| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/21/2009 | S | Introduced and passed First Reading. |
| 1/23/2009 | S | Referred to JGO. |
| 2/27/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-03-09 9:30 AM in conference room 016. |
| 3/3/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JGO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Takamine, Nishihara, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Gabbard. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Reported from JGO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 588) 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. 83) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Referred to JUD, referral sheet 28 |
| 3/16/2009 | H | Re-referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 30 |
| 3/17/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Friday, 03-20-09 9:30am in House conference room 309. |
| 3/20/2009 | H | The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Rhoads, Yamashita, Aquino, Awana, Hanohano, Keith-Agaran, M. Lee, Nakashima, Saiki, Takumi, Pine; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Souki. |
| 3/24/2009 | H | Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1206) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. |
| 3/25/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Sagum, Saiki, Takai excused (3). |
| 4/1/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 04-03-09 3:00PM in House 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: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Aquino, Brower, Choy, Coffman, Har, C. Lee, Nishimoto, Sagum, Tokioka, Wooley, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Pine, Ward; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Awana, Keith-Agaran. |
| 4/9/2009 | H | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1705) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 4/9/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-09. |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Morita, Takai excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 420). |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Senate disagrees with House amendments. |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Taniguchi, Chair; Takamine, Slom. |
| 4/16/2009 | H | Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 650). |
| 4/16/2009 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 653). |
| 4/20/2009 | H | House conferees appointed: Rhoads, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Pine. |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 655). |
| 4/22/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-09 3:00pm in conference room 312. |
| 4/23/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-09 3:00pm in conference room 312. |
| 4/28/2009 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Rhoads, Yamashita, Pine; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/28/2009 | S | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Takamine; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Slom. |
| 4/30/2009 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 80). |
| 4/30/2009 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 80) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 4/30/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-05-09. |
| 4/30/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-05-09. |
| 5/5/2009 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 23 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 2 No(es): Senator(s) Hemmings, Slom. 0 Excused: none. |
| 5/5/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Finnegan, Marumoto voting no (2) and Representative(s) Bertram, Chang, McKelvey, Rhoads, Takai, Takumi excused (6). |
| 5/5/2009 | H | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 779). |
| 5/6/2009 | S | Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 727). |
| 5/7/2009 | S | Enrolled to Governor. |
| 6/30/2009 | H | Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 465) |
| 6/30/2009 | S | Notice of Intent to veto dated 06-30-09 (Gov. Msg. No. 781) |
| 7/15/2009 | S | Vetoed on 07-15-09 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 819). |
| 7/15/2009 | H | Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 517). |
| 7/15/2009 | S | Veto overridden - 2/3's vote: Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Hemmings, Slom). Excused, 0 (none). |
| 7/15/2009 | H | Veto overridden by 2/3's vote with 44 Ayes; 3 Noes Representative(s) Ching, Finnegan, Marumoto; and 4 Excused Representative(s) Berg, Takai, Thielen, Ward. |
| 7/16/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 734) motion to override veto that was approved and carried by a 2/3 vote by the members of the House. |
| 7/16/2009 | S | Veto override, Special Session 2009, Act 17 on 07-15-09. |