Hawaii Senate · District 22
Samantha DeCorte's Hawaii Senate voting record
Samantha DeCorte (Republican) is a member of the Hawaii Senate for District 22. This page covers the 2,090 floor roll calls held while Samantha DeCorte was in office, from Feb. 18, 2025 to May 8, 2026. Votes with the Senate President on 8% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 93% of party-line votes. 96th percentile in the Hawaii Senate from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 1% of roll calls. Samantha DeCorte sponsored 19 statewide bills this term; 0 passed. Below are the contested votes where Samantha DeCorte split from the Senate President or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Samantha DeCorte sponsored and contact details.
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Samantha DeCorte'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
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Samantha DeCorte.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Samantha DeCorte.
Bills
The bills Samantha DeCorte 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 20 of 25 in the Senate (tied with 5 others) · 1 of 3 Republicans (tied with 2 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 Samantha DeCorte sponsored passed both chambers.
Budget projects
These pages don't credit budget items to Hawaii legislators.
Contested votes where they split
124 against the Senate President; 4 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | SB 3263: Relating to the University of Hawaii Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 8, 2026 | Appointments: Riley Smith, Board of Land and Natural Resources Confirmation |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | HB 1870: Relating to Protected Community Locations Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 3253: Relating to Conservation Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2074: Relating to State Facilities Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | HB 1802: Relating to Conservation Mitigation Banks Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | HB 2023: Relating to Transportation Final Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2999: Relating to a Clean Fuel Standard Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2338: Relating to Housing Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2818: Relating to Boating Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | HB 1550: Relating to Health Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | HB 1548: Relating to Sentencing Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2983: Relating to Natural Resources Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2568: Relating to Offenses Against Public Servants Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | HB 1692: Relating to Traffic Safety Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2721: Relating to the Administration of Justice Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2697: Relating to Transportation Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 1, 2026 | SB 2667: Relating to Transportation Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 1, 2026 | HB 1516: Relating to Pretrial Release Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 30, 2026 | SB 2466: Relating to the Chief Elections Officer Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 27, 2026 | Appointments: Richard Emery, Real Estate Commission Confirmation |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 1679: Relating to Condominiums Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 2540: Relating to Law Enforcement Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 2023: Relating to Transportation Third Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 1875: Relating to Health Care Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 2413: Relating to Pretrial Reform Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 1886: Relating to Government Operations Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 2101: Relating to Commercial Aquarium Collection Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 1768: Relating to Immigration Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 1898: Relating to Health Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 2455: Relating to Employment Practices Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 1839: Relating to Immigration Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 463: Relating to Eviction Records Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 2062: Relating to Gun Violence Prevention Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 1961: Relating to Health Care Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 1692: Relating to Traffic Safety Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 1588: Relating to the Department of Transportation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 2423: Relating to Biodiesel Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 2020: Relating to Renewal of Driver's Licenses Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 1523: Relating to the Statewide Traffic Code Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 1548: Relating to Sentencing Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | HB 1516: Relating to Pretrial Release Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 10, 2026 | HB 1802: Relating to Conservation Mitigation Banks Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 24, 2026 | Appointments: Daniel M. Gluck, Associate Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals Confirmation |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 3251: Relating to Public Safety Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2667: Relating to Transportation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2730: Relating to Criminal Justice Reform Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 3077: Relating to Health Care Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2665: Relating to Renewal of Driver's Licenses Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 3322: Relating to Law Enforcement Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2818: Relating to Boating Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2189: Relating to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2010: Relating to Motor Vehicles Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2054: Relating to Public Safety Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2591: Relating to Noise Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2697: Relating to Transportation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2078: Relating to the Department of Land and Natural Resources Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2973: Relating to Fishing Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2593: Relating to the Law Enforcement Standards Board Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2001: Relating to the Banyan Drive Community Development District Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 3250: Relating to Liberty and Justice Day Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 3252: Relating to Climate Planning Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2003: Relating to Natural Resource Management Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2761: Relating to Social Media Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2100: Relating to Pesticides Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2568: Relating to Offenses Against Public Servants Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2418: Relating to Controlled Substances Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2721: Relating to the Administration of Justice Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | SB 2517: Relating to Public Safety Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 6, 2026 | SB 2055: Relating to Civil Rights Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 6, 2026 | SB 2466: Relating to the Chief Elections Officer Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 6, 2026 | SB 2146: Relating to Traffic Infractions Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 6, 2026 | SB 2101: Relating to Organic Waste Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 6, 2026 | SB 2987: Relating to Light Pollution Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 6, 2026 | SB 3069: Relating to Civil Service Exempt Positions within the Department of Accounting and General Services Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 6, 2026 | SB 3264: Relating to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund Staff Salaries Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 6, 2026 | SB 3095: Relating to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund Investment Office Staff Salaries Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 5, 2026 | SB 2315: Proposing an Amendment to Article Xvii, Section 3 of the Hawaii State Constitution to Specify That the Standard for Voter Approval of a Constitutional… Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | SB 2203: Relating to Law Enforcement Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 2, 2025 | SB 97: Relating to Motor Vehicles Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 30, 2025 | SB 825: Relating to Eviction Mediation Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 30, 2025 | SB 1578: Relating to International Affairs Final Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| April 30, 2025 | SB 739: Relating to Land Exchange Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 30, 2025 | SB 583: Relating to Naming Rights Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 30, 2025 | SB 344: Relating to Highway Safety Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 30, 2025 | SB 321: Relating to Transportation Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 30, 2025 | SB 30: Relating to Mopeds Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 30, 2025 | SB 1216: Relating to Transportation Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 30, 2025 | HB 226: Relating to Windshield Tinting Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 30, 2025 | HB 1162: Relating to Motorcycle Instruction Permits Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 30, 2025 | HB 103: Relating to Sentencing Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 30, 2025 | SB 176: Relating to Recounts Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 17, 2025 | Appointments: Melissa Sotelo, Commission on the Status of Women Confirmation |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 10, 2025 | HB 1194: Relating to Midwives Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 8, 2025 | HB 1308: Relating to Sports Wagering Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 8, 2025 | HB 732: Relating to Shoreline Management Areas Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 8, 2025 | HB 277: Relating to Vehicular Pursuit Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 8, 2025 | HB 54: Relating to Motor Vehicles Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 8, 2025 | HB 1006: Relating to the Agribusiness Development Corporation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 8, 2025 | HB 697: Relating to Transportation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 8, 2025 | HB 226: Relating to Windshield Tinting Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 4, 2025 | HB 1020: Relating to a Program to Characterize Carbon Sequestration Potential and Underground Water Resources Statewide Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 3, 2025 | HB 1260: Relating to Transportation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 31, 2025 | HB 392: Relating to Firearms Third Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| March 31, 2025 | HB 137: Relating to Firearms Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 27, 2025 | HB 127: Relating to Pretrial Release Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 17, 2025 | HB 103: Relating to Sentencing Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 148: Relating to Combat Sports Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 401: Relating to Firearms Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 308: Relating to Firearms Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 1216: Relating to Transportation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 344: Relating to Highway Safety Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 312: Relating to Audible Vehicle Reverse Warning Systems Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 106: Relating to Pedestrians Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 97: Relating to Motor Vehicles Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 1030: Relating to Elections Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 83: Relating to Hotels Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 1225: Proposing an Amendment to Article Xvii, Section 3 of the Hawaii Constitution to Specify That the Standard for Voter Approval of a Constitutional Amendment… Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 124: Proposing Amendments to Article IV, Sections 4 and 6, of the Hawaii State Constitution Regarding Reapportionment Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 1149: Relating to Hate Crimes Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 350: Proposing an Amendment to the Hawaii Constitution to Protect the Right to Contraception Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 321: Relating to Transportation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 1166: Relating to Insurance Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 825: Relating to Eviction Mediation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 1578: Relating to International Affairs Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 176: Relating to Recounts Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 4, 2025 | SB 801: Relating to Managing Agents Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| Feb. 28, 2025 | SB 319: Relating to Marijuana Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
Recent key votes
Samantha DeCorte'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
SenateSB 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 6, 2026
SenateSB 3029: Relating to Community DevelopmentWhat 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
SenateHB 1870: Relating to Protected Community LocationsWhat 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
SenateHB 1618: Relating to Cesspool ConversionsWhat 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
SenateSB 3253: Relating to ConservationWhat 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 Samantha DeCorte voted on each of the 2,090 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
- sendecorte@capitol.hawaii.gov
- Capitol office
- State Capitol Room 223, 415 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-7793
Committees
- Education
- Hawaiian Affairs
- Public Safety and Military Affairs
- Transportation
- Water, Land, Culture and the Arts
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