| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/28/2009 | H | Introduced and Passed First Reading |
| 1/30/2009 | H | Referred to WLO, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
| 2/3/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by WLO on Monday, 02-09-09 9:00am in House conference room 325. |
| 2/9/2009 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 02-13-2009. |
| 2/10/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-13-09 9:00am in conference room 325. |
| 2/13/2009 | H | The committees on WLO recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Ito, Har, Chang, Coffman, Luke, Morita, Sagum, Ching, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla, Chong, Herkes, C. Lee. |
| 2/18/2009 | H | Reported from WLO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 423) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. |
| 2/19/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Takai, Takumi, Ward excused (3). |
| 2/27/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-09 5:00PM in House conference room 308. |
| 3/4/2009 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 17 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Aquino, Awana, Brower, Choy, Coffman, Har, Keith-Agaran, C. Lee, Nishimoto, Sagum, Tokioka, Wooley, Yamashita, Pine, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. |
| 3/6/2009 | H | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 934) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 3/6/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 3-10-09. |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takai excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 289). |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Referred to WTL, WAM. |
| 3/13/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-09 3:00pm in conference room 229. |
| 3/18/2009 | 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, Fukunaga, Takamine; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Kokubun, Hemmings. |
| 3/27/2009 | S | Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1055) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. |
| 3/27/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 4/3/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-09 9:30 AM in conference room 211. |
| 4/6/2009 | 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): Senator(s) Kim, Tsutsui, Chun Oakland, Galuteria, Hee, Hooser, Kidani, Kokubun, Tokuda; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Hemmings; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Fukunaga. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1326) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). |
| 4/9/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-09. |
| 4/14/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Hemmings, Slom). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 615) in amended form (SD 2). |
| 4/16/2009 | H | House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). |
| 4/17/2009 | S | Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 567). |
| 4/17/2009 | H | House conferees appointed: Ito, Har Co-Chairs; Wooley, Ching. |
| 4/17/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Hee, Chair; Kim, Co-Chair(s); Fukunaga. |
| 4/17/2009 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 709). |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 589). |
| 4/22/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-09 2:30pm in conference room 224. |
| 4/27/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-09 2:30PM in conference room 224. |
| 4/28/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-09 3:30 PM in conference room 224. |
| 4/29/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-09 10:30 AM in conference room 224. |
| 4/30/2009 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Ito, Har, Wooley; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ching. |
| 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) Hee, Kim, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 5/1/2009 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 118) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 5/1/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-05-2009. |
| 5/1/2009 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 118). |
| 5/1/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-05-09. |
| 5/5/2009 | S | Deferred until 05-07-09. |
| 5/5/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Bertram, Takai excused (2). |
| 5/6/2009 | S | Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 727). |
| 5/7/2009 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 23 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 2 No(es): Hemmings, Slom. 0 Excused: none. |
| 5/7/2009 | H | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 788). |
| 5/11/2009 | H | Transmitted 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) |
| 7/15/2009 | S | Vetoed on 07-15-09 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 847). |
| 7/15/2009 | H | Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 515). |
| 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 39 Ayes; 8 Noes Representative(s) Cabanilla, Ching, Finnegan, Har, Marumoto, Saiki, Souki, Tokioka; 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 15 on 07-15-09. |