| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/26/2009 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/28/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/30/2009 | S | Referred to EDT, CPN. |
| 2/9/2009 | S | Re-Referred to CPN. |
| 2/27/2009 | S | The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-03-09 10:00am 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: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Ige, Espero, Ihara, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Green, Sakamoto. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 549) 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. 254) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Referred to CPC, JUD, referral sheet 28 |
| 3/13/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Monday, 03-16-09 2:20PM in House conference room 325. |
| 3/16/2009 | H | The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Herkes, Wakai, Cabanilla, Ito, Karamatsu, Luke, McKelvey, Mizuno, Souki, Tsuji, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Belatti, Carroll, Morita. |
| 3/24/2009 | H | Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1187) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD. |
| 3/25/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting no (0) and Sagum, Saiki, Takai excused (3). |
| 3/31/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 04-02-09 3:45pm in House conference room 325. |
| 4/2/2009 | H | The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Karamatsu, Ito, Belatti, Cabanilla, Luke, McKelvey, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Tsuji, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Carroll, Herkes, Morita, Souki, Wakai. |
| 4/7/2009 | H | Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1568), recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 4/7/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Luke, Mizuno, Saiki, Takai excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 4/8/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 392). |
| 4/8/2009 | S | Deferred until 04-09-09. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-14-09. |
| 4/9/2009 | S | One Day Notice 04-14-09. |
| 4/14/2009 | S | Passed Final Reading. 25 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/14/2009 | S | Enrolled to Governor. |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Received notice of agreement (Sen. Com. No. 485). |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 485). |
| 4/29/2009 | H | Act 023, on 4/29/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 309). |
| 4/29/2009 | S | Act 023, 4/29/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 635). |