| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/21/2009 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/22/2009 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/23/2009 | H | Referred to LAB, CPC/JUD, referral sheet 1 |
| 1/28/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-03-09 8:30am in House conference room 309. |
| 2/3/2009 | H | The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Rhoads, Yamashita, Aquino, Awana, Hanohano, Keith-Agaran, M. Lee, Nakashima, Saiki, Souki, Takumi, Pine; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. |
| 2/11/2009 | H | Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 205), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC/JUD. |
| 2/12/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on CPC/JUD with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takai excused (1). |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Re-referred to LAB, referral sheet 24 |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Berg, Finnegan, Takai excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 23). |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/10/2009 | S | Referred to LBR. |
| 3/16/2009 | S | The committee(s) on LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-09 2:45pm in conference room 224. |
| 3/19/2009 | S | The committee(s) on LBR deferred the measure until 03-24-09 2:45PM in conference room 224. |
| 3/24/2009 | S | The committee(s) on LBR deferred the measure until 04-02-09 2:45pm in conference room 224. |
| 4/2/2009 | S | The committee(s) on LBR deferred the measure until 04-09-09 2:45PM in conference room 224. |
| 4/7/2009 | S | The committee(s) on LBR deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 04-09-09 in conference room 224. |
| 4/7/2009 | S | The committee(s) on LBR will hold a public decision making on 04-09-09 9:55am in conference room 016. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Takamine, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Hee. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1223) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). |
| 4/9/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-09. |
| 4/14/2009 | S | Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Hemmings, Slom). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Galuteria, Tsutsui). Transmitted to House. |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 493) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 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 | Re-referred to LAB, CPC, JUD, referral sheet 57 |
| 4/17/2009 | H | House conferees appointed: Rhoads, Herkes, Karamatsu Co-Chairs; Pine. |
| 4/17/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Takamine, Chair; Hee, Taniguchi. |
| 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). |
| 4/21/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-22-09 3:00PM in conference room 312. |
| 4/21/2009 | H | House conferee(s) replaced: Representative(s) Wakai replaced Representative(s) Herkes as Co-Chairs. |
| 4/22/2009 | S | Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 666). |
| 4/23/2009 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-09 3:00pm in conference room 312. |
| 4/27/2009 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-09 3:00pm in conference room 312. |
| 4/29/2009 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Rhoads, Wakai, Pine; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Karamatsu. |
| 4/29/2009 | S | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Takamine, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hee. |
| 4/30/2009 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 31) 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. 31). |
| 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). 23 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kidani, Nishihara, Sakamoto . 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) Ching, Finnegan, Marumoto, Pine, Thielen, Ward voting no (6) 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) |
| 7/14/2009 | S | Vetoed on 07-14-09 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 813). |
| 7/14/2009 | H | Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 499). |
| 7/15/2009 | S | Veto overridden - 2/3's vote: Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Chun Oakland, Green, Ige, Ihara, Kidani, Kim, Nishihara, Sakamoto . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Hemmings, Slom). Excused, 0 (none). |
| 7/15/2009 | H | Veto overridden by 2/3's vote with 41 Ayes; 4 Noes Representative(s) Ching, Finnegan, Har, Pine; and 6 Excused Representative(s) Berg, Bertram, Marumoto, 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 1 on 07-15-09. |