| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/29/2003 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/29/2003 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/9/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 1/15/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HDOCKET | |
| 1/15/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HDOCKET | |
| 1/19/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HDOCKET | |
| 1/19/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/19/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTNAE | |
| 1/20/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTNAE | |
| 1/20/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTNAE | 11 0 3 |
| 1/20/2004 | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | HSTNAE | |
| 1/21/2004 | House/ comm rpt fav/ amended/ placed on Consent | HSTNAE | |
| 1/21/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | HCON | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | HCON | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 70 0 5 |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 1/26/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 1/27/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/27/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTNAE | |
| 2/2/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTNAE | 5 0 3 |
| 2/2/2004 | Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | SSTNAE | |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ placed on Consent Cal | SSTNAE | |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | SCON | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | SCON | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | SPRES | 21 0 8 |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate/ signed by President to House | HSPKR | |
| 2/6/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 2/9/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent for enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/12/2004 | Received from House for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/12/2004 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/8/2004 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | HCLERK | |
| 3/15/2004 | House/ enrolled bill to Printing | HCLERK | |
| 3/15/2004 | House/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/15/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |