| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/27/2009 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/28/2009 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/30/2009 | H | Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
| 2/11/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Wednesday, 02-18-09 8:30AM in House conference room 309. |
| 2/18/2009 | H | The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Souki, Awana, Aquino, Hanohano, Keith-Agaran, M. Lee, Nakashima, Rhoads, Saiki, Yamashita, Pine; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takumi. |
| 2/19/2009 | H | Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 560), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD. |
| 2/20/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting no (0) and Bertram, McKelvey, Takai, Takumi, Tokioka excused (5). |
| 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 committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 03-03-2009. |
| 2/27/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-03-09 2:00pm in conference room 325. |
| 3/3/2009 | H | The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Karamatsu, Ito, Belatti, Cabanilla, Luke, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Tsuji, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey, Morita, Souki, Wakai. |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 720) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-2009. |
| 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. 266). |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Referred to TIA, JGO. |
| 3/13/2009 | S | The committee(s) on TIA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-09 1:45pm in conference room 224. |
| 3/18/2009 | S | The committee(s) on TIA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TIA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) English, Gabbard, Espero, Nishihara, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 3/25/2009 | S | Reported from TIA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 921) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JGO.
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| 3/25/2009 | 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. 1239) 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. 598) 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: Souki, Karamatsu Co-Chairs; Pine. |
| 4/17/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: English, 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 | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-22-09 10:00am in conference room 225. |
| 4/27/2009 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Souki, Karamatsu, Pine; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/27/2009 | 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) English, Taniguchi, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/27/2009 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 6) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 4/27/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-30-09. |
| 4/28/2009 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 6). |
| 4/28/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-09. |
| 4/30/2009 | H | Deferred to Tuesday, 05-05-09. |
| 4/30/2009 | S | Deferred until 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 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. |
| 7/16/2009 | S | Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 193, 7/15/2009, (Gov. Msg. No. 864). |
| 7/16/2009 | H | Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 193, 7/15/2009, (Gov. Msg. No. 550). |