Hawaii House · District 33
Sam Kong's Hawaii House voting record
Sam Kong (Democratic) is a member of the Hawaii House for District 33. This page covers the 1,813 floor roll calls held while Sam Kong was in office, from Feb. 7, 2025 to May 8, 2026. Votes with the Speaker on 61% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 59% of party-line votes. 86th percentile in the Hawaii House from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 4% of roll calls. Sam Kong sponsored 19 statewide bills this term; 0 passed. Below are the contested votes where Sam Kong split from the Speaker or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Sam Kong sponsored and contact details.
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Sam Kong's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Sam Kong was declared elected after the Aug. 8 primary, with no opponent left for November, so the race isn't on the November 3 ballot. (Hawaii House District 33)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Sam Kong.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Sam Kong.
Bills
The bills Sam Kong sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 19 |
| Passed both chambers | 0 |
| Became law | 0 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 37 of 51 in the House (tied with 14 others) · 37 of 41 Democrats (tied with 4 others)
A bill's sponsor is the legislator it lists first among its introducers, a member of the chamber where it was introduced; co-introducers aren't counted, and a bill introduced by request of another party (the Governor's and agencies' bills) counts for no one.
Bills that passed both chambers
None of the bills Sam Kong sponsored passed both chambers.
Budget projects
These pages don't credit budget items to Hawaii legislators.
Contested votes where they split
81 against the Speaker; 80 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2057: Relating to Law Enforcement Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 6, 2026 | HB 1870: Relating to Protected Community Locations Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2239: Relating to Voter Registration Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2999: Relating to a Clean Fuel Standard Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 847: Relating to Psychologists Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2061: Relating to Residential Condominiums Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2983: Relating to Natural Resources Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 23, 2026 | HB 1961: Relating to Health Care Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 23, 2026 | HB 1875: Relating to Health Care Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 3125: Relating to Income Tax Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2983: Relating to Natural Resources Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2730: Relating to Criminal Justice Reform Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2203: Relating to Law Enforcement Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2438: Relating to Civil Interference with Constitutional and Statutory Rights Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2146: Relating to Traffic Infractions Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 1166: Relating to Insurance Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2999: Relating to a Clean Fuel Standard Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2057: Relating to Law Enforcement Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2061: Relating to Residential Condominiums Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2386: Relating to Employment Earnings Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2239: Relating to Voter Registration Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2418: Relating to Controlled Substances Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 3133: Relating to Preventive Medicine Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 3322: Relating to Law Enforcement Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 3028: Relating to Property Conveyance Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 6, 2026 | SB 2054: Relating to Public Safety Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2148: Relating to the Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2306: Relating to Income Tax Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2494: Relating to Criminal Justice Reform Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2413: Relating to Pretrial Reform Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1768: Relating to Immigration Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1919: Relating to Development Standards Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1990: Relating to Residential Real Property Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2030: Relating to Transportation Affordability Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2195: Relating to Transportation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2360: Relating to Paid Family Leave Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1961: Relating to Health Care Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1875: Relating to Health Care Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1839: Relating to Immigration Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2540: Relating to Law Enforcement Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1886: Relating to Government Operations Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1850: Relating to Capital Gains Tax Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1870: Relating to Protected Community Locations Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1991: Relating to the Liquor Tax Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2049: Relating to Housing Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 6, 2026 | HB 2147: Proposing Amendments to Articles Viii and X of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to Authorize the Legislature to Establish a Surcharge on Residential… Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 6, 2026 | HB 1452: Relating to Birth Certificates Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 6, 2026 | HB 2367: Relating to Employment Earnings Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 6, 2026 | HB 1925: Relating to Climate Education Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 5, 2026 | HB 1918: Relating to Taxation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 5, 2026 | HB 1620: Relating to Energy Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 5, 2026 | HB 1774: Relating to Centralized Access to Resources Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 5, 2026 | HB 2062: Relating to Gun Violence Prevention Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 2, 2025 | SB 1396: Relating to Economic Development Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 2, 2025 | SB 1434: Relating to Universal Immunization Funding Program Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 30, 2025 | SB 589: Relating to Renewable Energy Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 30, 2025 | SB 934: Relating to the State Budget Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 30, 2025 | SB 1433: Relating to Harm Reduction Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 30, 2025 | HB 103: Relating to Sentencing Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 24, 2025 | HB 1146: Relating to Pass-Through Entity Taxation Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 8, 2025 | SB 438: Relating to Waste Disposal Facilities Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 8, 2025 | SB 106: Relating to Pedestrians Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 8, 2025 | SB 38: Relating to Housing Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 8, 2025 | SB 1028: Relating to Youth Fees and Fines Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 8, 2025 | SB 1396: Relating to Economic Development Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 4, 2025 | SB 401: Relating to Firearms Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 4, 2025 | SB 1433: Relating to Harm Reduction Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 3, 2025 | SB 1434: Relating to Universal Immunization Funding Program Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 4, 2025 | HB 893: Relating to Firearms Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 4, 2025 | HB 392: Relating to Firearms Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 4, 2025 | HB 128: Relating to Criminal Justice Reform Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 4, 2025 | HB 127: Relating to Pretrial Release Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 4, 2025 | HB 125: Relating to Firearms Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 4, 2025 | HB 476: Relating to Capital Gains Tax Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 4, 2025 | HB 277: Relating to Vehicular Pursuit Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 4, 2025 | HB 1410: Relating to Housing Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 4, 2025 | HB 504: Relating to Environmental Stewardship Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 4, 2025 | HB 463: Relating to Eviction Records Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 4, 2025 | HB 1494: Relating to Sports Facilities Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 28, 2025 | HB 697: Relating to Transportation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 27, 2025 | HB 1051: Relating to Energy-Efficiency Portfolio Standards Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Recent key votes
Sam Kong's most recent key votes: contested or party-line votes that gave the chamber's last word on a whole bill (passage, budgets included, the other chamber's changes or a conference report) or overrode a veto, with what each bill does where a checked explanation exists. The full record is below.
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May 8, 2026
HouseSB 3263: Relating to the University of HawaiiWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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May 8, 2026
HouseSB 3125: Relating to Income TaxWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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May 8, 2026
HouseHB 1823: Relating to the Coastal Zone Management ActWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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May 8, 2026
HouseSB 2169: Relating to the Agribusiness Development CorporationWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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May 6, 2026
HouseSB 2694: Relating to Water CarriersWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
Every roll call
How Sam Kong voted on each of the 1,813 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.capitol.hawaii.gov
- repkong@capitol.hawaii.gov
- Capitol office
- State Capitol Room 425, 415 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-8455
Committees
- Culture and Arts Vice chair
- Consumer Protection and Commerce
- Labor
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Hawaii State Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 22, 2026.
Source: the Hawaii State Legislature's House and Senate Journals and measure status records, Feb. 7, 2025 to May 8, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections