| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/24/2012 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | Legislative Research and General Counsel | |
| 1/24/2012 | Numbered Bill Made Available for Public Distributi | Legislative Research and General Counsel | |
| 1/24/2012 | Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research | Waiting for Introduction in the Senate | |
| 1/25/2012 | Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) | Senate Rules Committee | |
| 1/27/2012 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | Senate Rules Committee | |
| 1/27/2012 | Senate/ to standing committee | Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee | |
| 1/30/2012 | Senate Comm - Held | Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee | |
| 2/1/2012 | Senate Comm - Held | Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee | |
| 2/3/2012 | Senate Comm - Not Considered | Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee | |
| 2/7/2012 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee | |
| 2/7/2012 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee | |
| 2/7/2012 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee | 6 0 0 |
| 2/7/2012 | Bill Substituted by Standing Committee | Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee | |
| 2/8/2012 | Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted | Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee | |
| 2/8/2012 | Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | |
| 2/9/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | |
| 2/9/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note publicly available | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | |
| 2/15/2012 | Senate/ 2nd reading | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | |
| 2/15/2012 | Senate/ circled | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | Voice vote |
| 2/27/2012 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ strike enacting clause | Senate Secretary | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ filed | Senate Rules Committee file for defeated bills | |