| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/23/2009 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/26/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/28/2009 | S | Referred to PSM. |
| 2/2/2009 | S | The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-09 1:15-2:45pm in conference room 229. |
| 2/5/2009 | S | The committee(s) on PSM deferred the measure until 02-19-09 1:15 PM in conference room 229. |
| 2/19/2009 | S | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Espero, English, Kidani, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Gabbard, Galuteria. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 569) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). |
| 3/6/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-09. |
| 3/10/2009 | S | 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. 186) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 28 |
| 3/16/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Thursday, 03-19-09 10:00 AM in House conference room 309. |
| 3/19/2009 | H | The committees on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Hanohano, Aquino, Awana, Keith-Agaran, M. Lee, Nakashima, Rhoads, Saiki, Souki, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Pine; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takumi. |
| 3/23/2009 | H | Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1132), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. |
| 3/24/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading 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 11:00AM in House conference room 308. |
| 4/1/2009 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Aquino, Awana, Brower, Choy, Coffman, Har, Keith-Agaran, C. Lee, Nishimoto, Sagum, Tokioka, Wooley, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Pine, Ward. |
| 4/9/2009 | H | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1672) as amended in HD 1, 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 1 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. 464). |
| 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: Espero, Chair; Bunda, Kidani, Hemmings. |
| 4/20/2009 | H | House conferees appointed: Hanohano, M. Lee Co-Chairs; Aquino, Pine. |
| 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). |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-09 9:30am in conference room 312. |
| 4/22/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-09 10:00 AM in conference room 312. |
| 4/24/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-09 9:30am in conference room 312. |
| 4/28/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-09 9:30am in conference room 312. |
| 4/29/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-09 9:30 AM in conference room 312. |
| 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) Espero, Bunda, Kidani; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Hemmings; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/30/2009 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Hanohano, M. Lee, Aquino; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pine. |
| 5/1/2009 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 96). |
| 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. 96) 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). 23 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 2 No(es): Senator(s) Hemmings, Slom. 0 Excused: none. |
| 5/5/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Finnegan voting no (1) and Representative(s) Bertram, Takai excused (2). |
| 5/5/2009 | 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. 825). |
| 7/15/2009 | H | Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 523). |
| 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 41 Ayes; 6 Noes Representative(s) Ching, Finnegan, Har, Marumoto, McKelvey, Pine; 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 24 on 07-15-09. |