Brad, https://code.launchpad.net/~lifeless/launchpad/bug-759467/+merge/58262 is the branch I was mentioning. It's approved but failed the following tests in ec2:
Failing tests
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 lib/lp/bugs/doc/bugtask-status-workflow.txt

Tests with errors
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 lp.bugs.browser.tests.test_bugtarget_patches_view.TestBugListingPortletStatsView.test_bugs_with_patches_count
 lp.bugs.browser.tests.test_bugtask.TestBugTaskEditViewStatusField.test_status_field_bug_task_in_status_expired
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionBugImporter.test_privileged_user_canTransitionToStatus_from_fixreleased
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionBugImporter.test_privileged_user_canTransitionToStatus_from_wontfix
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionBugImporter.test_privileged_user_can_unset_fix_released_status
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionBugImporter.test_privileged_user_can_unset_wont_fix_status
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionBugSupervisorPerson.test_privileged_user_canTransitionToStatus_from_fixreleased
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionBugSupervisorPerson.test_privileged_user_canTransitionToStatus_from_wontfix
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionBugSupervisorPerson.test_privileged_user_can_unset_fix_released_status
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionBugSupervisorPerson.test_privileged_user_can_unset_wont_fix_status
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionBugSupervisorTeamMember.test_privileged_user_canTransitionToStatus_from_fixreleased
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionBugSupervisorTeamMember.test_privileged_user_canTransitionToStatus_from_wontfix
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionBugSupervisorTeamMember.test_privileged_user_can_unset_fix_released_status
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionBugSupervisorTeamMember.test_privileged_user_can_unset_wont_fix_status
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionBugWatchUpdater.test_privileged_user_canTransitionToStatus_from_fixreleased
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionBugWatchUpdater.test_privileged_user_canTransitionToStatus_from_wontfix
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionBugWatchUpdater.test_privileged_user_can_unset_fix_released_status
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionBugWatchUpdater.test_privileged_user_can_unset_wont_fix_status
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionForReporter.test_reporter_canTransitionToStatus
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionForReporter.test_reporter_can_unset_fix_released_status
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionForUser.test_user_canTransitionToStatus_from_fixreleased
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionForUser.test_user_canTransitionToStatus_from_wontfix
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionForUser.test_user_cannot_unset_fix_released_status
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionForUser.test_user_cannot_unset_wont_fix_status
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionJanitor.test_privileged_user_canTransitionToStatus_from_fixreleased
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionJanitor.test_privileged_user_canTransitionToStatus_from_wontfix
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionJanitor.test_privileged_user_can_unset_fix_released_status
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionJanitor.test_privileged_user_can_unset_wont_fix_status
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionOwnerPerson.test_privileged_user_canTransitionToStatus_from_fixreleased
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionOwnerPerson.test_privileged_user_canTransitionToStatus_from_wontfix
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionOwnerPerson.test_privileged_user_can_unset_fix_released_status
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionOwnerPerson.test_privileged_user_can_unset_wont_fix_status
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionOwnerTeam.test_privileged_user_canTransitionToStatus_from_fixreleased
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionOwnerTeam.test_privileged_user_canTransitionToStatus_from_wontfix
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionOwnerTeam.test_privileged_user_can_unset_fix_released_status
 lp.bugs.model.tests.test_bugtask_status.TestBugTaskStatusTransitionOwnerTeam.test_privileged_user_can_unset_wont_fix_status

it will need a merge and conflict resolution with trunk but its a small patch - I don't anticipate that being a big deal.