| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/28/2009 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/30/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/30/2009 | S | Referred to EDH/WTL, JGO. |
| 2/5/2009 | S | The committee(s) on EDH-WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-09 1:30 PM in conference room 225. |
| 2/13/2009 | S | The committee(s) on EDH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Sakamoto, Kidani, Chun Oakland, Galuteria; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Tsutsui, Hemmings. |
| 2/13/2009 | 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, Kokubun, Takamine; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Fukunaga, Hemmings. |
| 2/20/2009 | S | Reported from EDH/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 379) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JGO. |
| 2/20/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JGO. |
| 2/24/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO will hold a public decision making on 02-26-09 9:00am in conference room 016. |
| 2/26/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO deferred the measure until 02-27-09 9:30am in conference room 016. |
| 2/27/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO deferred the measure until 03-02-09 10:00am in conference room 016. |
| 3/2/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO deferred the measure until 03-03-09 9:30 am in conference room 016. |
| 3/3/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JGO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Takamine, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Slom ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Gabbard. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Reported from JGO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 786) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). |
| 3/6/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-09. |
| 3/10/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Slom). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 384) in amended form (SD 2). |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Referred to WLO/HSG, referral sheet 27 |
| 3/13/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by WLO/HSG on Wednesday, 03-18-09 9:00 AM in House conference room 325. |
| 3/18/2009 | H | The committees on WLO recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Ito, Har, Cabanilla, Chang, Chong, Coffman, Herkes, C. Lee, Morita, Sagum, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Luke, Ching. |
| 3/18/2009 | H | The committees on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Cabanilla, Chong, Chang, Coffman, Har, Herkes, Ito, C. Lee, Morita, Sagum, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Luke, Ching. |
| 4/8/2009 | H | Reported from WLO/HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1598) 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 Representative(s) Cabanilla, Morita, Takai excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 542). |
| 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: Sakamoto, Chair; Hee, Taniguchi, Co-Chair(s); Kokubun, Takamine, Tsutsui, Hemmings. |
| 4/20/2009 | H | House conferees appointed: Ito, Cabanilla Co-Chairs; Chong, Har, Ching. |
| 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 04-23-09 10:00am in conference room 329. |
| 4/23/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-09 10:15am in conference room 329. |
| 4/23/2009 | S | Senator(s) Tsutsui discharged as conferee(s); Added as Co-Chair(s). |
| 4/23/2009 | H | Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 733). |
| 4/28/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-09 10:30am in conference room 329. |
| 4/29/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-09 5:15pm in conference room 329. |
| 4/29/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-09 11:15AM in conference room 329. |
| 4/30/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-09 2:45 pm in conference room 329. |
| 4/30/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-09 5:00 PM in conference room 329. |
| 4/30/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-09 11:15 AM 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, Taniguchi, Kokubun, Takamine; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Tsutsui; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hee, Hemmings. |
| 5/1/2009 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ito, Cabanilla, Chong, Har; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ching; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 5/1/2009 | S | Senator(s) Tsutsui discharged as Co-Chair(s). |
| 5/2/2009 | H | Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 778). |
| 5/1/2009 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 172). |
| 5/2/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-05-09. |
| 5/1/2009 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 172) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 5/1/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-05-2009. |
| 5/5/2009 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 18 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Ige . 7 No(es): Senator(s) Baker, Hee, Hemmings, Ihara, Kim, Slom, Tsutsui. 0 Excused: none. |
| 5/5/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Belatti, Berg, Carroll, Hanohano, Keith-Agaran, C. Lee, Luke, Morita, Saiki, Takumi voting no (10) and Representative(s) Bertram, Takai excused (2). |
| 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 | S | Notice of Intent to veto dated 06-30-09 (Gov. Msg. No. 781) |
| 6/30/2009 | H | Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 465) |
| 7/13/2009 | H | Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 497). |
| 7/13/2009 | S | Vetoed on 07-13-09 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 812). |