| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/28/2009 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/28/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/30/2009 | S | Referred to TIA, WAM. |
| 2/6/2009 | S | The committee(s) on TIA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-09 1:30pm in conference room 224. |
| 2/11/2009 | S | The committee(s) on TIA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TIA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) English, Espero, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Slom. |
| 2/17/2009 | S | Reported from TIA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 72) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
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| 2/17/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| 2/25/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-09 9:00am in conference room 211. |
| 2/27/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Chun Oakland, English, Fukunaga, Hee, Hooser, Kidani, Tokuda, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Tsutsui, Galuteria, Kokubun. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 649) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). |
| 3/6/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-09. |
| 3/10/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 340) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Referred to FIN, referral sheet 27 |
| 3/23/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-25-09 2:00 PM in House conference room 308. |
| 3/25/2009 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Aquino, Awana, Brower, Choy, Coffman, Har, Keith-Agaran, C. Lee, Nishimoto, Sagum, Tokioka, Wooley, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Pine. |
| 4/8/2009 | H | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1604) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 4/9/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Berg, Herkes, Karamatsu, Keith-Agaran, McKelvey, Mizuno, Morita, Takai, Tokioka excused (9). |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Morita, Takai excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 523). |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Senate disagrees with House amendments. |
| 4/16/2009 | H | Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 650). |
| 4/17/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: English, Chair; Kim, Co-Chair(s); Slom. |
| 4/20/2009 | H | House conferees appointed: M. Oshiro Chair; Har, Ward. |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 655). |
| 4/20/2009 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 710). |
| 4/21/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-09 10:00AM in conference room 225. |
| 4/22/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-09 10:00AM in conference room 225. |
| 4/28/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-09 10:00 AM 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) English, Kim, Slom; 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: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, Har; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. |
| 5/1/2009 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 93). |
| 5/1/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-05-09. |
| 5/1/2009 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 93) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 5/1/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-05-09. |
| 5/5/2009 | S | Deferred until 05-07-09. |
| 5/5/2009 | H | Deferred to Thursday, 05-07-09. |
| 5/7/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Bertram, Takai excused (2). |
| 5/7/2009 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 17 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 8 Excused: Baker, Chun Oakland, English, Fukunaga, Ige, Ihara, Nishihara, Takamine. |
| 5/7/2009 | H | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 788). |
| 5/8/2009 | S | Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 730). |
| 5/8/2009 | S | Enrolled to Governor. |
| 6/30/2009 | H | Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 465) |
| 6/30/2009 | S | Notice of Intent to veto dated 06-30-09 (Gov. Msg. No. 781) |
| 7/15/2009 | S | Vetoed on 07-15-09 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 830). |
| 7/15/2009 | H | Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 528). |
| 7/15/2009 | S | Veto overridden - 2/3's vote: Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). |
| 7/15/2009 | H | Veto overridden by 2/3's vote with 43 Ayes; 4 Noes Representative(s) Ching, Finnegan, Marumoto, McKelvey; and 4 Excused Representative(s) Berg, Takai, Thielen, Ward. |
| 7/16/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 734) motion to override veto that was approved and carried by a 2/3 vote by the members of the House. |
| 7/16/2009 | S | Veto override, Special Session 2009, Act 31 on 07-15-09. |