| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/23/2009 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/26/2009 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/26/2009 | H | Referred to LAB, EBM, referral sheet 2 |
| 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, Takumi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Souki, Pine; Noes: none; and Excused: none. |
| 2/9/2009 | H | Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 142), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EBM. |
| 2/10/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on EBM with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takai excused (1). |
| 2/20/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by EBM on Tuesday, 02-24-09 9:30 AM in House conference room 312. |
| 2/24/2009 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 03-03-09. |
| 2/25/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-03-09 9:45 AM in conference room 312. |
| 3/3/2009 | H | The committees on EBM recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Choy, Evans, Manahan, Tsuji, Wooley; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) McKelvey, Berg, Tokioka, Wakai. |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Reported from EBM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 718) as amended in HD 1, 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 1 with Representative(s) Finnegan voting no (1) and Representative(s) Takai excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 102). |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/12/2009 | 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 recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Takamine, Taniguchi, Bunda, Hee, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 3/25/2009 | S | Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 973) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 3/25/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). |
| 3/25/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 03-27-09. |
| 3/27/2009 | S | Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Baker, English, Nishihara). Transmitted to House. |
| 3/27/2009 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 431) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 3/30/2009 | H | House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). |
| 3/31/2009 | S | Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 353). |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Takamine, Chair; Taniguchi, Slom. |
| 4/16/2009 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 651). |
| 4/20/2009 | H | Reconsideration of action taken on 03-30-09. |
| 4/21/2009 | S | Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 658). |
| 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 048, 5/6/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 665). |
| 5/6/2009 | H | Act 048, on 5/6/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 336). |