| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/26/2009 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/28/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/30/2009 | S | Referred to PSM, LBR. |
| 2/5/2009 | S | The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-09 1:00pm in conference room 229. |
| 2/10/2009 | S | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Espero, Bunda, English, Kidani, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Galuteria. |
| 2/20/2009 | S | Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 220) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to LBR. |
| 2/20/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to LBR. |
| 2/20/2009 | S | The committee(s) on LBR will hold a public decision making on 02-24-09 2:45 PM in conference room 224. |
| 2/24/2009 | S | The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBR were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Takamine, Bunda, Hee, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi. |
| 3/5/2009 | S | Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 536) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. |
| 3/5/2009 | S | One Day Notice 03-06-09. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Report adopted; 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. 71) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/10/2009 | H | Referred to EBM, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 26 |
| 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. |
| 3/19/2009 | H | Reported from EBM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1060) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB. |
| 3/20/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting no (0) and Chang, McKelvey, Morita, Takai, Thielen excused (5). |
| 3/20/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-09 10:30AM in House conference room 309. |
| 3/24/2009 | H | The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Rhoads, Aquino, Awana, Hanohano, Keith-Agaran, Nakashima, Saiki, Takumi, Pine; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Yamashita, M. Lee, Souki. |
| 3/25/2009 | H | Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1237) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. |
| 3/27/2009 | H | Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting no and Chang, Herkes, McKelvey, Pine, Takai, Tokioka excused. |
| 3/30/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-01-09 1:00PM in House conference room 308. |
| 4/1/2009 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Aquino, Awana, Brower, Choy, Coffman, Har, Keith-Agaran, C. Lee, Nishimoto, Sagum, Tokioka, Wooley, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pine. |
| 4/9/2009 | H | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1641), recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 4/14/2009 | H | Passed Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Morita, Takai excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 490). |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Senate disagrees with House amendments. |
| 4/16/2009 | H | Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 650). |
| 4/20/2009 | H | House conferees appointed: McKelvey, Rhoads, Choy Co-Chairs; Pine. |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 655). |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-09 in disagreeing to the House amendments. |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-21-09. |
| 4/20/2009 | S | One Day Notice 04-21-09. |
| 4/21/2009 | S | Passed Final Reading. 24 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 1 Excused: Sakamoto. |
| 4/21/2009 | H | Received notice of reconsideration, Senate agreement, and Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 717). |
| 4/21/2009 | S | Enrolled to Governor. |
| 5/6/2009 | H | Act 043, on 5/6/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 331). |
| 5/6/2009 | S | Act 043, 5/6/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 660). |