| Date | | Status Text |
| 1/26/2009 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/28/2009 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/30/2009 | S | Referred to HMS, JGO. |
| 2/5/2009 | S | The committee(s) on HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-09 1:45 PM in conference room 016. |
| 2/12/2009 | S | The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chun Oakland, Ihara, Green; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hemmings. |
| 2/20/2009 | S | Reported from HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 405) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JGO. |
| 2/20/2009 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JGO. |
| 2/27/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO will hold a public decision making on 03-02-09 10:30am in conference room 016. |
| 3/2/2009 | S | The committee(s) on JGO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JGO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Takamine, Gabbard, Nishihara, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda. |
| 3/6/2009 | S | Reported from JGO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 771) 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. 261) in amended form (SD 2). |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Referred to HUS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 27 |
| 3/12/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by HUS on Monday, 03-16-09 8:00 AM in House conference room 329. |
| 3/16/2009 | H | The committees on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Mizuno, Brower, Belatti, Nishimoto, Shimabukuro, Yamane, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Bertram, Carroll. |
| 3/18/2009 | H | Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1013), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD. |
| 3/19/2009 | H | Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting no (0) and Chang, Luke, Mizuno, Saiki, Souki, Takai, Thielen excused (7). |
| 3/20/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 03-24-09 2:00PM in House conference room 325. |
| 3/24/2009 | H | The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Karamatsu, Ito, Belatti, Cabanilla, Carroll, Herkes, Luke, Mizuno, Morita, B. Oshiro, Souki, Tsuji, Wakai, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: McKelvey. |
| 3/25/2009 | H | Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1295) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN. |
| 3/27/2009 | H | Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting no and Chang, Herkes, McKelvey, Pine, Takai, Tokioka excused. |
| 4/1/2009 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 04-03-09 2:00PM in House 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, Pine, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Awana, Keith-Agaran. |
| 4/9/2009 | H | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1679) as amended in HD 2, 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 2 with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla, Morita, Takai excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 4/16/2009 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 491). |
| 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: Mizuno, Ito, Brower Co-Chairs; Ward. |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 655). |
| 4/20/2009 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Chun Oakland, Chair; Taniguchi, Co-Chair(s); Slom. |
| 4/20/2009 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
| 4/21/2009 | H | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-22-09 1:30pm in conference room 229. |
| 4/22/2009 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-09 1:30pm in conference room 229. |
| 4/28/2009 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-09 9:00am in conference room 229. |
| 5/1/2009 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-09 at 11:20am in Conference Room 229. |
| 5/1/2009 | 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) Chun Oakland, Taniguchi, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 5/1/2009 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Ito, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Brower. |
| 5/1/2009 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 141). |
| 5/1/2009 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-05-09. |
| 5/1/2009 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 141) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 5/1/2009 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-05-2009. |
| 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 none voting no (0) 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 | S | Notice of Intent to veto dated 06-30-09 (Gov. Msg. No. 781) |
| 6/30/2009 | H | Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 465) |
| 7/6/2009 | H | Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 479). |
| 7/7/2009 | S | Vetoed on 07-15-09 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 794). |