| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/26/2009 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/28/2009 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/28/2009 | H | Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 3 |
| 2/4/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Monday, 02-09-09 9:00AM in House conference room 309. |
| 2/9/2009 | H | The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Souki, Awana, Aquino, Hanohano, Keith-Agaran, M. Lee, Nakashima, Rhoads, Saiki, Takumi, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pine. |
| 2/17/2009 | H | Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 281), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD. |
| 2/18/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting no (0) and Bertram, Takai, Takumi excused (3). |
| 2/27/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 03-03-09 2:00pm in House 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. |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 721) 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 none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takai excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 159). |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/12/2009 | S | Referred to TIA, JGO. |
| 3/13/2009 | S | The committee(s) on TIA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-09 1:45pm in conference room 224. |
| 3/18/2009 | S | The committee(s) on TIA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TIA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) English, Gabbard, Espero, Nishihara, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 3/25/2009 | S | Reported from TIA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 919) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JGO.
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| 3/25/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JGO. |
| 4/2/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO will hold a public decision making on 04-06-09 10:00 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. 1234) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). |
| 4/9/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-09. |
| 4/14/2009 | S | Report adopted; 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. 545) 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: Souki, Karamatsu Co-Chairs; Pine. |
| 4/17/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: English, Chair; Taniguchi, Co-Chair(s); 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). |
| 4/21/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-22-09 10:00am in conference room 225. |
| 5/11/2009 | D | Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |