| 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 committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 2/10/2009. |
| 2/24/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-26-09 2:15pm in conference room 325. |
| 2/26/2009 | H | The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Karamatsu, Ito, Belatti, Cabanilla, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Souki, Tsuji, Wakai, Marumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Carroll, Herkes, Luke, McKelvey, Morita, Thielen. |
| 3/4/2009 | H | Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 672) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 3/5/2009 | 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 none voting no (0) and Takai excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 97). |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Referred to JGO. |
| 3/17/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-09 9:30 AM 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. 1218) 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. 490). |
| 4/15/2009 | H | Transmitted to Governor. |
| 4/29/2009 | H | Act 022, on 4/29/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 308). |
| 4/29/2009 | S | Act 022, 4/29/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 634). |