| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/26/2009 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/28/2009 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/30/2009 | H | Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4 |
| 2/24/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-24-09 1:00pm in conference room 308. |
| 2/24/2009 | H | The committee recommends that the measure pass with amendments, for recommittal for further consideration. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Aquino, Awana, Brower, Choy, Coffman, Har, Keith-Agaran, C. Lee, Nishimoto, Sagum, Tokioka, Wooley, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pine. |
| 2/25/2009 | H | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 644) as amended in HD 1. |
| 2/25/2009 | H | Recommends recommittal to FIN. |
| 2/25/2009 | H | Recommitted to FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) Takai excused. |
| 2/28/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-09 4:44pm in House conference room 308. |
| 3/2/2009 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Aquino, Awana, Brower, Choy, Coffman, Har, Keith-Agaran, C. Lee, Nishimoto, Sagum, Tokioka, Wooley, Yamashita, Pine; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 747) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 3/6/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 2; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Berg, Finnegan, Takai excused (3). |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Floor Amendment No. 3 offered by Rep. M. Oshiro |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Floor amendment adopted as amended HD 3 with none voting no and Representative(s) Takai excused. |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takai, Wakai, Wooley excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/13/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 342). |
| 3/13/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/13/2009 | S | Referred to HTH, WAM. |
| 3/13/2009 | S | The committee(s) on HTH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-09 3:00 PM in conference room 016. |
| 3/16/2009 | S | The committee(s) on HTH deferred the measure until 03-18-09 2:40pm in conference room 016. |
| 3/18/2009 | S | The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HTH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ige, Green, Baker, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Espero ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hemmings. |
| 3/27/2009 | S | Reported from HTH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1036) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. |
| 3/27/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 3/30/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-09 9:30 AM in conference room 211. |
| 4/2/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Tsutsui, Chun Oakland, English, Fukunaga, Galuteria, Hee, Hooser, Kidani, Tokuda; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kokubun, Hemmings. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1248) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). |
| 4/9/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-09. |
| 4/14/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 19; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Slom). Excused, 5 (Senator(s) Bunda, English, Kim, Sakamoto, Takamine). Transmitted to House. |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 576) in amended form (SD 2). |
| 4/16/2009 | H | House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). |
| 4/17/2009 | S | Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 567). |
| 4/17/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Ige, Chair; Kim, Co-Chair(s); Hemmings. |
| 4/17/2009 | H | House conferees appointed: M. Oshiro Chair; Chong, Choy, M. Lee, Ward. |
| 4/17/2009 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 656). |
| 4/17/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Saturday, 04-18-09 4:00pm in conference room 309. |
| 4/18/2009 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, Chong, Choy, M. Lee; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/18/2009 | S | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ige, Kim, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 587). |
| 4/20/2009 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 3) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 4/20/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-22-09. |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 3). |
| 4/20/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-22-09. |
| 4/22/2009 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 23 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom. 1 Excused: Senator(s) Sakamoto. |
| 4/22/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Finnegan, Marumoto, Pine, Ward, Wooley voting no (5) and Representative(s) Bertram, Takai excused (2). |
| 4/23/2009 | S | Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 670). |
| 4/22/2009 | H | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 727). |
| 4/22/2009 | H | Transmitted to Governor. |
| 5/7/2009 | H | Act 056, on 5/7/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 345). |
| 5/7/2009 | S | Act 056, 5/7/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 673). |