| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/28/2009 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/30/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/30/2009 | S | Referred to WAM. |
| 2/2/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-09 9:30am in conference room 211. |
| 2/6/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-09 9:45am in conference room 211. |
| 2/10/2009 | S | The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| 2/19/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-23-09 9:30AM in conference room 211. |
| 2/23/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Tsutsui, Chun Oakland, Galuteria, Hooser, Kidani, Kokubun, Tokuda, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) English, Fukunaga, Hee. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 559) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). |
| 3/6/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-09. |
| 3/10/2009 | S | Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 375) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Referred to FIN, referral sheet 28 |
| 3/23/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-25-09 3:00 PM in House conference room 308. |
| 3/25/2009 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| 4/1/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 04-03-09 5:00 PM in conference room 308. |
| 4/3/2009 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Aquino, Brower, Choy, Coffman, Har, C. Lee, Nishimoto, Sagum, Tokioka, Wooley, Yamashita, Pine, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Awana, Keith-Agaran. |
| 4/8/2009 | H | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1605) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 4/9/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Berg, Herkes, Karamatsu, Keith-Agaran, McKelvey, Mizuno, Morita, Takai, Tokioka excused (9). |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Morita, Takai excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 536). |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Senate disagrees with House amendments. |
| 4/16/2009 | H | Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 650). |
| 4/17/2009 | H | House conferees appointed: M. Oshiro Chair; Chong, Choy, M. Lee, Ward. |
| 4/17/2009 | H | House conferee(s) discharged: Representative(s) M. Oshiro (Co-)Chairman; Chong, Choy, M. Lee, Ward. |
| 4/17/2009 | S | Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-09 in disagreeing to the House amendments. |
| 4/17/2009 | S | Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-20-09. |
| 4/17/2009 | S | One Day Notice 04-20-09. |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 586). |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 588). |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Passed Final Reading. 25 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/20/2009 | H | Received notice of reconsideration, Senate agreement, and Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 711). |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Enrolled to Governor. |
| 5/5/2009 | H | Act 040, on 5/5/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 328). |
| 5/5/2009 | S | Act 040, 5/5/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 656). |