| Date | Chamber |  Action | 
  1/12/2009 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford |   1/14/2009 | House | First Reading |   1/14/2009 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |   2/4/2009 | House | Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee |   2/10/2009 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee |   2/10/2009 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee;  by Voice Vote |   2/10/2009 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee;  017-000-000 |   2/10/2009 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |   2/11/2009 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |   2/11/2009 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |   2/19/2009 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |   2/20/2009 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |   2/20/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 25, 2009 |   2/26/2009 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |   2/27/2009 | Senate | First Reading |   2/27/2009 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |   4/6/2009 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |   4/6/2009 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |   4/22/2009 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |   4/29/2009 | Senate | Postponed - Judiciary |   5/1/2009 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |   5/6/2009 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary;  009-000-000 |   5/6/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009 |   5/14/2009 | Senate | Second Reading |   5/14/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009 |   5/15/2009 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |   5/15/2009 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 |   5/15/2009 | House | Passed Both Houses |   6/12/2009 | House | Sent to the Governor |   8/11/2009 | House | Governor Approved |   8/11/2009 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2010 |   8/11/2009 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0228 |