| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/23/2009 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/26/2009 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/26/2009 | H | Referred to JUD, referral sheet 2 |
| 2/20/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 02-24-09 2:05pm in House conference room 325. |
| 2/24/2009 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 03-03-2009. |
| 2/27/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-03-09 2:00pm in conference room 325. |
| 3/3/2009 | H | The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Karamatsu, Ito, Belatti, Cabanilla, Luke, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Tsuji, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey, Morita, Souki, Wakai. |
| 3/4/2009 | H | Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 687) 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 none voting no (0) and Berg, Finnegan, Takai excused (3). |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Takai excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/5/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 149). |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Referred to JGO. |
| 3/17/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-09 9:30am in conference room 016. |
| 3/20/2009 | S | The committee on JGO deferred the measure. |
| 4/2/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO will hold a public decision making on 04-06-09 10:15 AM in conference room 016. |
| 4/6/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JGO were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Takamine, Bunda, Gabbard, Nishihara, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Reported from JGO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1214) 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, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 537) 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 | House conferees appointed: Karamatsu Chair; McKelvey, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Thielen. |
| 4/17/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Taniguchi, Chair; Nishihara, Slom. |
| 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). |
| 5/11/2009 | D | Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |