| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/21/2001 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/21/2001 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/4/2002 | Senate/received from LRGC | SINTRO | |
| 1/10/2002 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SINTRO | |
| 1/21/2002 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/21/2002 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTJUD | |
| 1/22/2002 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJUD | 5 0 1 |
| 1/23/2002 | Senate/committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 1/24/2002 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/29/2002 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 26 0 3 |
| 1/30/2002 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 1/30/2002 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 25 0 4 |
| 1/30/2002 | Senate/to House | HCLERK | |
| 1/30/2002 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 1/31/2002 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/1/2002 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTWOR | |
| 2/5/2002 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTWOR | 5 0 6 |
| 2/6/2002 | House Comm Report Favorable | HSTWOR | |
| 2/6/2002 | House Return to Rules / Fiscal Impact | HSTRUL | |
| 3/6/2002 | House / Enacting Clause Struck | SSEC | |
| 3/6/2002 | House Sent to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/6/2002 | Senate/filed | SFILE |