| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/28/2009 | H | Introduced and Passed First Reading |
| 1/30/2009 | H | Referred to HLT, CPC/JUD, referral sheet 5 |
| 2/13/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Tuesday, 02-17-09 8:30 AM in House conference room 329. |
| 2/17/2009 | H | The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Nishimoto, Brower, Mizuno, Finnegan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Bertram, Carroll, Shimabukuro. |
| 2/18/2009 | H | Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 448) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC/JUD. |
| 2/19/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC/JUD with none voting no (0) and Takai, Takumi, Ward excused (3). |
| 2/19/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC/JUD on Monday, 02-23-09 2:00pm in House conference room 325. |
| 2/23/2009 | H | The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Herkes, Wakai, Karamatsu, Luke, Mizuno, Souki, Tsuji, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cabanilla, Carroll, Ito, McKelvey, Morita. |
| 2/23/2009 | H | The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Karamatsu, Herkes, Luke, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Souki, Tsuji, Wakai, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) Ito, Belatti, Cabanilla, Carroll, McKelvey, Morita. |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Reported from CPC/JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 710) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice 03-10-09. |
| 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. 311). |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Referred to WTL, CPN. |
| 3/19/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-09 4:15 PM in conference room 229. |
| 3/23/2009 | 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, Fukunaga, Kokubun, Takamine; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Bunda, Hemmings. |
| 3/27/2009 | S | Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1076) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN. |
| 3/27/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
| 3/27/2009 | S | The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-02-09 10:00AM in conference room 229. |
| 4/2/2009 | S | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Ige, Espero, Green, Sakamoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Hemmings. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1280) 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, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Slom). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 618) 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: Yamane, Herkes, Karamatsu Co-Chairs; Tsuji, Finnegan. |
| 4/17/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Hee, Chair; Baker, Co-Chair(s); Fukunaga, Hemmings. |
| 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). |
| 4/24/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-09 3:30pm in conference room 229. |
| 4/27/2009 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Herkes, Karamatsu, Tsuji; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Finnegan. |
| 4/27/2009 | 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, Baker, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga. |
| 4/30/2009 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 32) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 4/30/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-05-09. |
| 4/30/2009 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 32). |
| 4/30/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-05-09. |
| 5/5/2009 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 24 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 1 No(es): Senator(s) 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). |
| 5/8/2009 | 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) |
| 7/6/2009 | H | Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 478). |
| 7/7/2009 | S | Vetoed on 07-06-09 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 793). |