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Democratic
· Representative
Shirley Templo
Represents District 30 in the House of Representatives.
Party-line votes
0
Not enough party-line votes to score.
Cast a vote
100%
Yea or Nay on 8 of 8 roll calls · House median 99%
Their bills that became law
51 of 265
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 46
Roll calls on record
8
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 Shirley Templo 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.
HB2443 · Relating To Disaster Services.
In plain English Requires emergency planning to include people with disabilities and establishes a specialist position to support disability community projects in disaster management.
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-05-01 · Passed 4–0
HB1753 · Relating To Social Media.
In plain English Requires social media platforms to let users delete accounts and erase personal information, and bans deceptive practices that obstruct deletion.
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-04-29 · Passed 4–0
SB3140 · Relating To The State Fire Council.
In plain English Replaces the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations with the Department of Law Enforcement for budgeting the State Fire Council's administrative staff.
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-04-24 · Passed 4–0
SB2057 · Relating To Law Enforcement.
In plain English Prohibits law enforcement agencies from entering agreements that allow them to enforce immigration laws, with limited exceptions.
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-05-01 · Passed 5–0
HB2171 · Relating To The University Of Hawaii.
In plain English Allows the University of Hawaii to conduct business activities for education and exempts them from some county zoning rules under certain conditions.
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-04-29 · Passed 5–0
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 Shirley Templo 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.
Introduced265
Out of committee186
Passed one chamber133
Passed both chambers51
Became law51
Never left committee79
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 46 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Appropriation ($) 61Report 19DOE 17DOH 15Department of Education 15Counties 13
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
In plain English Prohibits harmful uses of AI-generated realistic digital imitations of people and allows civil lawsuits for unauthorized use.
Official synopsis: Prohibits certain harmful uses of realistic digital imitations generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Establishes certain exemptions. Provides for civil actions and civil remedies for individuals injured by unauthorized AI-generated realistic digital imitations. (CD1)
Became lawAct 247, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1349). · 2026-07-14
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 Social Media.
In plain English Requires social media platforms to let users delete accounts and erase personal information, and bans deceptive practices that obstruct deletion.
Official synopsis: Requires certain social media platforms to provide an accessible mechanism for users to delete their accounts on the platform and permanently erase all personal information and sensitive personal information associated with deleted accounts. Prohibits certain deceptive practices by social media platforms that obstruct the deletion…
Became lawAct 252, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1354). · 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 Filming.
In plain English Requires the state to publicly notify residents when film productions obtain permits or tax credits, and allows residents to sign up for these notices.
Official synopsis: Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to provide public notice of certain information whenever a production obtains a permit or enters into a memorandum of agreement or understanding with DBEDT to film a visually recorded production at certain locations. Requires DBEDT to…
Became lawAct 188, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1290). · 2026-07-07
Relating To International Relations.
In plain English Allows Hawaii to enter nonbinding international agreements with foreign governments and expands sister-state partnerships to include prefectures and foreign nations.
Official synopsis: Authorizes the State to enter into nonbinding international cooperative agreements with national governments; national ministries, departments, or agencies; provincial or regional governments; or international intergovernmental bodies relevant to the interests of the State or an international partner. Expands the definition of sister-state or province partnerships…
Became lawAct 181, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1283). · 2026-06-26
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 The University Of Hawaii.
In plain English Allows the University of Hawaii to conduct business activities for education and exempts them from some county zoning rules under certain conditions.
Official synopsis: Authorizes the University of Hawaii to engage in enterprise-related activities for educational purposes and exempts such activity from certain county zoning requirements, under certain circumstances. (CD1)
Became lawAct 138, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1239). · 2026-06-24
Relating To Workers' Compensation.
In plain English Allows doctors to request functional capacity exams for injured workers without employer permission and permits occupational and physical therapists to perform these exams.
Official synopsis: Authorizes an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination and refer an injured employee for the examination without first obtaining permission from the employee's employer in order to assess the employee's ability to return to work. Allows licensed occupational and physical therapists to be…
Became lawAct 124, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1225). · 2026-06-24
Relating To Workers' Compensation.
In plain English Requires employers to accept or object to worker treatment plans within ten days or face penalties, and removes the option for physicians to submit plans by mail or fax.
Official synopsis: Repeals the authorization of a physician to transmit a treatment plan by mail or facsimile and the requirement that the physician submit the plan to an address or facsimile number provided by the employer. Requires an employer to file a response, either accepting or objecting…
Became lawAct 131, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1232). · 2026-06-24
Relating To Corporate Bonds.
In plain English Allows the Director of Finance to invest state money in short-term investment grade corporate bonds.
Official synopsis: Authorizes the Director of Finance to invest certain state moneys in short-term investment grade corporate bonds. (CD1)
Became lawAct 115, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1215). · 2026-06-09
Relating To The Kaneohe Bay Regional Council.
In plain English Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to provide administrative support to the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council and establishes annual rotating chairperson selection and quarterly meetings.
Official synopsis: Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to provide administrative support to the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council. Requires the chairperson of the Council to be selected by the voting members from among all voting and nonvoting members on an annual and rotating basis. Requires…
Became lawAct 091, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1191). · 2026-06-05
Relating To Invasive Species.
In plain English Allows the use of certain monofilament netting to protect plants from invasive species and requires the Department of Agriculture to establish rules for selling fine mesh nets.
Official synopsis: Allows the use of certain monofilament netting for the protection of plants against invasive species. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to establish rules allowing the sale and distribution of fine mesh nets, including monofilament netting, in the State to protect plants from the…
Became lawAct 103, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1203). · 2026-06-05
“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. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2443 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Disaster Services. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1960 · 2026-04-30
Relating To Human Trafficking. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1800 · 2026-04-30
Relating To The State Budget. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2171 · 2026-04-29
Relating To The University Of Hawaii. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1753 · 2026-04-29
Relating To Social Media. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3082 · 2026-04-24
Relating To Military Families. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB3140 · 2026-04-24
Relating To The State Fire Council. (House Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
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