| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 2/27/2012 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | Legislative Research and General Counsel | |
| 2/27/2012 | Numbered Bill Made Available for Public Distributi | Legislative Research and General Counsel | |
| 2/27/2012 | Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research | Waiting for Introduction in the Senate | |
| 2/27/2012 | Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) | Senate Rules Committee | |
| 2/28/2012 | Senate/ to standing committee | Senate Education Committee | |
| 2/29/2012 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | Senate Education Committee | |
| 2/29/2012 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | Senate Education Committee | 3 0 4 |
| 2/29/2012 | Senate/ comm rpt/ amended | Senate Education Committee | |
| 2/29/2012 | Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | |
| 3/2/2012 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | |
| 3/5/2012 | Senate/ 2nd reading | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | |
| 3/5/2012 | Senate/ floor amendment # 3 | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | Voice vote |
| 3/5/2012 | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | Senate 3rd Reading Calendar | 22 5 2 |
| 3/6/2012 | Senate/ 3rd reading | Senate 3rd Reading Calendar | |
| 3/6/2012 | Senate/ floor amendment # 4 | Senate 3rd Reading Calendar | Voice vote |
| 3/6/2012 | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | Clerk of the House | 25 4 0 |
| 3/6/2012 | Senate/ to House | Clerk of the House | |
| 3/6/2012 | House/ received from Senate | Clerk of the House | |
| 3/6/2012 | House/ 1st reading (Introduced) | House Rules Committee | |
| 3/6/2012 | House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar | House Rules Committee | |
| 3/6/2012 | House/ 2nd reading/ suspension | House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills | |
| 3/8/2012 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills | |
| 3/8/2012 | House/ 3rd reading | House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills | |
| 3/8/2012 | House/ substituted from # 0 to # 1 | House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills | Voice vote |
| 3/8/2012 | House/ passed 3rd reading | Senate Secretary | 52 21 2 |
| 3/8/2012 | House/ to Senate | Senate President | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ received from House | Senate Secretary | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar | Senate Concurrence Calendar | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ circled | Senate Concurrence Calendar | |
| 3/8/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | Senate Concurrence Calendar | |
| 3/8/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note publicly available | Senate Concurrence Calendar | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ uncircled | Senate Concurrence Calendar | Voice vote |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ refuse to concur with House amendments | Clerk of the House | Voice vote |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ to House | Clerk of the House | |
| 3/8/2012 | House/ refused to recede from House amendment | Clerk of the House | Voice vote |
| 3/8/2012 | House Conference Committee Appointed Membership | Conference Committee | |
| 3/8/2012 | House/ to Senate | Conference Committee | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ received from House | Conference Committee | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate Conference Committee Appointed Membership | Conference Committee | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ to House | Conference Committee | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ received from House | Conference Committee | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate Conference Committee Appointed Membership | Conference Committee | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ to House | Conference Committee | |
| 3/8/2012 | House Conference Committee Appointed Membership | Conference Committee | |
| 3/8/2012 | House/ to Senate | Conference Committee | |
| 3/8/2012 | House Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt | Conference Committee | Voice vote |
| 3/8/2012 | House Conference Committee - Final Passage | Conference Committee | 51 21 3 |
| 3/8/2012 | House/ to Senate | Conference Committee | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ received from House | Conference Committee | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt | Conference Committee | Voice vote |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate Conference Committee - Final Passage | House Speaker | 20 4 5 |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ to House | House Speaker | |
| 3/8/2012 | House/ received from Senate | House Speaker | |
| 3/8/2012 | House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate | Senate President | |
| 3/8/2012 | House/ to Senate | Senate President | |
| 3/9/2012 | Senate/ received from House | Senate President | |
| 3/9/2012 | Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling | Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling | |
| 3/9/2012 | Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling | Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling | |
| 3/14/2012 | Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared | Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling | |
| 3/16/2012 | Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate | Senate Secretary | |
| 3/16/2012 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | Senate Secretary | |
| 3/16/2012 | Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing | Senate Secretary | |
| 3/16/2012 | Senate/ to Governor | Executive Branch - Governor | |
| 3/26/2012 | Governor Signed | Lieutenant Governor's office for filing | |
Bill Status/Votes