| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/23/2009 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/26/2009 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/26/2009 | H | Referred to FIN, referral sheet 2 |
| 1/30/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-02-09 2:00pm in House conference room 308. |
| 2/2/2009 | 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. |
| 2/3/2009 | H | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 6) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 2/3/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Morita excused (1). |
| 2/5/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Awana, Takai, Wakai excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 2/6/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 6). |
| 2/6/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 2/6/2009 | S | Referred to WAM. |
| 2/6/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-09 9:30am in conference room 211. |
| 2/10/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Tsutsui, Chun Oakland, Fukunaga, Galuteria, Hooser, Kidani, Kokubun, Tokuda, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Hee. |
| 2/11/2009 | S | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 22) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 2/11/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. |
| 2/11/2009 | S | One Day Notice 2/12/2009. |
| 2/12/2009 | S | Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Hee). Transmitted to House. |
| 2/12/2009 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 7). |
| 2/12/2009 | H | Transmitted to Governor. |
| 2/18/2009 | H | Act 001, on 2/18/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 250). |
| 2/18/2009 | S | Act 001, 2/18/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 440). |