| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/23/2009 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/26/2009 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/26/2009 | H | Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
| 1/29/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-03-09 9:00 AM in House conference room 325. |
| 2/3/2009 | H | The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Morita, Coffman, Chang, Chong, Har, Herkes, Ito, C. Lee, Luke, Ching, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla, Sagum. |
| 2/5/2009 | H | Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 66) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. |
| 2/6/2009 | 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, Wakai excused (3). |
| 2/9/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-11-09 2:00pm in House conference room 325. |
| 2/11/2009 | H | The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Herkes, Wakai, Cabanilla, Ito, Luke, McKelvey, Mizuno, Morita, Souki, Tsuji, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Carroll, Karamatsu. |
| 2/17/2009 | H | Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 280), recommending referral to FIN. |
| 2/18/2009 | H | Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no and Representative(s) Bertram, Takai, Takumi excused. |
| 2/24/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-09 1:00pm in House conference room 308. |
| 2/27/2009 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Aquino, Awana, Brower, Choy, Har, Keith-Agaran, C. Lee, Nishimoto, Sagum, Wooley, Yamashita, Pine, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Coffman, Tokioka. |
| 3/6/2009 | H | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 848) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 3/6/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-2009. |
| 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. 108). |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Referred to ENE, WAM. |
| 3/13/2009 | S | The committee(s) on ENE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-09 3:00pm in conference room 225. |
| 3/17/2009 | S | The committee(s) on ENE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in ENE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Green, Hooser, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) English, Kokubun, Hemmings. |
| 3/25/2009 | S | Reported from ENE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 947) 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. 1272) 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. 516) 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: Morita, Herkes, M. Oshiro Co-Chairs; Coffman, Nakashima, Thielen. |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 589). |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Gabbard, Chair; Kim, Co-Chair(s); Hooser. |
| 4/20/2009 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714). |
| 4/22/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-09 1:00pm in conference room 225. |
| 4/24/2009 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-09 2:15pm in conference room 225. |
| 4/28/2009 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-09 1:00pm in conference room 225. |
| 4/30/2009 | 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) Gabbard, Kim, Hooser; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/30/2009 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Morita, Herkes, M. Oshiro, Coffman, Nakashima, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 5/1/2009 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 127) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 5/1/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-05-2009. |
| 5/1/2009 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 127). |
| 5/1/2009 | 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) Brower, Pine voting no (2) 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). 25 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: Slom . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. |
| 5/7/2009 | H | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 788). |
| 5/11/2009 | H | Transmitted to Governor. |
| 7/16/2009 | S | Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 198, 7/15/2009, (Gov. Msg. No. 869). |
| 7/16/2009 | H | Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 198, 7/15/2009, (Gov. Msg. No. 555). |