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Democratic
· Senator
Carol Fukunaga
Represents District 11 in the State Senate.
Votes with Democrats
99%
on 72 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 100%
Cast a vote
76%
Yea or Nay on 577 of 756 roll calls · Senate median 89%
Their bills that became law
37 of 333
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 31.5
Roll calls on record
756
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 4, 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 Carol Fukunaga 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 Carol Fukunaga 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. Carol Fukunaga is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
1 of 72 party-line votes.
HB850 · Relating To Condominiums.
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments · 2025-03-20 · Passed 3–2 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB2101 · Relating To Commercial Aquarium Collection.
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, Unamended · 2026-04-02 · Failed 2–2
HB2413 · Relating To Pretrial Reform.
Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-03-20 · Passed 2–1
HB1870 · 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.
Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-03-19 · Passed 2–1
SB3275 · Relating To Cannabis.
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-02-19 · Passed 3–2
SB2045 · Relating To Combat Sports.
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-02-10 · Passed 2–1
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Samantha DeCorteRepublican · District 22 · 26 shared contested votes
4%
Brenton AwaRepublican · District 23 · 49 shared contested votes
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 (179 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Carol Fukunaga 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.
Introduced333
Out of committee172
Passed one chamber109
Passed both chambers40
Became law37
Never left committee161
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 31.5 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Appropriation ($) 44Appropriations ($) 34Report 34DOH 22Reports 21Condominiums 18
Relating To Deaf Individuals.
In plain English Allows deaf vehicle owners to register their vehicles with a deafness designation visible to law enforcement officers.
Official synopsis: Authorizes deaf motor vehicle owners to register their vehicle as being owned by a deaf individual so that a deafness designation appears when a law enforcement officer accesses the motor vehicle's information. Effective 1/1/2027. (CD1)
Became lawAct 261, on 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1364). · 2026-07-15
Relating To Property Insurance.
In plain English Requires homeowners insurance producers to notify policyholders they can submit information about property improvements, and requires insurers to reevaluate replacement costs and offer additional coverage based on that information.
Official synopsis: Requires homeowners insurance producers to notify policyholders that they may submit information regarding improvements made to the insured residential property, which shall then be submitted to the homeowners insurer. Requires homeowners insurers to reevaluate the replacement cost estimate based on the information submitted by a…
Became lawAct 256, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1358). · 2026-07-14
Relating To Consumer Protection.
In plain English Requires businesses to clearly disclose total prices for live-event tickets and short-term lodging and prohibits misrepresenting fees in advertisements.
Official synopsis: Makes it an unfair or deceptive act or practice for businesses to: advertise, display, or offer the price of live-ticket events or short-term lodging without clearly and conspicuously disclosing the total price; and misrepresent any fees or charges in any offer, display, or advertisement for…
Became lawAct 254, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1356). · 2026-07-14
Relating To The Motion Picture, Digital Media, And Film Production Income Tax Credit.
In plain English Expands the film production tax credit by increasing caps, requiring local hiring bonuses and third-party verification, and extending the program through 2038.
Official synopsis: Amends the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit (tax credit) by, beginning for costs incurred after 12/31/2025, providing an additional credit to qualified productions with a workforce of at least eighty percent local hires; requiring each taxpayer claiming the tax credit…
Became lawAct 185, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1287). · 2026-07-07
Relating To State Enterprise Zones.
In plain English Expands the Enterprise Zone Program to include more business types, allows designation of two additional zones on state land, extends tax credits and exemptions for qualified businesses, and requires a program review.
Official synopsis: Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" for the purposes of the Enterprise Zone Program to include certain retail sales of tangible personal property; processing of certain value-added agricultural products; research development, sale, or production of all types of medical products and medical and health…
Became lawAct 182, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1284). · 2026-07-07
Relating To Language Access.
In plain English Establishes a Language Access Education and Workforce Development Program at the University of Hawaii with new positions and funding.
Official synopsis: Establishes a Language Access Education and Workforce Development Program at the University of Hawaii. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
Became lawAct 179, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1281). · 2026-06-26
Relating To Law Enforcement.
In plain English Prohibits law enforcement agencies from entering agreements that allow them to enforce immigration laws, with limited exceptions.
Official synopsis: Prohibits any law enforcement agency or law enforcement official from entering into an agreement under federal law that permits state or county agencies to engage in immigration enforcement. Prohibits law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officials from engaging in certain immigration-related actions, except under limited…
Became lawAct 141, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1242). · 2026-06-24
Relating To The Chief Elections Officer.
Specifies that the Chief Election Officer may only be terminated for cause. (CD1)
Became lawAct 082, on 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1182). · 2026-06-04
Relating To Neighborhood Boards.
In plain English Allows a Honolulu neighborhood board to conduct business with a quorum based on a majority of filled seats rather than total seats when vacancies exist.
Official synopsis: Establishes that when a neighborhood board of the City and County of Honolulu has a vacancy, a majority of the filled seats shall constitute quorum for conducting official board business and discussions before and related to voting. Effective 1/1/2027. (CD1)
Became lawAct 077, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177). · 2026-06-04
Relating To The Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program.
In plain English Allows the Adjutant General to expand the Hawaii National Guard tuition assistance program to cover graduate degrees at the University of Hawaii for qualified enlisted personnel.
Official synopsis: Authorizes the Adjutant General to expand the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program to include graduate degrees at the University of Hawaii for qualified enlisted personnel in the Hawaii National Guard. (CD1)
Became lawAct 065, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165). · 2026-05-29
Relating To Veterinary Medicine.
In plain English Requires veterinarians to provide written prescriptions upon request so clients can fill them at pharmacies of their choice.
Official synopsis: Requires veterinarians to provide a written prescription, upon the request of a client, for any animal patient of a client with whom the veterinarian has established an existing veterinarian-client-patient relationship, to be filled at the pharmacy of the client's choosing. Allows pharmacies licensed in the…
Became lawAct 066, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166). · 2026-05-29
Relating To The Powers Of Artificial Persons.
In plain English Reaffirms that corporations and similar entities cannot spend money to influence elections, and allows the Attorney General and Commerce Director to penalize violations.
Official synopsis: Reaffirms that artificial persons created under state law possess only those powers that are necessary or convenient to carry out lawful purposes, and that those powers do not include the power to spend money or contribute anything of value to influence elections or ballot measures.…
Became lawAct 011, on 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111). · 2026-05-14
Urging The Department Of Education To Meet The Criteria Necessary To Officially Recognize Cheerleading As A Title Ix Sport In Hawaii.
Became lawCertified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26. · 2026-05-12
Urging The Department Of Education To Meet The Criteria Necessary To Officially Recognize Cheerleading As A Title Ix Sport In Hawaii.
Became lawCertified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26. · 2026-05-12
Urging The County Of Maui To Enforce The Provisions Of The Fire Code Of The County Of Maui Relating To Fire Hazards, Brush Clearance, Fuel Breaks, Roadside Vegetation Clearing, And Emergency Access.
Became lawCertified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26. · 2026-05-12
“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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SB2057 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Law Enforcement. (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)
HB472 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Digital Identification. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1870 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Protected Community Locations. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2471 · 2026-05-01
Relating To The Powers Of Artificial Persons. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2645 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Fire Prevention. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2443 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Disaster Services. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1839 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Immigration. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2498 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Care Homes. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB874 · 2026-04-29
Relating To Veterinary Medicine. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2138 · 2026-04-29
Relating To The Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1481 · 2026-04-29
Relating To Human Remains. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1824 · 2026-04-28
Relating To Condominiums. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2279 · 2026-04-27
Relating To Expungement Orders. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3083 · 2026-04-27
Relating To Protective Orders. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1678 · 2026-04-27
Relating To Associations. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2078 · 2026-04-27
Relating To Habitual Violent Crime. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2289 · 2026-04-27
Relating To The Expenditure Ceiling On The Automated Victim Information And Notification System Special Fund. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2623 · 2026-04-27
Relating To Licensing. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2519 · 2026-04-24
Relating To Law Enforcement. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3082 · 2026-04-24
Relating To Military Families. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3140 · 2026-04-24
Relating To The State Fire Council. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HCR137 · 2026-04-23
Urging An Immediate And Permanent Ceasefire And An End To Hostilities In Iran. (Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments)
SR20 · 2026-04-23
Urging An Immediate And Permanent Ceasefire And An End To Hostilities In Iran. (Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1752 · 2026-04-23
Relating To Emergency Medical Services. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HCR110 · 2026-04-20
Requesting The University Of Hawaii Board Of Regents To Review And Refine The Operational Missions Of The University Of Hawaii's Four-year Institutions To Ensure That Each Campus Fulfills A Distinct And Complementary Role In Serving Students And The State. (Senate Education: Passed, Unamended)
HCR53 · 2026-04-20
Requesting The University Of Hawaii Board Of Regents To Conduct A Systemwide Associate Degree Completion Audit. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
HCR122 · 2026-04-20
Requesting The University Of Hawaii To Consider Offering Olelo Hawaii Micro-credentials Focusing On Olelo Niihau. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
HCR111 · 2026-04-20
Requesting The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Hawaii To Review And Clarify The Roles, Responsibilities, And Functions Of The University Of Hawaii System In Relation To The Responsibilities Of Individual Campuses. (Senate Education: Passed, Unamended)
HCR200 · 2026-04-20
Urging The United States Department Of Defense To Reassess Prior Determinations And Closure Decisions Under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, And Liability Act In Light Of Evolving Scientific Understanding Of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances And Recent Federal Hazardous Substance Designations. (Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, Unamended)
HCR42 · 2026-04-20
Urging The Department Of Education To Meet The Criteria Necessary To Officially Recognize Cheerleading As A Title Ix Sport In Hawaii. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
HCR181 · 2026-04-20
Affirming That The Legislative Intent Of Section 302a-1116, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Is To Authorize The Department Of Education To Create Substantively Temporary Positions Only. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
HCR118 · 2026-04-20
Urging The Department Of Education To Strengthen Menstrual Health Education Initiatives And To Adopt A Comprehensive Menstrual Cycle Curriculum. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
HCR186 · 2026-04-20
Urging The United States Department Of Defense And Defense Health Agency To Extend The Renewal Period For Secretarial Designee Health Care Authorizations Related To The Red Hill Water Contamination Crisis And To Improve Health Care Access For Affected Individuals. (Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, Unamended)
HCR202 · 2026-04-16
Establishing The Legislative Task Force On Hawaii's Future Energy Pathways To Examine Strategies To Maximize Cost Savings While Minimizing Risk To Ratepayers Over The Next Three Decades And Achieving The State's Energy Goals And Producing Affordable, Reliable, Resilient, And Decarbonized Energy. (Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments)
SR190 · 2026-04-08
Requesting The University Of Hawaii To Consider Offering Olelo Hawaii Micro-credentials Focusing On The Niihau Dialect. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
SCR201 · 2026-04-08
Requesting The Department Of Education To Reissue Requests For Proposals For The Job Order Contracting Program Contractors And Prequalified Small Contractors To Ensure The Continuity Of The Future Schools Now Program. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
SR189 · 2026-04-08
Requesting The Department Of Education To Reissue Requests For Proposals For The Job Order Contracting Program Contractors And Prequalified Small Contractors To Ensure The Continuity Of The Future Schools Now Program. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
SCR130 · 2026-04-08
Urging The Department Of Education And Department Of Agriculture And Biosecurity To Jointly Develop A Farmer-to-institution Coordination Plan That Is Aligned With The Aina Kitchen Network Rollout. (Senate Education: Passed, Unamended)
SR122 · 2026-04-08
Urging The Department Of Education And Department Of Agriculture And Biosecurity To Jointly Develop A Farmer-to-institution Coordination Plan That Is Aligned With The Aina Kitchen Network Rollout. (Senate Education: Passed, Unamended)
SCR202 · 2026-04-08
Requesting The University Of Hawaii To Consider Offering Olelo Hawaii Micro-credentials Focusing On The Niihau Dialect. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
SR187 · 2026-04-08
Requesting The Department Of Education To Establish A Framework In The Office Of Facilities And Operations That Improves Responsibility And Accountability For Monitoring All Capital Improvement Projects And Repair And Maintenance Projects. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
SCR78 · 2026-04-08
Urging The Department Of Education To Strengthen Menstrual Health Education Initiatives And To Adopt A Comprehensive Menstrual Cycle Curriculum. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
SR185 · 2026-04-08
Requesting The Office Of The Auditor To Conduct A Comprehensive Performance Audit Of The Department Of Education's Capital Improvement Program. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
SR153 · 2026-04-08
Requesting The Department Of Education To Convene A Shared Decision Making Committee To Develop An Action Plan To Establish A K-12 Kaiapuni School In Kapolei. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
SCR140 · 2026-04-08
Urging The Department Of Education And University Of Hawaii At Manoa To Adopt Energy Savings Performance Contracting As A Primary Strategy To Address Deferred Maintenance And Infrastructure Modernization And Improve Energy Efficiency Statewide. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
SR25 · 2026-04-08
Urging State Agencies And The University Of Hawaii William S. Richardson School Of Law To Collaborate To Develop Externship Opportunities For Law Students To Assist In The Comprehensive Review And Update Of The Hawaii Administrative Rules. (Senate Education: Passed, Unamended)
SCR154 · 2026-04-08
Urging The Department Of Education To Add Tax Instruction To Its Financial Literacy Graduation Requirement. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
SR82 · 2026-04-08
Urging The Department Of Education To Strengthen Menstrual Health Education Initiatives And To Adopt A Comprehensive Menstrual Cycle Curriculum. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
SCR162 · 2026-04-08
Requesting The Department Of Education To Convene A Shared Decision Making Committee To Develop An Action Plan To Establish A K-12 Kaiapuni School In Kapolei. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
SR145 · 2026-04-08
Urging The Department Of Education To Add Tax Instruction To Its Financial Literacy Graduation Requirement. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
SCR199 · 2026-04-08
Requesting The Department Of Education To Establish A Framework In The Office Of Facilities And Operations That Improves Responsibility And Accountability For Monitoring All Capital Improvement Projects And Repair And Maintenance Projects. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
SR132 · 2026-04-08
Urging The Department Of Education And University Of Hawaii At Manoa To Adopt Energy Savings Performance Contracting As A Primary Strategy To Address Deferred Maintenance And Infrastructure Modernization And Improve Energy Efficiency Statewide. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
SCR197 · 2026-04-08
Requesting The Office Of The Auditor To Conduct A Comprehensive Performance Audit Of The Department Of Education's Capital Improvement Program. (Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments)
SCR172 · 2026-04-07
Requesting The Public Utilities Commission To Conduct A Comprehensive Analysis On The Best Paths To Maximize Cost Reduction And Minimize Financial Risk To Hawaii Residents While Meeting State Goals. (Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1619 · 2026-04-07
Relating To Electric Vehicle Infrastructure. (Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments)
SCR109 · 2026-04-07
Urging The Insurance Commissioner To Study The Potential Benefits Of Expanding The Use Of Mail-order Pharmacy In The State. (Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1481 · 2026-04-07
Relating To Human Remains. (Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1946 · 2026-04-07
Relating To Registration Of Time Shares. (Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1643 · 2026-04-07
Relating To Pharmacy. (Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments)
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