| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/23/2009 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/26/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/28/2009 | S | Referred to TIA, CPN. |
| 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 deferred the measure until 02-18-09 1:15pm in conference room 224. |
| 2/18/2009 | S | The committee(s) on TIA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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. |
| 2/20/2009 | S | Reported from TIA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 320) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN. |
| 2/20/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
| 2/25/2009 | S | The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 03-03-09 9:30am in conference room 229. |
| 3/3/2009 | S | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Ige, Espero, Ihara, Sakamoto, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Green. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 743) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). |
| 3/6/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-09. |
| 3/10/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). 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. 139) in amended form (SD 2). |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Referred to EBM, CPC/JUD, referral sheet 27 |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by EBM on Tuesday, 03-17-09 7:30AM in House conference room 312. |
| 3/17/2009 | H | The committees on EBM recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Choy, Evans, Tokioka, Tsuji, Wakai, Wooley, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Berg, Manahan. |
| 3/24/2009 | H | Reported from EBM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1179) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC/JUD. |
| 3/25/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC/JUD with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Sagum, Saiki, Takai excused (3). |
| 3/27/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC/JUD on Monday, 03-30-09 2:00PM in House conference room 325. |
| 3/30/2009 | H | The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Herkes, Wakai, Cabanilla, Ito, Karamatsu, Mizuno, Morita, Souki, Tsuji, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Carroll, Luke, McKelvey. |
| 3/30/2009 | H | The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Karamatsu, Ito, Cabanilla, Herkes, Mizuno, Morita, Souki, Tsuji, Wakai, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Carroll, Luke, McKelvey, B. Oshiro. |
| 4/8/2009 | H | Reported from CPC/JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1591) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 4/8/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-2009. |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting no (0) and Morita, Takai excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 442). |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Senate disagrees with House amendments. |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: English, Chair; Baker, Co-Chair(s); 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: McKelvey, Herkes, Karamatsu Co-Chairs; Marumoto. |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 655). |
| 4/21/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-09 10:00AM in conference room 225. |
| 4/22/2009 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-09 10:00AM in conference room 225. |
| 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: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) English, Baker, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/28/2009 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Herkes, Karamatsu, Marumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/30/2009 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 70). |
| 4/30/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-05-09. |
| 4/30/2009 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 70) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 4/30/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-05-09. |
| 5/5/2009 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 25 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. |
| 5/5/2009 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Choy, C. Lee voting no (2) and Representative(s) Bertram, Takai excused (2). |
| 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) |
| 7/16/2009 | S | Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 177, 7/15/2009, (Gov. Msg. No. 848). |
| 7/16/2009 | H | Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 177, 7/15/2009, (Gov. Msg. No. 534). |