| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/27/2009 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/28/2009 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/30/2009 | H | Referred to JUD/CPC, referral sheet 4 |
| 2/20/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD/CPC on Tuesday, 02-24-09 2:00pm in House conference room 325. |
| 2/24/2009 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 02-26-09. |
| 2/25/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-26-09 2:00 PM in conference room 325. |
| 2/26/2009 | H | The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Karamatsu, Ito, Cabanilla, Luke, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Tsuji, Wakai, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey, Morita, Souki. |
| 2/26/2009 | H | The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Wakai, Cabanilla, Ito, Karamatsu, Luke, Mizuno, Tsuji, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) Herkes, Belatti, Carroll, McKelvey, Morita, Souki. |
| 3/4/2009 | H | Reported from JUD/CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 690) 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 none voting no (0) and Takai excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 264). |
| 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, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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. |
| 3/25/2009 | S | Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 938) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JGO. |
| 3/25/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JGO. |
| 4/2/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO will hold a public decision making on 04-06-09 10:00 AM in conference room 016. |
| 4/6/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO deferred the measure until 04-07-09 9:30am in conference room 016. |
| 4/7/2009 | 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. 1337) 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, 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. 596) in amended form (SD 2). |
| 4/16/2009 | H | House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. {hcno}). |
| 4/17/2009 | H | House conferees appointed: Karamatsu, Herkes Co-Chairs; Thielen. |
| 4/17/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Baker, Chair; Taniguchi, Co-Chair(s); Slom. |
| 4/17/2009 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 709). |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 589). |
| 4/21/2009 | H | House conferee(s) replaced: Representative(s) Wakai replaced Representative(s) Herkes as Co-Chairs. |
| 4/22/2009 | S | Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 666). |
| 4/22/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04/23/09 2:00 PM in conference room 325. |
| 4/23/2009 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-09 3:00 PM in conference room 325. |
| 4/27/2009 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-09 3:15pm in conference room 325. |
| 4/28/2009 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Karamatsu, Wakai, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/28/2009 | 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) Baker, Taniguchi, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/30/2009 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 27) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 4/30/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-05-09. |
| 4/30/2009 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 27). |
| 4/30/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-05-09. |
| 5/5/2009 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 25 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. |
| 5/5/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Bertram, Takai excused (2). |
| 5/5/2009 | H | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 779). |
| 5/6/2009 | S | Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 727). |
| 5/8/2009 | H | Transmitted to Governor. |
| 6/26/2009 | S | Act 158, 6/26/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 775). |
| 6/26/2009 | H | Act 158, on 6/26/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 459). |