| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/26/2009 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/26/2009 | Numbered Bill Made Available for Public Distributi | LRGC | |
| 1/26/2009 | LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis | LRGC | |
| 1/26/2009 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | LRGC | |
| 1/26/2009 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/28/2009 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | SSTRUL | |
| 1/28/2009 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to floor | SSTRUL | |
| 1/28/2009 | Senate/ to Printing with fiscal note | SSTRUL | |
| 1/28/2009 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTHHS | |
| 1/29/2009 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTHHS | |
| 1/29/2009 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTHHS | 4 0 2 |
| 1/30/2009 | Senate/ comm report/ amended | S2ND | |
| 2/3/2009 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/3/2009 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB |