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State Senator

Joy San Buenaventura

Democratic Elected office District 2 · Hawaiʻi

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Office
State Senator
Jurisdiction
Hawaiʻi
Level of government
State
Branch
Legislative
How the office is filled
Elected office
Service status
Serving
Seat type
District office
District
2
Source: hawaii-elections· Retrieved Oct 29, 2026Original record ↗
Documented legislative decisions

Voting record by measure

One row per measure, following this member's votes from the first draft they voted on to the latest. Committee and conference votes name every member. Floor votes name only exceptions, so a floor aye shown in a dashed outline means the member was serving and not named as voting otherwise.

  • HB371 Relating To Campaign Contributions.

    Aye*latest, Senate third reading (SD1)

    1. Aye*JDC · HD1
    2. Aye*Third reading · SD1
  • SB1074 Relating To Environmental Impact Statements.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD2)

    1. AyeJDC · SD1
    2. AyeThird reading · SD2
  • SB109 Relating To The Hawaiian Language.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD2)

    1. AyeHWN · Introduced
    2. AyeJDC · SD1
    3. AyeThird reading · SD2
  • SB1279 Relating To Pharmacists.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD2)

    1. AyeHHS · Introduced
    2. AyeThird reading · SD2
  • SB1421 Relating To Medical Records.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD1)

    1. AyeHHS · Introduced
    2. AyeJDC · SD1
    3. AyeThird reading · SD1
  • SB1496 Relating To Civil Rights.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD1)

    1. AyeHHS · Introduced
    2. AyeJDC · SD1
    3. AyeThird reading · SD1
  • SB228 Relating To Excited Delirium.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD1)

    1. AyeHHS · Introduced
    2. AyeJDC · SD1
    3. AyeThird reading · SD1
  • SB299 Relating To Loan Repayment For Healthcare Professionals.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD2)

    1. AyeHHS · Introduced
    2. AyeThird reading · SD2
  • SB71 Relating To The Rental Housing Revolving Fund.

    Aye*latest, Senate third reading (SD2)

    1. Aye*Third reading · SD2
  • SB717 Relating To Collective Bargaining.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD1)

    1. AyeJDC · SD1
    2. AyeThird reading · SD1
  • HB1187 Relating To Procurement.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD1)

    1. AyeGVO · HD1
    2. AyeThird reading · SD1
  • HB1260 Relating To Transportation.

    Nolatest, Senate third reading (SD2)

    1. NoThird reading · SD2
  • HB714 Relating To Health Care Workforce Development.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD1)

    1. AyeHHS · HD1
    2. AyeThird reading · SD1
  • SB1002 Relating To Affordable Housing.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD2)

    1. ExcusedHWN · Introduced
    2. AyeJDC · SD1
    3. AyeThird reading · SD2
  • SB1449 Relating To Prior Authorization Of Health Care Services.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD1)

    1. AyeHHS · Introduced
    2. AyeThird reading · SD1
  • SB183 Relating To The Hawaii Employer-union Health Benefits Trust Fund.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD1)

    1. AyeJDC · SD1
    2. AyeThird reading · SD1
  • SB298 Relating To Human Services.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD1)

    1. AyeHHS · Introduced
    2. AyeThird reading · SD1
  • SB414 Relating To Restoring Access To Disaster-affected Areas.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD2)

    1. AyeJDC · SD1
    2. AyeThird reading · SD2
  • SB1337 Relating To The Stadium Authority.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD1)

    1. AyeJDC · SD1
    2. AyeThird reading · SD1
  • SB1520 Relating To Family.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD1)

    1. AyeHHS · Introduced
    2. AyeJDC · Introduced
    3. AyeThird reading · SD1
  • HB127 Relating To Pretrial Release.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD1)

    1. AyeJDC · HD1
    2. AyeThird reading · SD1
  • SB1100 Relating To Biosecurity.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD2)

    1. AyeJDC · SD1
    2. AyeThird reading · SD2
  • SB1225 Proposing An Amendment To Article Xvii, Section 3 Of The Hawaii Constitution To Specify That The Standard For Voter Approval Of A Constitutional Amendment Proposed By The Legislature Is A Majority Of All The Votes Tallied Upon The Question.

    Nolatest, Senate third reading (introduced draft)

    Changed: Aye with reservations → No at Senate third reading (introduced draft)

    1. Aye*JDC · Introduced
    2. NoThird reading · Introduced
  • SB1285 Relating To Highway Safety.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD2)

    1. ExcusedJDC · SD1
    2. AyeThird reading · SD2
  • SB1324 Relating To Fireworks.

    Ayelatest, Senate third reading (SD2)

    1. AyeJDC · SD1
    2. AyeThird reading · SD2

Aye* means aye with reservations. Absences and missing records are not counted as “no.” Committee, procedural, and final votes describe different decisions on different drafts.

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