| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/27/2009 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/28/2009 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/30/2009 | H | Referred to WLO/AGR, EDN, referral sheet 4 |
| 2/9/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by WLO/AGR on Friday, 02-13-09 9:00 AM in House conference room 325. |
| 2/13/2009 | H | The committees on WLO recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Ito, Har, Cabanilla, Chang, Chong, Coffman, Herkes, Morita, Sagum, Ching; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) C. Lee, Thielen; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Luke. |
| 2/13/2009 | H | The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tsuji, Wooley, Choy, Evans, Manahan, Tokioka, Marumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Berg, McKelvey, Wakai. |
| 2/18/2009 | H | Reported from WLO/AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 428) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EDN. |
| 2/19/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EDN with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takai, Takumi, Ward excused (3). |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Re-referred to WLO/AGR, referral sheet 24 |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Berg, Finnegan, Takai excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 34). |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/10/2009 | S | Referred to EDH, WTL. |
| 3/16/2009 | S | The committee(s) on EDH added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 03-20-09 1:30 PM in conference room 225. |
| 3/20/2009 | 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, Galuteria, Tsutsui; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chun Oakland, Hemmings. |
| 3/25/2009 | S | Reported from EDH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 943) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WTL. |
| 3/25/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WTL. |
| 3/27/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 04-01-09 2:45 PM in conference room 229. |
| 4/1/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hee, Tokuda, Bunda, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Kokubun, Takamine, Hemmings. |
| 4/7/2009 | S | Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1185) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. |
| 4/7/2009 | S | One Day Notice 04-08-09. |
| 4/8/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. |
| 4/8/2009 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 481) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 4/9/2009 | H | House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). |
| 4/14/2009 | S | Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 418). |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Sakamoto, Chair; Hee, Co-Chair(s); Galuteria, Kidani, Hemmings. |
| 4/16/2009 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 652). |
| 4/17/2009 | H | Re-referred to WLO/AGR, EDN, referral sheet 57 |
| 4/20/2009 | H | Reconsideration of action taken on 04-09-09. |
| 4/21/2009 | S | Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 661). |
| 4/21/2009 | H | House agrees to Senate amendment(s). |
| 4/21/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting no (0) and Bertram, Takai, Wooley excused (3). |
| 4/22/2009 | S | Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 664). |
| 4/21/2009 | H | Transmitted to Governor. |
| 5/6/2009 | S | Act 053, 5/6/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 670). |
| 5/6/2009 | H | Act 053, on 5/6/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 341). |