| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/23/2009 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/26/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/28/2009 | 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. |
| 2/5/2009 | S | The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| 2/28/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-04-09 9:30am in conference room 211. |
| 3/4/2009 | S | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, English, Galuteria, Hooser, Kidani, Kokubun, Tokuda, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Chun Oakland, Fukunaga ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Tsutsui, Hee. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 595) 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: Senator(s) Baker, Fukunaga, Gabbard, Ige, Ihara, Tokuda . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 118) 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 4:00 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: 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. |
| 4/8/2009 | H | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1608) 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 Representative(s) Morita, Takai excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 435). |
| 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 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Kim, Chair; Kokubun, Hemmings. |
| 4/17/2009 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 659). |
| 4/17/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Saturday, 04-18-09 4:00pm in conference room 309. |
| 4/18/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-18-09 at 5:30 pm in conference room 309. |
| 4/18/2009 | S | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kokubun, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/18/2009 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, Chong, Choy, M. Lee; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 586). |
| 4/20/2009 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 51) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 51). |
| 4/20/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-22-09. |
| 4/20/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-22-09. |
| 4/22/2009 | S | Recommitted to Conference Committee. |
| 4/22/2009 | H | Recommitted to Conference committee with none voting no and Representative(s) Bertram, Brower, Mizuno, Takai, Tsuji, Ward excused. |
| 4/22/2009 | S | Senator(s) Fukunaga, Tsutsui added as conferee(s). |
| 4/22/2009 | H | Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 729). |
| 4/23/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-09 3:00PM in conference room 309. |
| 4/27/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-09 2:45pm in conference room 309. |
| 4/28/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-09 2:45 PM in conference room 309. |
| 4/30/2009 | S | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kokubun, Tsutsui, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fukunaga; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/30/2009 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, Chong, Choy, M. Lee; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 5/1/2009 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 2 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 132). |
| 5/1/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 2) 05-05-09. |
| 5/1/2009 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 132) as amended in (CD 2). |
| 5/1/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-05-2009. |
| 5/5/2009 | H | Floor Amendment No. 15 offered by Rep. Wakai. |
| 5/5/2009 | H | Floor amendment failed following Roll Call vote: Ayes, 18. Noes, 31 (Representative(s) Aquino, Cabanilla, Carroll, Chang, Chong, Choy, Coffman, Evans, Har, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, M. Lee, Magaoay, Manahan, Marumoto, Mizuno, Nakashima, B. Oshiro, M. Oshiro, Pine, Rhoads, Sagum, Say, Souki, Takumi, Tokioka, Tsuji, Wooley, Yamane, Yamashita). Excused, 2 (Representative(s) Bertram, Takai). |
| 5/5/2009 | S | Floor Amendment No. 17 offered. |
| 5/5/2009 | S | Floor amendment failed following Roll Call vote: Ayes, 7. Noes, 18 (Senator(s) English, Espero, Gabbard, Galuteria, Green, Hanabusa, Hee, Hemmings, Hooser, Kidani, Kim, Kokubun, Nishihara, Sakamoto, Takamine, Taniguchi, Tokuda, Tsutsui). Excused, 0 (none). |
| 5/5/2009 | S | Deferred until 05-07-09. |
| 5/5/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with Representative(s) Belatti, Berg, Brower, Ching, Finnegan, Hanohano, Keith-Agaran, Luke, McKelvey, Morita, Saiki, Thielen, Wakai, Ward voting no (14) and Representative(s) Bertram, Takai excused (2). |
| 5/6/2009 | S | Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 727). |
| 5/7/2009 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). 17 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Gabbard . 8 No(es): Senator(s) Baker, Bunda, Chun Oakland, Fukunaga, Hee, Ige, Ihara, Slom. 0 Excused: none. |
| 5/7/2009 | H | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 788). |
| 5/8/2009 | 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) |
| 7/16/2009 | S | Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 178, 7/15/2009, (Gov. Msg. No. 849). |
| 7/16/2009 | H | Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 178, 7/15/2009, (Gov. Msg. No. 535). |