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Democratic
· Senator
Lorraine Inouye
Represents District 1 in the State Senate.
Votes with Democrats
89%
on 54 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 100%
Cast a vote
89%
Yea or Nay on 983 of 1,107 roll calls · Senate median 89%
Their bills that became law
45 of 242
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 31.5
Roll calls on record
1,107
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 Lorraine Inouye 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 Lorraine Inouye 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. Lorraine Inouye is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
6 of 54 party-line votes.
HB2344 · 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.
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-04-06 · Passed 9–3 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB2049 · Relating To Housing.
Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-03-25 · Passed 3–2 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1112 · Relating To The Hawaii Community Development Authority.
Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-02-13 · Failed 2–2 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1092 · Relating To Transportation Demand Management.
Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts: Passed, With Amendments · 2025-02-13 · Passed 3–2 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB52 · Relating To Carbon Offsets.
Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts: Passed, With Amendments · 2025-02-05 · Passed 3–2 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1123 · Relating To Transportation.
Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts: Passed, Unamended · 2025-02-04 · Passed 3–2 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB1112 · Relating To The Hawaii Community Development Authority.
Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-02-13 · Failed 2–2
HB2049 · Relating To Housing.
Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-03-25 · Passed 3–2
SB1092 · Relating To Transportation Demand Management.
Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts: Passed, With Amendments · 2025-02-13 · Passed 3–2
SB52 · Relating To Carbon Offsets.
Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts: Passed, With Amendments · 2025-02-05 · Passed 3–2
SB1123 · Relating To Transportation.
Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts: Passed, Unamended · 2025-02-04 · Passed 3–2
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 · 40 shared contested votes
13%
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 (124 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Lorraine Inouye 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.
Introduced242
Out of committee139
Passed one chamber106
Passed both chambers47
Became law45
Never left committee103
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 31.5 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Appropriation ($) 29Appropriations ($) 26Report 23DLNR 20DOE 17Counties 15
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 Kupuna Housing.
In plain English Removes the expiration date for the State Rent Supplement Program for Kupuna.
Official synopsis: Repeals the sunset date for the State Rent Supplement Program for Kupuna. (CD1)
Became lawAct 250, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1352). · 2026-07-14
Relating To Regional Shoreline Mitigation Districts.
In plain English Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to coordinate development of shoreline adaptation plans for designated regional districts and establish permit review procedures.
Official synopsis: Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to plan and serve in a coordinating role to develop shoreline adaptation pathways plans for regional shoreline mitigation districts designated by OPSD. Establishes procedures for the review of state and county permits associated with regional shoreline mitigation…
Became lawAct 207, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1309). · 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 Administration Of Justice.
Implements recommendations from the 2025 Advisory Committee on Penal Code Review, established pursuant to Act 245, SLH 2024, to amend the Hawaii Penal Code. Effective 9/1/2026. (CD1)
Became lawAct 151, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1252). · 2026-06-26
Relating To Aquaculture.
In plain English Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to create rules for importing and transporting aquatic livestock, and requires development of a risk-based framework and biocontainment standards.
Official synopsis: Authorizes the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to adopt, amend, and repeal rules to develop an evaluation and authorization process to import and transport aquatic livestock in the State. Requires the Aquaculture Program to develop a biological aquatic risk-based…
Became lawAct 165, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1267). · 2026-06-26
Relating To Harbor Safety.
Repeals the sunset provisions of Act 236, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, thereby making permanent the requirement that the Department of Transportation ensure that the securing of mooring lines from vessels to commercial docks, wharves, piers, quays, and landings be performed by labor subject to…
Became lawAct 075, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1175). · 2026-06-04
Relating To Transportation.
In plain English Prohibits driving on road shoulders except in certain circumstances, increases fines for unregistered out-of-state vehicles, and sets penalties for high occupancy vehicle lane violations.
Official synopsis: Prohibits vehicles from driving on the shoulder of a roadway, except in certain circumstances. Specifies that a vehicle with an expired registration of one or more years may be subject to impoundment. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Increases the fine amount for owners…
Became lawAct 073, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1173). · 2026-06-04
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 Transportation.
In plain English Exempts operators of wing-in-ground craft that transport passengers from Hawaii's water carrier regulations.
Official synopsis: Exempts persons operating wing-in-ground craft engaged in the transportation of passengers from the application of the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Defines "winginground craft". (CD1)
Became lawAct 061, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161). · 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 Residential Housing Utilities.
In plain English Requires county water boards to publish maps of their service areas and restricted zones online by January 1, 2029, and sets procedures for responding to water availability requests.
Official synopsis: No later than 1/1/2029, requires each county board of water supply to publish a map of its service area and a list of service-restricted areas on their website. Specifies a procedure for responding to certain water availability requests. (CD1)
Became lawAct 045, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1145). · 2026-05-27
Relating To Water Carriers.
In plain English Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish automatic adjustment mechanisms for water carrier rates based on economic factors and inflation, with application required through 2029 and optional thereafter until 2033.
Official synopsis: Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish automatic adjustment mechanisms to address economic factors sua sponte or on application by a water carrier. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a water carrier inflationary cost index automatic adjustment mechanism. Beginning 7/1/2026, through 6/30/2029, requires the…
Became lawAct 016, on 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116). · 2026-05-19
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
“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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SB2756 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Conservation Enforcement. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3234 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Traffic Safety. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3007 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Culture And Arts. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3029 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Community Development. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2592 · 2026-05-01
Relating To The Mauna Kea Stewardship And Oversight Authority. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2694 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Water Carriers. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2417 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Administrative License Revocation. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2400 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Transportation. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3157 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Transportation. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2001 · 2026-05-01
Relating To The Banyan Drive Community Development District. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3215 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Harbor Safety. (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)
HB2023 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Transportation. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2487 · 2026-05-01
Relating To The Public Utilities Commission. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2498 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Care Homes. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1815 · 2026-04-30
Relating To The State Foundation On Culture And The Arts. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1802 · 2026-04-30
Relating To Conservation Mitigation Banks. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1800 · 2026-04-30
Relating To The State Budget. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1688 · 2026-04-29
Relating To A General Excise Tax Exemption For Aircraft Maintenance. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1692 · 2026-04-29
Relating To Traffic Safety. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2697 · 2026-04-28
Relating To Transportation. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3156 · 2026-04-28
Relating To Federal Military Installations. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2667 · 2026-04-28
Relating To Transportation. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1163 · 2026-04-27
Relating To Commercial Drivers Licensing. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1696 · 2026-04-24
Relating To Commercial Driver's Licenses. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2851 · 2026-04-24
Relating To Deaf Individuals. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2021 · 2026-04-24
Relating To Transportation. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3154 · 2026-04-24
Relating To Transportation Environmental Review. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2053 · 2026-04-24
Relating To Transportation. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3140 · 2026-04-24
Relating To The State Fire Council. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
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)
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)
HCR85 · 2026-04-17
Urging The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Transfer Parcels That Make Up The East Kapolei Transit-oriented Development Project To The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation And Urging The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Partner With The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands And Hawaii Community Development Authority To Facilitate The Development Of Non-housing Community Development Portions Of The Project. (Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, Unamended)
HCR101 · 2026-04-17
Nominating John D. Waihee Iii For Induction Into The Aloha Order Of Merit. (Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, Unamended)
HCR19 · 2026-04-17
Designating The Month Of March As March4water Month In Hawaii. (Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, Unamended)
HCR166 · 2026-04-17
Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Identify State Lands In East Oahu Suitable For The Planting Of Native Hawaiian Trees. (Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, Unamended)
HCR106 · 2026-04-17
Endorsing Waikiki As A World Surfing Reserve. (Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, Unamended)
HCR179 · 2026-04-17
Urging The aha Moku Advisory Committee To Follow Its Adopted Rules Of Practice, Fulfill Its Statutory Duties, Establish Policies To Assure Consistent Standards Of Administrative And Managerial Accountability; And Convening A Working Group To Make Recommendations. (Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, With Amendments)
HCR31 · 2026-04-17
Recognizing 2026 As The International Year Of Rangelands And Pastoralists In Hawaii. (Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, Unamended)
HCR162 · 2026-04-17
Requesting The Establishment Of An Arts Data And Mapping Task Force To Conduct A Statewide Survey Of Entities Engaged In Arts And Arts Education And Develop A Comprehensive Statewide Database And Geographic Information System Map Of Arts Entities And Programs. (Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, Unamended)
HCR14 · 2026-04-17
Authorizing The Issuance Of A Perpetual, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Waialae, Honolulu, Oahu, For Existing Drainage Purposes, And For Use, Operation, Repair, And Maintenance Of The Existing Improvements Constructed Thereon. (Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, With Amendments)
HCR36 · 2026-04-17
Establishing A Sister-state Relationship Between The State Of Hawaii, United States Of America, And The Prefecture Of Okayama, Japan. (Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, Unamended)
HCR61 · 2026-04-17
Urging The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Work With Its Partners To Increase Investment In Policies, Incentives, Workforce, And Nursery Capacity To Reforest Hawaii's Public And Private Lands. (Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, Unamended)
HCR178 · 2026-04-17
Urging The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Prioritize Issuing A Set-aside To The County Of Maui Through An Executive Order By The Governor To Support The Management Of Public Trust Water Resources In East Maui. (Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, Unamended)
HCR154 · 2026-04-16
Requesting The County Of Hawaii To Expand The Hele-on Shared Ride Program To Serve The Entire Island Of Hawaii, Including Rural And Underserved Areas Such As West Hawaii, North Kohala, South Kohala, Ka, And Puna. (Senate Transportation: Passed, Unamended)
HCR43 · 2026-04-16
Urging The Department Of Transportation Services For The City And County Of Honolulu To Install Raised Crosswalks At The University Avenue, Lauiki Street, And Kamoku Street Intersections With Hihiwai Street To Improve Pedestrian Safety Near Ala Wai Elementary School And The Surrounding Community. (Senate Transportation: Passed, Unamended)
HB1618 · 2026-04-09
Relating To Cesspool Conversions. (Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1718 · 2026-04-09
Relating To Housing. (Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended)
HB1741 · 2026-04-09
Relating To Housing. (Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1713 · 2026-04-09
Relating To School Impact Fees. (Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended)
HB2592 · 2026-04-09
Relating To The Mauna Kea Stewardship And Oversight Authority. (Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1888 · 2026-04-09
Relating To The Safety Of Educational Workers. (Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2547 · 2026-04-09
Relating To Corporate Bonds. (Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2022 · 2026-04-09
Relating To Motor Vehicle Registration. (Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended)
HB1515 · 2026-04-09
Relating To Workers' Compensation. (Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended)
HB2385 · 2026-04-09
Relating To Housing. (Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended)
HB2033 · 2026-04-09
Relating To Transportation. (Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1573 · 2026-04-08
Relating To Health. (Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended)
HB649 · 2026-04-08
Relating To Small Boat Harbors. (Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended)
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