| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/22/2009 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/23/2009 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/26/2009 | H | Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 2 |
| 2/5/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Wednesday, 02-11-09 8:30am in House conference room 306. |
| 2/5/2009 | H | Bill re-scheduled to be heard by TRN on Wednesday, 02-11-09 8:30am in conference room 309. |
| 2/11/2009 | H | The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Souki, Awana, Aquino, Hanohano, Keith-Agaran, M. Lee, Nakashima, Rhoads, Saiki, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Takumi, Pine. |
| 2/18/2009 | H | Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 394) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. |
| 2/19/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting no (0) and Takai, Takumi, Ward excused (3). |
| 2/19/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Monday, 02-23-09 2:15pm in House conference room 325. |
| 2/23/2009 | H | The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Herkes, Wakai, Belatti, Cabanilla, Carroll, Ito, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Souki, Tsuji, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Luke, McKelvey, Morita. |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 716) as amended in HD 2, 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 2 with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takai excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 94). |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Referred to TIA, CPN. |
| 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, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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. 917) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN. |
| 3/25/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
| 3/27/2009 | S | The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-02-09 10:00AM in conference room 229. |
| 4/2/2009 | 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. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1227) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | One Day Notice 04-14-09. |
| 4/14/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. 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. 506) 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: English, Chair; Baker, Co-Chair(s); Slom. |
| 4/17/2009 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 709). |
| 4/20/2009 | H | Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-09. |
| 4/21/2009 | S | Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 657). |
| 4/21/2009 | H | House agrees to Senate amendment(s). |
| 4/21/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting no (0) and Bertram, Takai, Wooley excused (3). |
| 4/22/2009 | S | Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 664). |
| 4/21/2009 | H | Transmitted to Governor. |
| 5/6/2009 | S | Act 047, 5/6/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 664). |
| 5/6/2009 | H | Act 047, on 5/6/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 335). |