| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/28/2009 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/30/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/30/2009 | S | Referred to EDH, LBR. |
| 2/3/2009 | S | The committee(s) on EDH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-09 1:45pm in conference room 225. |
| 2/6/2009 | S | The committee(s) on EDH deferred the measure until 02-11-09 1:15 PM in conference room 225. |
| 2/11/2009 | S | The committee(s) on EDH deferred the measure until 02-18-09 1:15pm in conference room 225. |
| 2/18/2009 | S | The committee(s) on EDH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Sakamoto, Kidani, Chun Oakland, Galuteria, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Tsutsui. |
| 2/20/2009 | S | Reported from EDH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 279) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to LBR. |
| 2/20/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to LBR. |
| 2/20/2009 | S | The committee(s) on LBR will hold a public decision making on 02-24-09 2:45 PM in conference room 224. |
| 2/24/2009 | S | The committee(s) on LBR deferred the measure until 03-03-09 2:45pm in conference room 224. |
| 3/3/2009 | S | The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBR were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Takamine, Taniguchi, Hee; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Slom. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 756) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | One Day Notice 03-10-09. |
| 3/10/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. 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. 354) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Referred to EDN/LAB, FIN, referral sheet 27 |
| 3/16/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN/LAB on Wednesday, 03-18-09 3:00pm in House conference room 309. |
| 3/18/2009 | H | The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Berg, Bertram, Chang, Hanohano, Manahan, Nakashima, Rhoads, Shimabukuro, Yamane, Ching, Finnegan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Saiki. |
| 3/18/2009 | H | The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Rhoads, Yamashita, Aquino, Awana, Hanohano, Keith-Agaran, M. Lee, Nakashima, Souki, Takumi, Pine; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Saiki. |
| 3/23/2009 | H | Reported from EDN/LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1148) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. |
| 3/24/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Takai excused (1). |
| 3/30/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-01-09 10:00AM in House conference room 308. |
| 4/1/2009 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Aquino, Awana, Brower, Choy, Coffman, Keith-Agaran, C. Lee, Nishimoto, Tokioka, Wooley, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Har, Sagum, Pine. |
| 4/9/2009 | H | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1634), recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 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. 528). |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Senate disagrees with House amendments. |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Sakamoto, Chair; Takamine, Co-Chair(s); Bunda, Kidani, Slom. |
| 4/16/2009 | H | Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 650). |
| 4/16/2009 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 653). |
| 4/20/2009 | H | House conferees appointed: Takumi, Rhoads, C. Lee Co-Chairs; Nakashima, Ching. |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 655). |
| 4/21/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-09 10:00am in conference room 329. |
| 4/27/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-09 9:00 AM in conference room 329. |
| 4/29/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-09 10:30am in conference room 329. |
| 4/30/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-09 10:30am in conference room 329. |
| 5/1/2009 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-09 at 1:00pm in Conference Room 329. |
| 5/1/2009 | S | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Sakamoto, Takamine, Bunda, Kidani; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Slom. |
| 5/1/2009 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Rhoads, C. Lee, Nakashima, Ching; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 5/1/2009 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 101). |
| 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. 101) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 5/1/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-05-09. |
| 5/5/2009 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 25 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. |
| 5/5/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Bertram, Hanohano, Takai excused (3). |
| 5/5/2009 | H | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 779). |
| 5/6/2009 | S | Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 727). |
| 5/7/2009 | 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. 833). |
| 7/15/2009 | H | Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 531). |