| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/23/2009 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/26/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/28/2009 | S | Referred to ENE, WAM. |
| 1/30/2009 | S | Re-Referred to ENE/TSM, WAM. |
| 2/5/2009 | S | The committee(s) on ENE-TSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-09 2:45pm in conference room 225. |
| 2/10/2009 | S | The committee(s) on TSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Galuteria, Kidani; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Tsutsui. |
| 2/10/2009 | 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, Green, Hooser, Ihara, Kokubun; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Hemmings; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) English. |
| 2/20/2009 | S | Reported from ENE/TSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 261) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. |
| 2/20/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 2/28/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM added the measure to the public decision making scheduled on 03-03-09 9:30am in conference room 211. |
| 3/3/2009 | 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): Kim, Tsutsui, Chun Oakland, Fukunaga, Galuteria, Hooser, Kidani, Kokubun, Tokuda; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: English, Hee, Hemmings. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 643) 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, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Hemmings, Slom). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Bunda). Transmitted to House. |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 131) in amended form (SD 2). |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 27 |
| 3/17/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 03-19-09 10:00am in House conference room 325. |
| 3/19/2009 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| 3/20/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-24-09 10:30am in conference room 325. |
| 3/24/2009 | H | The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Morita, Coffman, Cabanilla, Chang, Chong, Har, Ito, C. Lee, Luke, Sagum, Ching, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Herkes. |
| 3/25/2009 | H | Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1285) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. |
| 3/27/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Chang, Herkes, McKelvey, Pine, Takai, Tokioka excused (6). |
| 4/8/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-09 4:30pm in House conference room 308. |
| 4/8/2009 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Aquino, Awana, Brower, Choy, Coffman, Har, C. Lee, Sagum, Tokioka, Yamashita, Pine, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Keith-Agaran, Nishimoto, Wooley. |
| 4/9/2009 | H | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1722) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 4/9/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-09. |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Carroll, Chang, Mizuno, Morita, Sagum, Takai excused (6). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 439). |
| 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: Gabbard, Chair; Nishihara, Tsutsui, Co-Chair(s); . |
| 4/20/2009 | H | House conferees appointed: Morita, Coffman Co-Chairs; Wooley, Thielen. |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 655). |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Senator(s) Kokubun added as conferee(s). |
| 4/20/2009 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 710). |
| 4/20/2009 | H | Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 712). |
| 4/21/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-09 1:00 PM in conference room 225. |
| 4/23/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-09 1:30pm in conference room 225. |
| 4/28/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-09 3:15 PM in conference room 225. |
| 4/29/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-09 1:30pm 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, Tsutsui, Kokubun; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara. |
| 4/30/2009 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Morita, Coffman, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Wooley. |
| 5/1/2009 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 104). |
| 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. 104) 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 Representative(s) Finnegan voting no (1) and Representative(s) Bertram, Takai excused (2). |
| 5/7/2009 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 24 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 1 No(es): Slom. 0 Excused: none. |
| 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 | 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) |
| 7/10/2009 | H | Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 490). |
| 7/10/2009 | S | Vetoed on 07-10-09 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 805). |
| 7/15/2009 | S | Veto overridden - 2/3's vote: Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Hemmings, Slom). Excused, 0 (none). |
| 7/15/2009 | H | Veto overridden by 2/3's vote with 44 Ayes; 2 Noes Representative(s) Ching, Finnegan; and 5 Excused Representative(s) Berg, Marumoto, 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 20 on 07-15-09. |