| Sort by Date | | Status Text |
| 1/18/2008 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/22/2008 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/22/2008 | S | Referred to EDU, JDL. |
| 1/30/2008 | S | The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-08 at 1:15 pm in conference room 225. |
| 2/8/2008 | S | The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Sakamoto, Tokuda, Chun Oakland, Hee, Nishihara, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Slom. |
| 2/13/2008 | S | Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2265) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDL. |
| 2/13/2008 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| 2/20/2008 | S | The committee(s) on JDL will hold a public decision making on 02-22-08 at 10:00 am in conference room 016. |
| 2/22/2008 | S | The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Gabbard, Nishihara, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hee, Kokubun. |
| 2/28/2008 | S | Reported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2572) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). |
| 2/28/2008 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-08. |
| 3/4/2008 | 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. |
| 3/4/2008 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 147). |
| 3/6/2008 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/6/2008 | H | Referred to EDN, LAB, referral sheet 35 |
| 3/10/2008 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Wednesday, 03-12-08 at 2:00 pm in House conference room 309. |
| 3/12/2008 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 3/14/08. |
| 3/14/2008 | H | The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Berg, Nishimoto, Shimabukuro, Takai, Takamine, Ching; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Finnegan; 0 Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Bertram, Cabanilla, Chang, Saiki, Wakai. |
| 3/18/2008 | H | Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1229-08) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB. |
| 3/19/2008 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nakasone excused (1). |
| 3/28/2008 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 04-01-08 at 11:00 am in House conference room 309. |
| 4/1/2008 | H | The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Sonson, Evans, Har, Lee, McKelvey, Takamine, Takumi; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) Nakasone, Luke, Nishimoto, Souki, Meyer, Pine. |
| 4/3/2008 | H | Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1670-08) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 4/3/2008 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 4/8/08. |
| 4/8/2008 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nakasone, Sagum, Waters excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 4/10/2008 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 572). |
| 4/10/2008 | S | Senate disagrees with House amendments. |
| 4/10/2008 | H | Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 620). |
| 4/10/2008 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Sakamoto, Chair; Gabbard, Co-Chair(s); Taniguchi, Slom. |
| 4/11/2008 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 656). |
| 4/14/2008 | H | House conferees appointed: Takumi, Sonson Co-Chairs; Berg, Takamine, Finnegan. |
| 4/14/2008 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 728). |
| 4/16/2008 | H | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-17-08 at 10:00 am in conference room 329. |
| 4/17/2008 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-21-08 at 2:00 pm in conference room 329. |
| 4/21/2008 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-08 at 3:00 pm in conference room 329. |
| 4/23/2008 | 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) Sakamoto, Gabbard, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi. |
| 4/23/2008 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Sonson, Berg, Takamine, Finnegan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/24/2008 | S | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 28-08). |
| 4/24/2008 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 28-08) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 4/24/2008 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-29-08. |
| 4/24/2008 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-29-08. |
| 4/29/2008 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 25 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/29/2008 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nakasone excused (1). |
| 4/30/2008 | H | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 729). |
| 5/1/2008 | S | Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 824). |
| 5/5/2008 | S | Enrolled to Governor. |
| 7/9/2008 | S | Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 222, 7/8/2008, (Gov. Msg. No. 910). |
| 7/9/2008 | H | Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 222, 7/8/2008, (Gov. Msg. No. 581). |