| 1/6/2009 |  | (Senate) Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary |
| 1/14/2009 |  | (Senate) Senate Committee Hearing 10:15 |
| 1/15/2009 |  | (Senate) Re-referred to Appropriations |
| 1/22/2009 |  | (Senate) Committee Hearing 3:30 |
| 1/26/2009 |  | (Senate) Request return from committee |
| 1/27/2009 |  | (Senate) Second reading, passed, Yes-47, No 0 |
| 1/28/2009 |  | (House) Received from Senate |
| 2/25/2009 |  | (House) Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary |
| 3/9/2009 |  | (House) Committee hearing at 9:00 |
| 3/18/2009 |  | (House) Reported back amended, do pass, amendment yes 11, no 0 |
| 3/19/2009 |  | (House) Amendment adopted, placed on calendar |
| 3/20/2009 |  | (House) Second reading, passed as amended, yes 83, no 0 |
| 3/20/2009 |  | Returned to Senate |
| 4/10/2009 |  | (Senate) Refused to concur |
| 4/10/2009 |  | (Senate) Conference committee appointed Senators Lyson, Olafson, and Nelson |
| 4/15/2009 |  | (House) Conference committee appointed Senators Klemin, Koppelman, and Wolf |
| 4/22/2009 |  | (Senate) Appointed Sen. Schneider to replace Sen. Nelson on conference committee |
| 4/22/2009 |  | (Senate) Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accede) |
| 4/23/2009 |  | (Senate) Conference committee report adopted |
| 4/23/2009 |  | (Senate) Second reading, passed; yes 46, no 0 |
| 4/23/2009 |  | (House) Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accede) |
| 4/24/2009 |  | (House) Conference committee report adopted |
| 4/27/2009 |  | (House) Signed by Speaker |
| 4/28/2009 |  | (Senate) Signed by President |
| 4/28/2009 |  | (Senate) Sent to Governor |