| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 11/19/2008 | LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis | LRGC | |
| 12/29/2008 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/5/2009 | Numbered Bill Made Available for Public Distributi | LRGC | |
| 1/19/2009 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | LRGC | |
| 1/26/2009 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/26/2009 | Senate/ from Rules Committee to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/27/2009 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/27/2009 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 27 0 2 |
| 1/28/2009 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | S3RD | |
| 1/28/2009 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to floor | S3RD | |
| 1/28/2009 | Senate/ to Printing with fiscal note | S3RD | |
| 1/28/2009 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 1/28/2009 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 1/28/2009 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 26 0 3 |
| 1/28/2009 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 1/28/2009 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 1/29/2009 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/29/2009 | House/ to standing committee | HSTTRA | |
| 1/30/2009 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTTRA | |
| 1/30/2009 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTTRA | 12 0 2 |
| 2/2/2009 | House/ comm report favorable/ amended | HSTTRA | |
| 2/2/2009 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/4/2009 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/4/2009 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 71 0 4 |
| 2/4/2009 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/4/2009 | House/ motion to reconsider | H3RDHB | |
| 2/4/2009 | House/ motion to reconsider/ passed | H3RDHB | |
| 2/4/2009 | House/ circled | H3RDHB | |
| 2/5/2009 | House/ uncircled | H3RDHB | |
| 2/5/2009 | House/ amended | H3RDHB | |
| 2/5/2009 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 68 0 7 |
| 2/5/2009 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/6/2009 | House/ motion to reconsider | H3RDSB | |
| 2/6/2009 | House/ motion to reconsider/ passed | H3RDSB | |
| 2/6/2009 | House/ substituted | HSUB |