| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/23/2009 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/26/2009 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/26/2009 | H | Referred to JUD, referral sheet 2 |
| 1/30/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 02-03-09 2:00PM in House conference room 325. |
| 2/3/2009 | H | The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Karamatsu, Ito, Cabanilla, Carroll, Herkes, Luke, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Souki, Tsuji, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Belatti, McKelvey, Morita, Wakai. |
| 2/10/2009 | H | Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 156) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 2/10/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Awana, Mizuno, Takai excused (3). |
| 2/12/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Takai excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 2/13/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 7). |
| 2/13/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 2/18/2009 | S | Referred to JGO. |
| 3/19/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 03-23-09 9:30am in conference room 016. |
| 3/23/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JGO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Takamine, Bunda, Nishihara, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Reported from JGO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1217) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | One Day Notice 04-14-09. |
| 4/14/2009 | S | 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. 489). |
| 4/15/2009 | H | Transmitted to Governor. |
| 4/29/2009 | H | Act 021, on 4/29/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 307). |
| 4/29/2009 | S | Act 021, 4/29/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 633). |