Joy A. San Buenaventura
Hawaii
Record ID: HI-Senate-2-SANBUENAVENTURA-J
- Hawai‘i State Capitol, Room 213
- 808-586-6890
- sensanbuenaventura@capitol.hawaii.gov
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Legislation
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 3246 SD2 HD1 | DOH; State Health Planning and Development Agency; Hospital Discharge Data; Working Group; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3247 SD1 HD1 | Mauna ʻAla; Royal Mausoleum Working Group; DLNR; Reports | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3251 SD2 HD1 | ICE; DLE; DLNR; DoTax; ATG; Border Patrol; Law Enforcement; State Employment; Prohibition | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2489 SD1 | DAB; Invasive Species; Lease Provisions | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3001 SD2 HD1 | DCCA; AG; Artificial Intelligence; Conversational Artificial Intelligence Services; Disclosures; Protections; Minors; UDAP Reports | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3263 SD2 HD1 | UH; Student-Athletes; Compensation; NIL; Policies; Protections; Educational Support | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3011 SD1 | HPHA; Pet Animals; Allowed; Positions; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 253 SD2 HD1 | Condominiums; Budget Summaries; Condominium Associations; Boards of Directors; Compliance; Standing; Good Faith Defense; Burden of Proof | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 2001 SD1 HD1 | HCDA; Waiakea Community Development District; Special Fund; Rules; Position; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2259 SD1 | DBEDT; Hawaii Dementia Initiative Business Recognition Program; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3294 SD2 HD1 | AG; DAGS; DCR; DHS; Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment; Compensation; Annual Report | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2271 SD1 | Hospital Licensing; Department of Health; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Accreditation Organizations; Certification Organizations; Licensing Inspections | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2272 SD1 | Department of Health; Home Health Agencies; Accreditation; Certification; Licensing Inspections; Public Information | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 828 SD1 HD1 | Firefighters; Workers' Compensation Medical Benefits; Cancer | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 2798 SD1 HD1 | Law Enforcement; Agricultural Enforcement Program; Permanent; Statewide | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 298 SD1 HD1 | DHS; Medicaid; In-Home Services; Appropriation | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 299 SD2 HD1 | Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program; Appropriation | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 847 SD2 | SHPDA; Board of Psychology; Prescriptive Authority; Clinical Psychologists; Pilot Program; Federally Qualified Health Centers; Kauai; Rules; Report | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 26 SD2 HD2 | OPSD; Affordable Housing; Land Inventory Task Force; Study; State Lands; County Lands; Transit-Oriented Development; Appropriation | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 3322 SD2 | Law Enforcement Officers; Law Enforcement Agencies; Facial Coverings; Visible Identification; Civil Immigration Enforcement | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3326 SD2 HD1 | PUC; Docketed Proceeding; Study; Energy Pathways | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2047 SD2 HD1 | Insurance Commissioner; Pharmacy Benefit Managers; Prescription Drugs; Maximum Allowable Cost; Contracting Pharmacies; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2816 SD1 | DBEDT; DOTax; Enterprise Zones; Innovation Enterprises; Comprehensive Review; Report | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 328 SD1 HD2 | Income Tax; Dairy Farm Retrofit; Hog Farm Conversion; Tax Credit | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 2060 SD2 | HHFDC; Department of Budget and Finance; RHRF; Mixed-Income Subaccount; Transfer of Moneys | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2061 SD2 | Hawaii Community Development Authority; Affordable Housing; Ninety-Nine Year Leasehold Program; Condominium Units; Owner-Occupied Residential Use | failed | 2026 |
| SB 2320 SD1 HD1 | UH; DOE; DAB; ADC; DLIR; Farmers; Agricultural Careers; Kuleana AgTech Pathways Program; Regional Hubs; Reports; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2321 SD1 | DAB; Two-Lined Spittlebug Response Pilot Program; Invasive Species; Reports; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2580 SD2 | DOTAX; DBEDT; Motion Picture_ Digital Media_ and Film Production Income Tax Credit; Qualified Production; Costs; Third-Party Certification | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2069 SD2 | HHFDC; Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund; Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Pilot Program | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2075 SD1 | Public Procurement; Local Preference; Hawaii Bidders; Hawaii Offerors; Competitive Sealed Bidding; Competitive Sealed Proposals; Debarment; Rules | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2593 SD1 HD1 | LESB; Civil Service; Collective Bargaining; Exemption | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2340 SD2 | Community Care Foster Family Homes; Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; Medicaid; Housing Access | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2088 SD1 HD1 | DLIR; Insurance Commissioner; Nontraditional Workforce; Portable Health Care Benefits; Voluntary Pilot Program; High Deductible Health Plan; Catastrophic Health Plan; Health Savings Account; Reports; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2353 SD2 HD1 | Stadium Authority; Outdoor Advertising; Digital Outdoor Signage Devices; Stadium Development District; DBEDT; Light Pollution; Study | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2354 SD1 HD1 | DCCA; DBEDT; Business Registration Data; Online Availability | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2613 SD1 HD1 | DOE; BLNR; Department of Land and Natural Resources; HSPLS; County of Kauai; Public Schools; Land Transfer | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2614 HD1 | DOE; Veterans; High School Diploma | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 1520 SD1 HD1 | Paternity Proceedings; Divorce Proceedings; Domestic Abuse; Mediation | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 2892 SD1 | Feral Chickens; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 952 SD2 HD1 | DHS; OWR; Child Welfare System; Diversion and Intervention; Pilot Program; Report; Appropriation | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 2908 SD1 HD1 | DBEDT; Counties; Permitting; Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Pre-Compliance Intake Pilot Platform; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2398 SD2 HD1 | Residential Utilities; Public Disclosure; Building Permitting; County Board of Water Supply | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 146 SD1 HD2 | Condominiums; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Evaluative Mediation; Binding Arbitration | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 2405 SD1 HD1 | DAB; Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group; Report; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2661 SD1 | Legislative and Judicial Employees; Code of Ethics; Nepotism; Prohibition | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2408 SD1 | DOH; Medical Cannabis; Health Care Facilities; Access | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2153 SD2 | BAB; Bona Fide Farmer; Bona Fide Agricultural Activity; Definitions; Report | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2155 SD1 HD1 | Individual Wastewater Systems; Bedrooms; Increase | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 439 SD1 HD1 | BLNR; State Parks; Trails; User Fees; Nonresidents; Rules | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 2418 SD1 | Controlled Substances; Drug Paraphernalia; Manufacture | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 443 SD1 HD2 | DOA; Solar; Wind; Agricultural Lands | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 717 SD1 HD1 | Collective Bargaining; Grievance; Suspension; Discharge; Exempt Employees | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 2175 SD2 | Disposable Electronic Smoking Devices; Prohibition; Penalty | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 177 SD1 HD1 | DOA; Division of Animal Industry; Aquaculture Program; Import Assessment; Biological Aquatic Risk-Based Framework; Biocontainment Standards; Aquatic Livestock; Appropriation | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 1279 SD2 HD1 | Telepharmacy; Pharmacists; Medically Underserved Patients | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 3203 | DOH; State Emergency Medical Services System; Statewide Air Medical Services Program; Emergency Medical Services Special Fund | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 1002 SD2 HD2 | DLNR; SHPD; Review and Comment; Affordable Housing; Third-Party Consultants; Rules; Appropriation | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 2190 SD2 HD1 | Housing; Development; Counties; Inclusionary Zoning; Exemption | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2192 SD1 HD1 | Counties; Aggregate Zoned Residential Capacity; Reduction | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2969 SD1 HD1 | University of Hawaii; Maui Wildfire Exposure Study; Maui Health Registry; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 763 SD2 HD3 | DLE; Agricultural Enforcement Program; Theft of an Agricultural Product or Commodity; Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund; Positions; Appropriation | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 3245 SD1 | DHS; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Minimum Certification Periods; Elderly Simplified Application Project; Reports | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2485 SD1 | Governor; Department of Health; Honolulu Board of Water Supply; Solid Waste Management; Working Group; Counties; Report | failed | 2026 |
| SB 2487 SD1 | PUC; Ratemaking; Performance-Based Incentives; Hawaii Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026 | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2494 | Bribery; Statute of Limitations | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2497 SD2 | PUC; Electric Utilities; Bill Impact Analyses; Customer Transparency; Ratepayers; Reports | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3014 | Turtles; Honu; Take; Handling; Harassment; Fines; Increase | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2761 SD2 HD1 | Social Media Platforms; Individuals Under Sixteen Years of Age; Age Verification; Parental Consent; Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2005 SD1 HD1 | DLNR; BLNR; Conservation Banks | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3032 SD1 | Department of Land and Natural Resources; Public Beaches; Sand Removal; Contractors; Penalties | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2277 SD1 HD1 | SHPDA; Health Care; Hospitals; Price Transparency; Consumer Protection; Federal Requirements | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2026 SD2 | Traffic Safety; Duty of Approaching Vehicle; Stationary Vehicle | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3055 SD2 | Public Employees; Employee Organization Representative; False Impersonation; Prohibition; Cause of Action; Penalties | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2041 SD1 HD1 | Judiciary; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Land Court; Bureau of Conveyances; Real Property; Working Group; Report; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2812 SD1 | Driver's License; License Examination; Excessive Speeding; DUI; Penalties | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2046 SD2 HD1 | Department of Health; Water Quality; Underground Storage Tanks and Tank Systems; Confirmed Release; Environmental Restoration; Jet Fuel; Rules | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2053 SD2 HD1 | Salvaged Motor Vehicles; Transfer; Electronic Signature | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2057 SD2 HD1 | State Agencies; Law Enforcement; Federal Immigration Agents; Assistance; Prohibition; First Amendment; Immigration Enforcement | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2315 SD2 | ConAm; General Elections; Amendment Process; Tallying; Votes | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2325 SD1 | Sentencing; Juvenile Offenders; Sentence Modification; Interest of Justice | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2851 SD1 | Deaf; Hearing Impaired; Disability; Motor Vehicle Registration; Law Enforcement | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2089 SD1 | DHS; Medicaid; Prospective Payment System; Reimbursement; Mental Health Services; Mental Health Professionals; Rules | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2090 | Judiciary; Family Court; Child Custody Evaluators; Licensed Mental Health Counselors | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2096 SD2 HD1 | DOH; Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; PFAS; Wastewater Management; Testing; Rules | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2101 SD1 | Department of Health; Counties; Solid Waste Reduction; Organic Waste Diversion; Benchmarks; Appropriation | failed | 2026 |
| SB 2615 | DOE; School Cafeteria Meals; Costs | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2363 HD1 | Counties; Public Lands; Closure | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2108 SD1 | Family Court; Jurisdiction; Criminal Offenses; Minor Defendants; Abuse; Trauma | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2114 SD2 | Collective Bargaining; Grievance Procedure; Suspension; Discharge; Discipline; Exempt Employees | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2117 SD1 | EUTF; Collective Bargaining; Contributions; Disputes; Impasses; Arbitration | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2896 SD1 | DOT; DLIR; Commercial Driver's Licenses; Minimum Age; Commercial Driver Training Programs; Apprenticeship Programs | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2902 SD2 HD1 | PUC; Portable Solar Generation Device; Condominiums; Requirements; Registration; Online System; Reports | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2135 SD2 | Intimate Image; Nonconsensual Disclosure; Criminal Offense | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 709 SD2 | DOH; Mental Health; Assisted Community Treatment; Crisis Intervention Officer; Emergency Examination and Hospitalization; Administration of Treatment Over the Patient's Objection | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2448 SD2 | Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images; Civil Remedies | failed | 2026 |
| SB 2970 SD1 | Code of Ethics; Compliance; Contracts; Principal State Department; Directors_ Acting Directors_ Deputy Directors; Responsibility; Violations; Disqualification; Relatives and Household Members | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3234 SD2 HD1 | DOT; Safe Routes to School; Pedestrian Safety Improvements; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2211 SD2 | DHS; Hawaii Emergency Food Assistance Program; Federal Government Shutdown; Health Insurance; Federal Marketplace; Emergency Appropriations | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2982 SD2 | CSC; Campaign Finance; Foreign Entities; Foreign-Influenced Business Entities; Exemption; Cargo Carriers | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2471 SD2 | Business Entities; Nonprofit Corporations; Limited Liability Companies; Limited Partnerships; Limited Liability Partnerships; Nonprofit Associations; Professional Corporations; Agricultural Cooperative Associations; Consumer Cooperative Associations; Limited-Equity Housing Cooperatives; State-Chartered Credit Unions; Election Activities; Limitations | failed | 2026 |
| SB 2737 SD1 | Bribery; Elected Official; Failure to Report; Pecuniary Benefit | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3250 SD1 | Liberty and Justice Day; Day of Observance; March 5; Flags | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3022 SD1 | State Archives; Hawaii Leadership Awards Program | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2256 | Brother Joseph Dutton Day; Day of Observance | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2054 SD2 | Hawaii National Guard; Deployment; Federal Law Enforcement; Collaboration | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2080 SD1 | DCCA; Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT); Adoption; Rules | failed | 2026 |
| SB 2138 HD1 | Department of Defense; UH; STAP; Graduate Degree | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2657 SD1 HD1 | UH; JABSOM; Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias; Research Center; Center on Aging; Reports; Positions; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2147 SD1 | Love My Library Day; Observed Day | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2174 SD2 | DAB; BAB; Emergency Quarantine; Pests | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2765 SD1 | Condominiums; Associations; Rental Income; Foreclosures; Third-Party Commissioners | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2799 SD1 | DHHL; DLNR; DOH; Kalaupapa Settlement; Transfer; Report | failed | 2026 |
| SB 2055 SD1 | Civil Rights Commission; Civil Rights; Helpline; Federal Deployments; Annual Report; Monthly Report; Appropriations | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2312 SD1 | UIPA; Agency Function Contracts; Contractors; Record Retention and Access Requirements; Government Records; Exceptions | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2577 SD2 | DBEDT; Sports Tourism; University of Hawaii; Aloha Stadium; Report; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2852 SD1 | Discrimination in Public Accommodations; Persons with Disabilities; Discriminatory Practices; Places of Public Accommodation | failed | 2026 |
| SB 2143 SD1 | Elections Commission; Chief Election Officer; Vacancy; Order of Succession | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2145 | Law Enforcement; Recording; Private Right of Action | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2152 SD2 | Constitutional Amendment; Judges; Mandatory Retirement Age | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2929 SD1 | Public Notices; Electronic Posting Pilot Project; County-wide Notice; County Clerks; Report | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3238 SD1 | UH; Language Access Education and Workforce Development Program; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2470 SD2 | DOT; Pedestrian Safety; Leading Pedestrian Interval; Accessible Pedestrian Signal; Evaluation; Request Program; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2479 SD2 | Family Violence; Dating Violence; Child Abuse; Criminal Procedure; Sentencing; Reduced Sentence; Evidence | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2006 SD2 | Agriculture; Agricultural Districts; Zoning; Farm Dwellings; Accessory Employee Housing | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3035 SD2 | Real Property; Shoreline; Erosion; Disclosure | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2268 SD2 | Equity; Universal Changing Accommodations; Public Accommodations; Public Entity Construction; Exemptions | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2031 SD2 | Consumer Protection; Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices; Live-Event Tickets; Short-Term Lodging; Disclosures; Total Price; Junk Fees | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3315 SD2 | DOH; OMCCR; Medical Cannabis; Access; Temporary Authorization to Purchase; Written Certification | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2557 SD1 | Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions; Homelessness; Reporting Requirements | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2818 SD2 | Boating and Ocean Recreation; Penalties | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2314 SD1 | Hawaiian Language; State Law; Public Documents | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 874 SD2 | Equality Caucus; Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine; Veterinary Medicine; Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship; Pet Medication; Consumer Prescription Choice | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2322 SD1 | Environmental Assessment; Environmental Impact Statement; Requirement; Significant Historic Properties; Traditional Cultural Properties or Places | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 1163 SD2 | Privacy; Geolocation Information; Eavesdropping; Internet Browser Information; Exemptions | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2849 SD2 | Public Agencies; Meetings; Notices; Disabilities; Readability | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2087 SD2 | DHS; DCCA; Health Coverage Continuity Pilot Program; Bronze Level; Catastrophic Plan; Deductibles; Subsidies; Waivers; Portability; Reports; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2611 SD1 | Trespass; Schools; Warnings | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2102 SD2 | DAB; Hemp; Hemp-Derived Feed Ingredient; Commercial Feed; Rules | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2103 SD2 | DAB; Pesticides; Buffer Zones; Restricted Use Pesticides; Consistent Unit of Measurement; Exemptions | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2875 SD1 | J-1 Visa Program; Hawaii Teacher Standards Board; Visiting International Educator Permit | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2367 SD2 | BLNR; DLNR; State Boating Facility Lease; Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor; Reports | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2386 SD1 | Employment; Job Listing; Disclosure; Exemption | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2149 SD1 | Domestic Abuse; Mediation; Exemption; Parentage Proceedings; Divorce Proceedings | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3179 SD1 | DOE; Public Charter Schools; Educational Workers; Protection and Workplace Safety; Harassment | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2161 SD1 | Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Land Use; Plant and Animal Sanctuaries; Rodeos; Rodeo Activities; Rules | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2688 SD1 | Hawaii Paroling Authority; Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Compassionate Release; Reports; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2178 SD1 | DAB; UH CTAHR; Industrial Hemp Program; Industrial Hemp Advisory Board; Native Hawaiian Practices; Non-Cannabinoid Industrial Hemp Infrastructure and Innovation; State Building Code; Hempcrete; Appropriations | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3204 SD1 | OWR; Family Resilience Pilot Program; Peer Support Resource Navigators; TANF; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2952 SD1 | Insurance; Rate Changes; Notice | in_committee | 2026 |