| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/28/2009 | H | Introduced and Passed First Reading |
| 1/30/2009 | H | Referred to FIN, referral sheet 5 |
| 2/23/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-09 12:00pm in House conference room 308. |
| 2/26/2009 | 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, Awana, Choy, Har, Nishimoto, Tokioka, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Aquino, Brower, Coffman, Keith-Agaran, C. Lee, Sagum, Wooley, Pine, Ward; Noes: none; and Excused: none. |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 741) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 3/6/2009 | 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 Representative(s) Aquino, Berg, Brower, Hanohano, C. Lee, Marumoto, Morita, Saiki, Shimabukuro, Thielen voting no (10) and Representative(s) Takai excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 333). |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Referred to WTL, WAM. |
| 3/31/2009 | S | Re-Referred to WAM. |
| 4/3/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 04-06-09 10:00am in conference room 211. |
| 4/6/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-07-09 9:30AM in conference room 211. |
| 4/7/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Chun Oakland, English, Fukunaga, Galuteria, Hee, Hooser, Kidani, Kokubun; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 3 No(es): Senator(s) Tsutsui, Tokuda, Hemmings; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1213) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). |
| 4/9/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-09. |
| 4/14/2009 | S | Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 18; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Baker, English, Espero, Hooser, Ige, Ihara, Taniguchi . Noes, 7 (Senator(s) Bunda, Gabbard, Green, Hemmings, Slom, Tokuda, Tsutsui). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 632) 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 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Kim, Chair; Galuteria, Kokubun. |
| 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) Kim, Galuteria, Kokubun; 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. 1) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 1). |
| 4/20/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 4-22-09. |
| 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). 17 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ige . 7 No(es): Senator(s) Baker, Bunda, English, Green, Hemmings, Slom, Tsutsui. 1 Excused: Senator(s) Sakamoto. |
| 4/22/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Brower, Ching, Finnegan, Marumoto, Pine, Thielen, Ward voting no (7) 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 | Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 347). |
| 5/8/2009 | S | Vetoed on 05-07-09 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 675). |
| 5/8/2009 | S | Veto overridden - 2/3's vote: Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Baker, Ige, Ihara . Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Bunda, Green, Hemmings, Slom). Excused, 0 (none). |
| 5/8/2009 | H | Veto overridden by 2/3's vote with 39 Ayes; 9 Noes Representative(s) Berg, Brower, Finnegan, C. Lee, Marumoto, Nishimoto, Pine, Thielen, Ward; and 3 Excused Representative(s) Bertram, Ching, Takai. |
| 5/8/2009 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 793) motion to override veto that was approved and carried by a 2/3 vote by the members of the Senate. |
| 5/8/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 732) motion to override veto that was approved and carried by a 2/3 vote by the members of the House. |
| 5/8/2009 | S | Act 059, 5/8/2009, veto override. |
| 5/8/2009 | H | Act 059, on 5/8/2009, veto override. |