| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/23/2002 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/23/2002 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/24/2002 | House Received from General Counsel | HINTRO | |
| 1/24/2002 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/25/2002 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTJUD | |
| 1/28/2002 | House Received Fiscal Note from Fiscal | HSTJUD | |
| 1/29/2002 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTJUD | 10 0 3 |
| 1/29/2002 | House Comm Report Favorable | HSTJUD | |
| 1/29/2002 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/7/2002 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/7/2002 | House Passed 3rd Reading | SSEC | 68 0 7 |
| 2/7/2002 | House Sent to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/7/2002 | Senate/received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/25/2002 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/25/2002 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTJUD | |
| 2/28/2002 | Senate/returned to Senate Secretary | SSEC | |
| 3/1/2002 | Senate/from Rules Comm to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/1/2002 | Senate/to Rules Committee | SSTRUL | |
| 3/1/2002 | Senate/from Rules Comm to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/4/2002 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/4/2002 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 26 0 3 |
| 3/5/2002 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 3/5/2002 | Senate/pass 3rd | SPRES | 26 0 3 |
| 3/5/2002 | Senate/signed by President to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/5/2002 | House Received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 3/5/2002 | House Signed by Speaker/Enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/5/2002 | Received from House for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/11/2002 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/13/2002 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | HCLERK | |
| 3/14/2002 | House Sent to Lieutenant Governor | ELTGOV |