| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/26/2009 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/28/2009 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/30/2009 | H | Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 4 |
| 2/18/2009 | H | Re-referred to CPC, referral sheet 17 |
| 2/19/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Monday, 02-23-09 2:15pm in House conference room 325. |
| 2/23/2009 | H | The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Herkes, Wakai, Cabanilla, Carroll, Ito, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Souki, Tsuji, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Luke, McKelvey, Morita. |
| 3/4/2009 | H | Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 658), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Berg, Finnegan, Takai excused (3). |
| 3/6/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Berg, Finnegan, Takai excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/10/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 42). |
| 3/10/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Referred to CPN. |
| 3/23/2009 | S | The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-27-09 10:00am in conference room 229. |
| 3/27/2009 | S | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Espero, Green, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Ige, Sakamoto, Hemmings. |
| 4/2/2009 | S | Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1089) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 4/2/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). |
| 4/2/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-06-09. |
| 4/6/2009 | S | Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. |
| 4/6/2009 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 462) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 4/7/2009 | H | House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). |
| 4/8/2009 | S | Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 391). |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Baker, Chair; Ihara, Hemmings. |
| 4/16/2009 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 651). |
| 4/20/2009 | H | Reconsideration of action taken on 04-07-09. |
| 4/21/2009 | S | Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 660). |
| 4/21/2009 | H | House agrees to Senate amendment(s). |
| 4/21/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting no (0) and Bertram, Takai, Wooley excused (3). |
| 4/22/2009 | S | Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 664). |
| 4/21/2009 | H | Transmitted to Governor. |
| 5/6/2009 | S | Act 049, 5/6/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 666). |
| 5/6/2009 | H | Act 049, on 5/6/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 337). |