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Democratic
· Representative
Daisy Hartsfield
Represents District 36 in the House of Representatives.
Party-line votes
0
Not enough party-line votes to score.
Cast a vote
100%
Yea or Nay on 12 of 12 roll calls · House median 99%
Their bills that became law
10 of 55
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 46
Roll calls on record
12
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 Daisy Hartsfield 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.
SB3007 · Relating To Culture And Arts.
In plain English Establishes an Office of Community Culture, Arts, and Innovation within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and creates a Community and Cultural Partnership Program.
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-05-01 · Passed 3–0
SB3204 · Relating To Family Resilience Pilot Program.
In plain English Establishes a two-year Family Resilience Pilot Program in the Office of Wellness and Resilience, funded through existing assistance programs and ending June 30, 2028.
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-05-01 · Passed 3–0
SB2861 · Relating To The Office Of Wellness And Resilience.
In plain English Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to develop a plan by June 2027 for a pilot program supporting families and children in need.
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-05-01 · Passed 3–0
HB1801 · Relating To Child Welfare Services.
In plain English Appropriates funds for the Department of Human Services to contract with domestic violence organizations to provide training and consultation to Child Welfare Services staff statewide.
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-05-01 · Passed 3–0
SB3025 · Relating To Medical Debt.
In plain English Requires the state to create a program that acquires and forgives medical debt for residents, subject to available funding.
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-05-01 · Passed 4–0
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 Daisy Hartsfield 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.
Introduced55
Out of committee37
Passed one chamber34
Passed both chambers10
Became law10
Never left committee18
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 46 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Appropriation ($) 17Report 8DOH 7Reports 5Kupuna Caucus 5Counties 5
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 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 Care Homes.
Requires and appropriates funds for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to establish a Central and Leeward Oahu Care Home Community Resilience Pilot Program to assist eligible care home facilities to implement structural and operational resilience improvements. Requires a report to the Legislature. Sunsets on 6/30/2029.…
Became lawAct 146, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1247). · 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 Administrative License Revocation.
In plain English Clarifies procedures for administrative driver's license revocation and related administrative review and hearing provisions.
Official synopsis: Clarifies administrative driver's license revocation procedures by specifying the effect of the notice of administrative revocation and conforming related administrative review and hearing provisions. (CD1)
Became lawAct 071, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1171). · 2026-06-04
Relating To Arts Education.
In plain English Appropriates funds to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts for the Artists in the Schools Program.
Official synopsis: Appropriates funds to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts for the Artists in the Schools Program. Effective 1/1/3000. (SD1)
Passed one chamberPending introduction. · 2026-05-27
Relating To Background Checks.
In plain English Clarifies and streamlines background check requirements for healthcare facility applicants, operators, and employees with direct patient access.
Official synopsis: Clarifies and streamlines background check requirements for healthcare facility applicants, operators, and direct patient access employees. (CD1)
Became lawAct 042, on 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1142). · 2026-05-26
Relating To Tax Credit For Research Activities.
In plain English Allows taxpayers to claim research activity tax credits for all qualified expenses, moves the submission deadline to March 1, requires proportional credit division when the annual cap is reached, and repeals the credit on January 1, 2029.
Official synopsis: Amends the tax credit for research activities by: allowing qualifying taxpayers to claim the credit for all qualified research expenses without regard to the amount of expenses for previous years; amending from March 31 to March 1 the deadline for qualified high technology businesses to…
Passed one chamberConference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 309. · 2026-05-01
Relating To Off-site Construction.
In plain English Establishes a working group to develop proposals for an off-site construction program and requires a report to the Legislature.
Official synopsis: Implements certain recommendations of the SPEED Task Force. Establishes a working group within the State Building Code Council to develop proposals for an off-site construction program. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD1)
Passed one chamberConference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:49 PM; Conference Room 016. · 2026-05-01
Relating To Dementia.
Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, fire chiefs, Law Enforcement Standards Board, and Department of Health to make available at least one hour of dementiaspecific training for first responders, including law enforcement officers, fire first responders, and emergency medical services personnel. Requires the Executive Office…
Passed one chamberConference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:30PM in Conference Room 329. · 2026-05-01
Relating To Taxation.
In plain English Establishes a tax credit for unpaid family caregivers, starting in 2027, with annual reporting required.
Official synopsis: Establishes a family caregiver tax credit for nonpaid family caregivers. Requires the Department of Taxation to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
Passed one chamberConference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 5:20PM in conference room 329. · 2026-05-01
Relating To The Hawaii Employer-union Health Benefits Trust Fund Staff Salaries.
In plain English Allows the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund board to set the Assistant Administrator's salary after analyzing comparable private sector pay.
Official synopsis: Authorizes the Board of Trustees of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to establish the salary for the Assistant Administrator. Requires the board to first conduct a market analysis of commensurate salaries in the private sector. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
Passed one chamberReceived notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 801). · 2026-04-30
Relating To The Hawaiian Language.
Requires that priority be given to the language of a law that aligns with the intent of the Legislature if there is a difference between the English and Hawaiian versions of the law that is material to its interpretation. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)
Passed one chamberReceived notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 841). · 2026-04-28
“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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SB3007 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Culture And Arts. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3204 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Family Resilience Pilot Program. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2861 · 2026-05-01
Relating To The Office Of Wellness And Resilience. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3025 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Medical Debt. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2866 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Kupuna Housing. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1801 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Child Welfare Services. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3245 · 2026-05-01
Relating To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3076 · 2026-04-30
Relating To Tobacco Enforcement. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1800 · 2026-04-30
Relating To The State Budget. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1518 · 2026-04-29
Relating To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2108 · 2026-04-28
Relating To Jurisdiction. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2532 · 2026-04-24
Relating To The Campaign Spending Commission's Electronic Filing System. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
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