| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/27/2009 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/28/2009 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/30/2009 | H | Referred to CPC, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
| 2/2/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-04-09 2:00PM in House conference room 325. |
| 2/4/2009 | H | The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Herkes, Belatti, Cabanilla, Ito, Karamatsu, Luke, McKelvey, Mizuno, Tsuji, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Wakai, Carroll, Morita, Souki. |
| 2/9/2009 | H | Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 105), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD. |
| 2/10/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting no (0) and Takai excused (1). |
| 2/20/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 02-24-09 2:05pm in House conference room 325. |
| 2/24/2009 | H | The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Karamatsu, Ito, Belatti, Cabanilla, Herkes, Luke, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Souki, Tsuji, Marumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Carroll, McKelvey, Morita, Wakai, Thielen. |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 705) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice 03-10-09. |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting no (0) and Takai excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 263). |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Referred to CPN, JGO. |
| 3/13/2009 | S | The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-09 8:30am in conference room 229. |
| 3/13/2009 | S | The committee(s) on CPN has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-18-09 9:00am in conference room 229. |
| 3/18/2009 | S | The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 03-19-09 9:30am in conference room 229. |
| 3/19/2009 | S | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Ige, Espero, Green, Sakamoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Hemmings. |
| 3/24/2009 | S | Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 913) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JGO.
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| 3/24/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JGO. |
| 3/30/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO will hold a public decision making on 04-02-09 10:15am in conference room 016. |
| 4/2/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JGO were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Takamine, Bunda, Gabbard, Nishihara, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Reported from JGO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1240) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). |
| 4/9/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-09. |
| 4/14/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 595) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 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 | H | House conferees appointed: Herkes, Karamatsu Co-Chairs; Marumoto. |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 589). |
| 4/20/2009 | H | House conferee(s) discharged: Representative(s) Herkes, Karamatsu (Co-)Chairman; Marumoto. |
| 4/21/2009 | S | Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 662). |
| 4/22/2009 | H | Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-09 |
| 4/23/2009 | S | Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 671). |
| 4/23/2009 | H | House agrees to Senate amendment(s). |
| 4/23/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Bertram, Takai, Takumi excused (3). |
| 4/24/2009 | S | Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 677). |
| 4/23/2009 | H | Transmitted to Governor. |
| 5/6/2009 | S | Act 044, 5/6/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 661). |
| 5/6/2009 | H | Act 044, on 5/6/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 332). |