| 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/AGR, CPC, referral sheet 2 |
| 2/10/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/AGR on Thursday, 02-12-09 9:30AM in House conference room 325. |
| 2/12/2009 | H | The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Morita, Coffman, Cabanilla, Chang, Har, Herkes, Ito, Luke, Sagum, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Chong, C. Lee, Ching. |
| 2/12/2009 | H | The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tsuji, Wooley, Berg, Choy, Evans, Manahan, Marumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) McKelvey, Tokioka, Wakai. |
| 2/18/2009 | H | Reported from EEP/AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 478), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. |
| 2/19/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) 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: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Herkes, Wakai, Cabanilla, Carroll, Ito, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Souki, Tsuji, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Luke, McKelvey, Morita. |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 715) as amended in HD 1, 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 1 with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takai excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 132). |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Referred to WTL/ENE, CPN. |
| 3/13/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WTL/ENE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-09 2:45pm in conference room 229. |
| 3/18/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hee, Tokuda, Fukunaga, Takamine; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Kokubun, Hemmings. |
| 3/18/2009 | S | The committee(s) on ENE deferred the measure until 03-19-09 3:45pm in conference room 225. |
| 3/19/2009 | S | The committee(s) on ENE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in ENE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, English, Green, Hooser, Kokubun; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Hemmings. |
| 3/25/2009 | S | Reported from WTL/ENE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 941) 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, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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. |
| 4/7/2009 | S | Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1184) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). |
| 4/7/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-09-09. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Deferred until 04-14-09. |
| 4/14/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Hemmings). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 528) 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, Tsuji, Herkes Co-Chairs; Wakai, Thielen. |
| 4/17/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Hee, Chair; Gabbard, Baker, Co-Chair(s); Slom. |
| 4/17/2009 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 709). |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 589). |
| 4/23/2009 | H | House Decision Making Meeting on Monday, 04-27-09 1:25PM in Conference room 225. |
| 4/27/2009 | H | The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Morita, Tsuji, Herkes, Wakai, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/28/2009 | H | Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-09 |
| 4/29/2009 | S | Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 710). |
| 4/29/2009 | H | House agrees to Senate amendment(s). |
| 4/29/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting no (0) and C. Lee, Morita, Sagum, Saiki, Takai excused (5). |
| 4/30/2009 | S | Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 713). |
| 4/29/2009 | H | Transmitted to Governor. |
| 7/16/2009 | S | Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 185, 7/15/2009, (Gov. Msg. No. 856). |
| 7/16/2009 | H | Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 185, 7/15/2009, (Gov. Msg. No. 542). |