| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/28/2009 | H | Introduced and Passed First Reading |
| 1/30/2009 | H | Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
| 2/4/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-10-09 9:00am in House conference room 309. |
| 2/10/2009 | H | The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Rhoads, Yamashita, Aquino, Awana, Hanohano, Keith-Agaran, M. Lee, Nakashima, Souki, Takumi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Pine; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Saiki. |
| 2/17/2009 | H | Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 360), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. |
| 2/18/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Bertram, Takai, Takumi excused (3). |
| 2/27/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-09 1:00pm in House conference room 308. |
| 3/4/2009 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 17 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Aquino, Awana, Brower, Choy, Coffman, Har, Keith-Agaran, C. Lee, Nishimoto, Sagum, Tokioka, Wooley, Yamashita, Pine, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. |
| 3/6/2009 | H | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 922) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 3/6/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-09. |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Marumoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Takai excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 316). |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Referred to LBR, WAM. |
| 3/16/2009 | S | The committee(s) on LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-09 2:45pm in conference room 224. |
| 3/19/2009 | S | The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Takamine, Taniguchi, Bunda, Hee; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 3/25/2009 | S | Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 970 ) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. |
| 3/25/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 4/1/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-09 9:45am in conference room 211. |
| 4/3/2009 | 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, Fukunaga, Galuteria, Hee, Hooser, Kidani, Kokubun, Tokuda; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Hemmings. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1258) 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, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Hemmings, Slom). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Bunda). Transmitted to House. |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 623) 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 | H | House conferees appointed: Rhoads, Yamashita Co-Chairs; B. Oshiro, Pine. |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 589). |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Takamine, Chair; Tsutsui, Co-Chair(s); Bunda. |
| 4/20/2009 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714). |
| 4/21/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-22-09 3:00PM in conference room 312. |
| 4/23/2009 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-09 3:00pm in conference room 312. |
| 4/27/2009 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Rhoads, Yamashita, B. Oshiro, 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: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Takamine, Tsutsui; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda. |
| 4/29/2009 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 20) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 4/29/2009 | 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. 20). |
| 4/30/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-05-09. |
| 5/5/2009 | S | Deferred until 05-07-09. |
| 5/5/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Ching, Finnegan, Marumoto, Thielen voting no (4) and Representative(s) Bertram, Takai excused (2). |
| 5/6/2009 | S | Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 727). |
| 5/7/2009 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 21 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 2 No(es): Senator(s) Hemmings, Slom. 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chun Oakland, Takamine. |
| 5/7/2009 | H | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 788). |
| 5/11/2009 | H | Transmitted to Governor. |
| 6/30/2009 | S | Notice of Intent to veto dated 06-30-09 (Gov. Msg. No. 781) |
| 6/30/2009 | H | Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 465) |
| 7/14/2009 | S | Vetoed on 07-14-09 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 816). |
| 7/14/2009 | H | Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 502). |
| 7/15/2009 | S | Veto overridden - 2/3's vote: Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Hemmings, Slom). Excused, 0 (none). |
| 7/15/2009 | H | Veto overridden by 2/3's vote with 42 Ayes; 3 Noes Representative(s) Ching, Finnegan, Har; and 6 Excused Representative(s) Berg, Cabanilla, Marumoto, Takai, Thielen, Ward. |
| 7/16/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 734) motion to override veto that was approved and carried by a 2/3 vote by the members of the House. |
| 7/16/2009 | S | Veto override, Special Session 2009, Act 16 on 07-15-09. |