| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/23/2009 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/26/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/28/2009 | S | Referred to HRE/EDH. |
| 2/23/2009 | S | The committee(s) on HRE/EDH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-26-09 1:15pm in conference room 225. |
| 2/26/2009 | S | The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Sakamoto, Baker, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Kokubun, Takamine, Slom. |
| 2/26/2009 | S | The committee(s) on EDH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Sakamoto, Chun Oakland, Galuteria, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Tsutsui. |
| 3/5/2009 | S | Reported from HRE/EDH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 519) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 3/5/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. |
| 3/5/2009 | S | One Day Notice 03-06-09. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Hemmings). Transmitted to House. |
| 3/6/2009 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 56). |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Referred to EDN/LAB, FIN, referral sheet 26 |
| 3/16/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN/LAB on Wednesday, 03-18-09 3:00pm in House conference room 309. |
| 3/18/2009 | H | The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Berg, Bertram, Chang, Hanohano, Manahan, Nakashima, Rhoads, Shimabukuro, Yamane, Ching, Finnegan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Saiki. |
| 3/18/2009 | H | The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Rhoads, Yamashita, Aquino, Awana, Hanohano, Keith-Agaran, M. Lee, Nakashima, Takumi, Pine; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Saiki, Souki. |
| 3/23/2009 | H | Reported from EDN/LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1146), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. |
| 3/24/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Takai excused (1). |
| 3/30/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-01-09 10:00AM in House conference room 308. |
| 4/1/2009 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Aquino, Awana, Brower, Choy, Coffman, Keith-Agaran, C. Lee, Nishimoto, Tokioka, Wooley, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Har, Sagum, Pine. |
| 4/9/2009 | H | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1649) as amended in HD 1, 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 1 with none voting no (0) and Morita, Takai excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Senate disagrees with House amendments. |
| 4/16/2009 | H | Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 650). |
| 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 | 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 041, on 5/5/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 329). |
| 5/5/2009 | S | Act 041, 5/5/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 657). |