Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Hawaii
Votes with Democrats
100%
on 121 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 100%
Cast a vote
88%
Yea or Nay on 900 of 1,028 roll calls · Senate median 89%
Their bills that became law
131 of 1428
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 31.5
Roll calls on record
1,028
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 Stanley Chang 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 Stanley Chang 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. Stanley Chang is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
0 of 121 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.
SB95 · Relating To Vehicle Safety.
Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments · 2025-02-21 · Failed 2–2
HB2023 · Relating To Transportation.
In plain English Requires the Department of Transportation to certify intelligent speed assistance systems and limits liability for manufacturers, among other changes.
Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-04-08 · Passed 3–2
HB1990 · Relating To Residential Real Property.
In plain English Establishes fines and liens for owners who fail to fix residential zoning violations, with possible foreclosure if violations remain unaddressed.
Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-04-08 · Passed 3–2
HB2049 · Relating To Housing.
In plain English Changes Hawaii's property conveyance tax to a marginal rate system for residential properties, adjusts multifamily property taxes by per-unit value, and directs revenues to housing and infrastructure funds.
Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-03-25 · Passed 3–2
HB2540 · Relating To Law Enforcement.
In plain English Requires law enforcement officers to be visibly identified and prohibits facial coverings during duty, and restricts immigration status inquiries during traffic stops.
Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With Amendments · 2026-03-23 · 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.
Brenton AwaRepublican · District 23 · 99 shared contested votes
1%
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 (128 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Stanley Chang 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.
Introduced1428
Out of committee664
Passed one chamber388
Passed both chambers139
Became law131
Never left committee764
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 31.5 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Appropriation ($) 209Appropriations ($) 147Report 126Reports 108DOE 100DOH 81
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 Traffic Safety.
In plain English Appropriates funds to the Department of Transportation to install pedestrian safety improvements at locations next to school properties and other sites.
Official synopsis: Appropriates funds to the Department of Transportation to install pedestrian safety improvements at sites abutting school properties, with consideration for other sites. (CD1)
Became lawAct 262, on 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1365). · 2026-07-15
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 Housing.
In plain English Exempts housing agencies' employees from certain state approval requirements and adjusts executive compensation and employment contract rules for those agencies.
Official synopsis: Exempts Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation employees from the requirement that their employment actions and job descriptions be subject to approval by the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the Executive Director of HHFDC to be paid a salary recommended by its…
Became lawAct 263, on 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1366). · 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 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 Artificial Intelligence.
In plain English Requires AI companion operators to disclose information to users, develop safety protocols for self-harm concerns, and submit annual reports to health officials starting 2028.
Official synopsis: Requires operators of AI companions in the State to issue certain disclosures to users. Requires operators to develop certain protocols to respond to user prompts regarding suicidal ideation or self-harm. Establishes protections for users and minor users of AI companions. Beginning 1/1/2028, requires operators to…
Became lawAct 248, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1350). · 2026-07-14
Relating To Education.
In plain English Requires the Department of Education to establish a two-year pilot program for student-authored book publication at up to ten elementary schools in Kalihi and Nanakuli-Waianae.
Official synopsis: Requires the Department of Education to establish a two-year Student-Authored Book Publication Pilot Program. Authorizes the Pilot Program to be conducted for fourth, fifth, and sixth graders at up to five Kalihi public elementary schools and up to five Nanakuli-Waianae public elementary schools to be…
Became lawAct 244, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1346). · 2026-07-14
Relating To Civil Rights.
In plain English Requires the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to adopt digital accessibility rules for public businesses and makes it illegal for them to deny disabled people access through inaccessible technology.
Official synopsis: Requires the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to adopt rules on digital accessibility for places of public accommodation that are consistent with certain federal regulations. Specifies that a violation of the rules is an unlawful discriminatory practice. Establishes that it is an unlawful discriminatory practice for…
Became lawAct 257, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1359). · 2026-07-14
Relating To Education.
In plain English Allows the Department of Education to award high school diplomas to people whose education was interrupted by military service or wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War.
Official synopsis: Authorizes the Department of Education to award a high school diploma to qualified persons who did not receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsory or voluntary induction into the armed services of the United States or whose high school education was interrupted…
Became lawAct 240, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1342). · 2026-07-14
Relating To The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism.
In plain English Establishes a Hawaii Dementia Initiative Business Recognition Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and appropriates funds for it.
Official synopsis: Establishes the Hawaii Dementia Initiative Business Recognition Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
Became lawAct 251, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1353). · 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 Conservation.
In plain English Recognizes the Hawaii Conservation Sanctuary as a nonprofit entity to protect and expand populations of endangered species and other wildlife in the state.
Official synopsis: Recognizes the Hawaii Conservation Sanctuary as a nonprofit entity established pursuant to Senate Resolution 94, Senate Draft 1, Regular Session of 2026, to protect and expand populations of endangered species and other wildlife in the State. (CD1)
Became lawAct 226, on 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1328). · 2026-07-10
Relating To Corruption.
In plain English Establishes a nine-year statute of limitations for bribery offenses.
Official synopsis: Establishes a statute of limitations of nine years for a bribery offense. (CD1)
Became lawAct 225, on 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1327). · 2026-07-10
Relating To The Individual Housing Account Program.
In plain English Increases the maximum annual and total tax deductions allowed for individual housing account contributions starting in 2027.
Official synopsis: For taxable years beginning 1/1/2027: (1) increases the maximum annual and total allowable deduction for contributions to individual housing accounts for income tax deductions; and (2) increases the maximum allowable contributions for individual housing accounts to qualify for the income tax deductions. Repeals outdated language…
Became lawAct 217, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1319). · 2026-07-09
“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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SB2060 · 2026-05-01
Relating To The Rental Housing Revolving Fund. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2338 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Housing. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1718 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Housing. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1741 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Housing. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1713 · 2026-05-01
Relating To School Impact Fees. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2866 · 2026-05-01
Relating To Kupuna Housing. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2218 · 2026-04-30
Relating To The Department Of Land And Natural Resources. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB649 · 2026-04-30
Relating To Small Boat Harbors. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2552 · 2026-04-30
Relating To The Individual Housing Account Program. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2069 · 2026-04-29
Relating To The Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2544 · 2026-04-29
Relating To Housing. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2270 · 2026-04-29
Relating To The Downpayment Loan Assistance Program. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2061 · 2026-04-29
Relating To Residential Condominiums. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2385 · 2026-04-29
Relating To Housing. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1548 · 2026-04-29
Relating To Sentencing. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1711 · 2026-04-29
Relating To Housing. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1740 · 2026-04-28
Relating To The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1920 · 2026-04-28
Relating To The Low-income Housing Tax Credit. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2239 · 2026-04-28
Relating To Voter Registration. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2721 · 2026-04-28
Relating To The Administration Of Justice. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2398 · 2026-04-27
Relating To Residential Housing Utilities. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1163 · 2026-04-27
Relating To Commercial Drivers Licensing. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2143 · 2026-04-27
Relating To The Chief Election Officer. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1737 · 2026-04-27
Relating To Farm Employee Housing. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HCR32 · 2026-04-24
Requesting The Governor's Senior Advisor For Mental Health And The Justice System To Formulate A Plan To Create Places Of Shelter For Persons Under Civil Commitment And For Persons Who Have Been Recently Released From The Hawaii State Hospital And Are At Risk Of Recidivism. (Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended)
HB1721 · 2026-04-24
Relating To Housing. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1667 · 2026-04-24
Relating To Civil Identification. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2568 · 2026-04-24
Relating To Offenses Against Public Servants. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB2314 · 2026-04-24
Relating To Emergency Medical Systems Of Care. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1516 · 2026-04-23
Relating To Pretrial Release. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2727 · 2026-04-23
Relating To Discrimination. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
SB2466 · 2026-04-22
Relating To The Chief Elections Officer. (Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments)
HCR193 · 2026-04-21
Requesting The Establishment Of A Court Security And Department Of Law Enforcement Capacity Working Group To Address Systemic Staffing Shortages, Expanded Statutory Responsibilities, And The Escalating Fiscal And Accountability Risks Associated With Private Security Contracting At State Courts. (Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended)
HCR200 · 2026-04-21
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 Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended)
HCR154 · 2026-04-21
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 Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended)
HCR43 · 2026-04-21
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 Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended)
HCR165 · 2026-04-21
Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu Department Of Parks And Recreation To Install Permanent Pickleball Nets And Court Lighting At The Tennis Courts At Kamiloiki Community Park. (Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended)
HCR202 · 2026-04-21
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 Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With Amendments)
HCR186 · 2026-04-21
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 Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended)
HCR206 · 2026-04-21
Requesting The Hawaii State Energy Office To Convene A Working Group To Study The Potential Impacts Of Large Data Centers On Hawaii's Electric Utilities, Ratepayers, Natural Resources, And Climate Goals. (Senate Energy and Intergovernmental 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)
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 Housing: 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)
HCR98 · 2026-04-16
Requesting The Department Of Housing And Land Management Of The City And County Of Honolulu To Develop A Countywide Housing Pattern Book To Streamline Permit Approvals And Reduce Regulatory Barriers For Safe, Affordable, And Well-designed Homes. (Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With Amendments)
HCR98 · 2026-04-16
Requesting The Department Of Housing And Land Management Of The City And County Of Honolulu To Develop A Countywide Housing Pattern Book To Streamline Permit Approvals And Reduce Regulatory Barriers For Safe, Affordable, And Well-designed Homes. (Senate Housing: Passed, With Amendments)
HCR83 · 2026-04-16
Supporting The Use Of The Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund To Fund Predevelopment Costs For Any Government Affordable Housing Development Project Through Interim Loans To Expedite The Delivery Of Affordable Housing To Hawaii's Residents. (Senate Housing: Passed, Unamended)
HB2576 · 2026-04-09
Relating To Background Checks. (Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1897 · 2026-04-09
Relating To Condominium Alternative Dispute Resolution. (Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended)
HB1710 · 2026-04-09
Relating To Historic Preservation. (Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments)
HB1737 · 2026-04-09
Relating To Farm Employee Housing. (Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments)
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