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D Hawaii House · District 5 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Jeanné Kapela

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Total votes
17,550
all sessions
Attendance
96%
578 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
97%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
2,785
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
4
assignments
2,785 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
2,785
Primary
2,766
Co-sponsor
19
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Primary HB 236
In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE.

Requires the department of labor and industrial relations to establish and administer a family leave insurance program. Provides family leave insurance benefits and extends the period of family leave to 16 weeks for businesses that employ one or more employees who meet the hourly qualifications. Eliminates the previous threshold of 100 employees for employers to be subject to the family leave law. Appropriates funds.

In committee Jan 25, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary HB 331
In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Establishes the offense of possession of a loaded firearm while intoxicated as a petty misdemeanor.

In committee Jan 25, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary HB 252
In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO PESTICIDES.

Amends the definition of "restricted use pesticide" to include malathion.

In committee Jan 25, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary HB 253
In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO PESTICIDES.

Requires monthly rather than annual reporting of restricted use pesticides. Amends the contents of reports to include specific geospatial data and information, site information, and increased detail on the amount of restricted use pesticides used. Requires the department of agriculture to develop an online reporting tool for restricted use pesticides.

In committee Jan 25, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary HB 425
In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Requires any person carrying an unloaded firearm in a motor vehicle to locate the firearm so as not to be readily or directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the vehicle or, if the firearm is being carried in a motor vehicle that does not have a compartment separate from the passenger compartment, to keep the firearm in an enclosed container that is locked, other than the glove compartment or console, and not in plain view.

In committee Jan 25, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary HB 482
In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO MEDICAL CARE FOR MINORS.

Authorizes licensed osteopathic physicians and physician assistants, in addition to physicians and advance practice registered nurses, to provide minor-initiated medical care and services. Requires the licensed health care provider to ensure that the covered entity has been notified that minor-initiated medical care and services should not be disclosed. Requires the covered entity to have policies and procedures established to maintain nondisclosure of the minor-initiated medical care and services to the minor's parent or legal guardian. Authorizes the licensed health care provider to submit a claim to the covered entity for the provision of minor-initiated medical care and services.

In committee Jan 25, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary HB 216
In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.

Establishes the shipping container inspection program and shipping container inspection program special fund. Increases the maximum fine for each violation of the fireworks law. Requires PSD to submit reports to the legislature on implementation of the shipping container inspection program.

In committee Jan 25, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary HB 234
In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO TAXATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS.

Disallows dividends paid deduction for real estate investment trusts. Specifies that amounts collected from the disallowance be evenly divided and deposited into the dwelling unit revolving fund and rental housing revolving fund. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023. Sunsets 12/31/2026.

In committee Jan 25, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary HB 2020
Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO HOUSING.

Establishes a lapse date for any unencumbered moneys appropriated pursuant to Act 227, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021. Effective 6/29/2022. (CD1)

Signed into law Jul 13, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary HB 2495
Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.

Prohibits an employer from entering into or requiring an employee to enter into a nondisclosure agreement pertaining to sexual harassment or sexual assault occurring in the workplace, at work-related events, between employees, or between the employer and an employee. (SD1)

Passed Jul 12, 2022 0 co-sponsors
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