data, and require annual staff training and certain…
Became lawAct 162, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1263). · 2026-06-26
Relating To Family.
In plain English Exempts parentage and divorce proceedings from required mediation when domestic abuse is alleged.
Official synopsis: Establishes an exemption from mediation in parentage proceedings where there are allegations of domestic abuse. Clarifies the exemption from mediation in divorce proceedings as it relates to domestic abuse. (SD1)
Became lawAct 089, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1189). · 2026-06-05
Relating To Health Care.
In plain English Expands protections for reproductive and gender-affirming health care services and prohibits insurers from penalizing providers who offer these services.
Official synopsis: Expands the protections established under Act 2, SLH 2023, to include gender-affirming health care services, including clarifying permitted disclosures of protected health information to address changes in federal regulations. Establishes protections against abusive litigation. Prohibits medical malpractice insurers and health carriers from taking certain adverse…
Became lawAct 059, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1159). · 2026-05-29
Relating To Arts Integration In Public Schools.
Establishes within the Department of Education arts integration coordinator or specialist positions to support fine arts education and arts integration in public schools statewide. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Out of committeePending introduction. · 2026-05-27
Relating To Associations.
In plain English Clarifies that cumulative voting rights apply to all candidates, including write-ins, in planned community and condominium association elections.
Official synopsis: Clarifies that in planned community association and condominium association elections conducted by cumulative voting, cumulative voting rights apply to all candidates, including write-ins, and that individual votes are used when allocating votes. (CD1)
Became lawAct 037, on 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1137). · 2026-05-26
Informing The Senate And Governor That The House Of Representatives Is Ready To Adjourn Sine Die.
Became lawReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 892). · 2026-05-08
“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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SB2645 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Fire Prevention. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1678 · 2026-04-27
Relating To Associations. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
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