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Joy San Buenaventura

State Senator · Hawaii Senate District 2

Bills introduced (156)

HISB2851Passed

Relating To Deaf Individuals.

Act 261, on 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1364). · July 15, 2026

Yes 4No 0Other 0
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HISB2852Passed

Relating To Civil Rights.

Act 257, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1359). · July 14, 2026

Yes 3No 0Other 1
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HISB2271Passed

Relating To Hospital Licensing.

Act 221, on 07/09/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1323). · July 10, 2026

Yes 2No 0Other 1
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HISB2861Passed

Relating To The Office Of Wellness And Resilience.

Act 200, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302). · July 7, 2026

Yes 2No 0Other 1
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HISB3204Passed

Relating To Family Resilience Pilot Program.

Act 201, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1303). · July 7, 2026

Yes 3No 0Other 0
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HISB2272Passed

Relating To Home Health Licensing.

Act 105, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1205). · June 9, 2026

Yes 2No 0Other 1
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HISB2268Passed

Relating To Equity.

Act 102, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1202). · June 5, 2026

Yes 2No 0Other 1
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HISB3203Passed

Relating To Air Medical Services.

Act 084, on 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184). · June 4, 2026

Yes 3No 0Other 0
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HISR88Passed

Requesting The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands And Statewide Office On Homelessness And Housing Solutions To Develop A Coordinated Support And Stabilization Pathway For Native Hawaiian Beneficiaries Experiencing Homelessness Or Extremely Low Income.

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-19-26. · May 19, 2026

Yes 3No 0Other 2
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HISR49Passed

Establishing The Hawaii Health Plan Working Group To Design And Recommend A Basic, Affordable Hawaii Health Plan Available To Every Resident Of The State.

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26. · May 12, 2026

Yes 4No 0Other 1
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HISCR50Passed

Establishing The Hawaii Health Plan Working Group To Design And Recommend A Basic, Affordable Hawaii Health Plan Available To Every Resident Of The State.

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26. · May 12, 2026

Yes 4No 0Other 1
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HISR58Passed

Requesting The United States Congress To Enact Legislation To Remove Cannabis From The Federal Controlled Substances Act, Provide Support To States That Are Clearing Defendants' Records Of Cannabis Offenses, And Facilitate Access To The Full Spectrum Of Banking Services For Cannabis-related Businesses.

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26. · May 12, 2026

Yes 5No 0Other 0
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Showing the 12 most recently active.

Recent votes

BillVote onVote
SB2268

Relating To Equity.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
SB3302

Relating To Homemade Food Products.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
SB1432

Relating To Changes To Responsibilities Of The Department Of Health Concerning Patients, The County Of Kalawao, And The Kalaupapa Settlement.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
HB1804

Relating To Long-term Care Financing.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
HB1969

Relating To Colorectal Cancer.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
SB3324

Relating To Medicaid.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
HB1541

Relating To The Department Of Health.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
SB3137

Relating To The Department Of Health's Authority To Regulate Food, Drugs, And Cosmetics.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
HB1853

Relating To Dementia.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
SB2272

Relating To Home Health Licensing.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
SB2271

Relating To Hospital Licensing.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
HB1854

Relating To Community Behavioral Health Clinics.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
HB1801

Relating To Child Welfare Services.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
SB3132

Relating To Syndromic Surveillance.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
SB2866

Relating To Kupuna Housing.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
HB2310

Making An Emergency Appropriation To The Department Of Human Services.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
SB2861

Relating To The Office Of Wellness And Resilience.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
SB3204

Relating To Family Resilience Pilot Program.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

May 1, 2026

Yes
HB2505

Relating To Assisted Community Treatment.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 30, 2026

Yes
SB2340

Relating To Community Care Foster Family Homes.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 30, 2026

Yes
SB3138

Relating To Independent Audits Of Deposit Beverage Distributors.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 30, 2026

Yes
HB2319

Relating To The State Health Planning And Development Agency.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
SB2852

Relating To Civil Rights.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
HB1550

Relating To Health.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
SB2175

Relating To Disposable Electronic Smoking Devices.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
HB1548

Relating To Sentencing.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
HB1518

Relating To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
SB847

Relating To Psychologists.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
HB2576

Relating To Background Checks.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
HB1864

Relating To Insurance.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
HB1728

Relating To Rainwater Catchment Systems.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
HB1334

Relating To Meat Donation.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 29, 2026

Yes
SB2108

Relating To Jurisdiction.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 28, 2026

Yes
HB1959

Relating To Domestic Violence.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 28, 2026

Yes
SB3136

Relating To Lead Materials In Water Infrastructure.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 27, 2026

Yes
HCR32

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 · Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended

April 24, 2026

Yes
HB1516

Relating To Pretrial Release.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 23, 2026

Yes
HB1752

Relating To Emergency Medical Services.

Senate · Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

April 23, 2026

Yes
HCR33

Encouraging Hawaii County, In Collaboration With The Puak Community, Department Of Health, University Of Hawaii At Hilo, And Other Stakeholders, To Complete The Puak Sewage Project.

Senate · Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments

April 21, 2026

Yes
HCR193

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 · Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended

April 21, 2026

Yes
HCR18

Requesting The Department Of Health To Convene A Hospice Working Group To Examine Trends And Regulations In The Hospice Industry.

Senate · Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments

April 17, 2026

Yes
HCR105

Requesting The Center For Nursing To Compile A Comprehensive List Of Recommended Safe Patient Staffing Strategies And Ratios For All Nursing Specialties And Subspecialties Across All Health Care Settings, And To Maintain A Repository For This Information.

Senate · Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments

April 17, 2026

Yes
HCR173

Urging Maui Health System To Collaborate With Stakeholders To Establish A Full-time Medical Residency Program On The Island Of Maui.

Senate · Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments

April 17, 2026

Yes
HCR32

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 · Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments

April 17, 2026

Yes
HCR35

Requesting The Auditor To Assess The Social And Financial Effects Of Mandatory Health Insurance Coverage For Biomarker Testing.

Senate · Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, Unamended

April 17, 2026

Yes
HB1696

Relating To Commercial Driver's Licenses.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB2033

Relating To Transportation.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB1823

Relating To The Coastal Zone Management Act.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB1888

Relating To The Safety Of Educational Workers.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB2592

Relating To The Mauna Kea Stewardship And Oversight Authority.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB1737

Relating To Farm Employee Housing.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB1710

Relating To Historic Preservation.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB1897

Relating To Condominium Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB2576

Relating To Background Checks.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB1618

Relating To Cesspool Conversions.

Senate · Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments

April 9, 2026

Yes
HB1839

Relating To Immigration.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 8, 2026

Yes
HB1990

Relating To Residential Real Property.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

April 8, 2026

No
HB1573

Relating To Health.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended

April 8, 2026

Yes
HB1870

Relating To Protected Community Locations.

Senate · Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended

April 8, 2026

Yes
SCR93

Requesting The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands And Statewide Office On Homelessness And Housing Solutions To Develop A Coordinated Support And Stabilization Pathway For Native Hawaiian Beneficiaries Experiencing Homelessness Or Extremely Low Income.

Senate · Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, Unamended

April 8, 2026

Yes