| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/23/2009 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/26/2009 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/26/2009 | H | Referred to WLO, referral sheet 2 |
| 2/20/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by WLO on Monday, 02-23-09 9:30 AM in House conference room 325. |
| 2/23/2009 | H | The committees on WLO recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Ito, Har, Cabanilla, Chang, Chong, Coffman, Herkes, C. Lee, Luke, Sagum, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Morita; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ching. |
| 3/4/2009 | H | Reported from WLO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 665) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Ching voting no (1) and Representative(s) Berg, Finnegan, Takai excused (3). |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cabanilla, Ching, McKelvey voting no (3) and Representative(s) Takai excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 119). |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Referred to EDT. |
| 3/13/2009 | S | The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-09 1:15pm in conference room 016. |
| 3/20/2009 | S | The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Baker, Ige, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hee. |
| 3/23/2009 | S | Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 907) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 3/23/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). |
| 3/23/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 03-25-09. |
| 3/25/2009 | S | Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) English). Transmitted to House. |
| 3/25/2009 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 428) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 3/27/2009 | H | House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). |
| 3/30/2009 | S | Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 352). |
| 4/2/2009 | H | Reconsideration of action taken on 3/27/2009. |
| 4/3/2009 | S | Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 357). |
| 4/3/2009 | H | House agrees to Senate amendment(s). |
| 4/3/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with Representative(s) Cabanilla, Ching, Rhoads voting no (3) and Representative(s) Awana, Keith-Agaran, McKelvey, Nishimoto, Takai excused (5). |
| 4/3/2009 | H | Transmitted to Governor. |
| 4/6/2009 | S | Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 373). |
| 4/15/2009 | S | Act 004, 4/14/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 608). |
| 4/15/2009 | H | Act 004, on 4/14/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 289). |