| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/26/2009 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/28/2009 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/28/2009 | H | Referred to WLO/AGR, referral sheet 3 |
| 2/18/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by WLO/AGR on Monday, 02-23-09 9:00am in House conference room 325. |
| 2/23/2009 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| 2/25/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-27-09 9:00am in conference room 325. |
| 2/27/2009 | H | The committees on WLO recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ito, Har, Coffman, Herkes, Sagum, Ching; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Thielen; Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla, Chang, Chong, C. Lee, Luke, Morita. |
| 2/27/2009 | H | The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tsuji, Wooley, Choy, Manahan, Marumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Berg; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Evans, McKelvey, Tokioka, Wakai. |
| 3/4/2009 | H | Reported from WLO/AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 686) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Berg, Finnegan, Takai excused (3). |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Berg, Morita, Saiki, Thielen voting no (4) and Representative(s) Takai excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 192). |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Referred to WTL, TIA. |
| 5/11/2009 | D | Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |