| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/7/2002 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/8/2002 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/10/2002 | Senate/received from LRGC | SINTRO | |
| 1/14/2002 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SINTRO | |
| 1/21/2002 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/21/2002 | Senate/from Rules Comm to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/21/2002 | Senate/under suspension of the rules | S2ND | |
| 1/23/2002 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/23/2002 | Senate/floor amendment | S2ND | |
| 1/23/2002 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 22 3 4 |
| 1/24/2002 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 1/24/2002 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 22 2 5 |
| 1/24/2002 | Senate/to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 1/24/2002 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 1/25/2002 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/25/2002 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTEDU | |
| 1/28/2002 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTEDU | 8 0 5 |
| 1/29/2002 | House Comm Report Favorable | HSTEDU | |
| 1/29/2002 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 1/30/2002 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 1/30/2002 | House Amended | H3RDSB | |
| 1/30/2002 | House Passed 3rd Reading | SSEC | 68 0 7 |
| 1/30/2002 | House Sent to Senate | SSEC | |
| 1/30/2002 | Senate/received from House | SCURCAL | |
| 1/31/2002 | Senate/placed on Concurrence Calendar | SCURCAL | |
| 2/1/2002 | Senate/concurs with House amendments | HSPKR | 26 1 2 |
| 2/1/2002 | Senate/to House | HSPKR | |
| 2/1/2002 | House Received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 2/4/2002 | House Signed by Speaker sent Senate | SPRES | |
| 2/4/2002 | Senate/received from House | SPRES | |
| 2/5/2002 | Senate/signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 2/5/2002 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/6/2002 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/15/2002 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/15/2002 | Senate/to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/26/2002 | Governor Signed | ELTGOV |