| Date | Chamber |  Action | 
  2/9/2009 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman |   2/9/2009 | House | First Reading |   2/9/2009 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |   2/11/2009 | House | Assigned to State Government Administration Committee |   2/18/2009 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks |   2/19/2009 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee;  017-000-000 |   2/20/2009 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |   2/24/2009 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |   2/24/2009 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |   3/17/2009 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook |   3/17/2009 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz |   3/17/2009 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 |   3/18/2009 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |   3/18/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |   3/18/2009 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson |   3/18/2009 | Senate | First Reading |   3/18/2009 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |   4/22/2009 | Senate | Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs |   4/30/2009 | Senate | Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs;  008-000-000 |   4/30/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009 |   5/12/2009 | Senate | Second Reading |   5/12/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009 |   5/19/2009 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |   5/19/2009 | House | Passed Both Houses |   6/17/2009 | House | Sent to the Governor |   8/14/2009 | House | Governor Approved |   8/14/2009 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2010 |   8/14/2009 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0509 |