| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/26/2009 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/28/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/30/2009 | S | Referred to TIA. |
| 2/6/2009 | S | The committee(s) on TIA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-09 1:30pm in conference room 224. |
| 2/11/2009 | S | The committee(s) on TIA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TIA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) English, Espero, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Slom. |
| 2/25/2009 | S | Reported from TIA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 445) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 2/25/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. |
| 2/25/2009 | S | One Day Notice 03-05-09. |
| 3/5/2009 | S | Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Hemmings). Transmitted to House. |
| 3/5/2009 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 39). |
| 3/6/2009 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Referred to TRN, WLO, referral sheet 26 |
| 3/13/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Monday, 03-16-09 9:00 AM in House conference room 309. |
| 3/16/2009 | H | The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Souki, Awana, Aquino, Hanohano, M. Lee, Nakashima, Rhoads, Takumi, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Keith-Agaran, Saiki, Pine. |
| 3/23/2009 | H | Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1151) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WLO. |
| 3/24/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WLO with none voting no (0) and Takai excused (1). |
| 3/27/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by WLO on Monday, 03-30-09 9:00 AM in House conference room 325. |
| 3/30/2009 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 04-04-09. |
| 4/1/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for decision-making on Friday, 04-03-09 10:30AM in House conference room 325. |
| 4/3/2009 | H | The committees on WLO recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Ito, Har, Chang, Chong, Coffman, Herkes, Luke, Morita, Sagum, Ching, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla, C. Lee. |
| 4/7/2009 | H | Reported from WLO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1569), recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 4/7/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Luke, Mizuno, Saiki, Takai excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 4/8/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 393). |
| 4/8/2009 | S | Deferred until 04-09-09. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-14-09. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | One Day Notice 04-14-09. |
| 4/14/2009 | S | Passed Final Reading. 25 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/14/2009 | S | Enrolled to Governor. |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Received notice of agreement (Sen. Com. No. 485). |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 485). |
| 4/23/2009 | H | Act 016, on 4/23/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 302). |
| 4/23/2009 | S | Act 016, 4/23/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 627). |