| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/16/2002 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/16/2002 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/17/2002 | Senate/received from LRGC | SINTRO | |
| 1/21/2002 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/23/2002 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTRUL | |
| 1/24/2002 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTBLE | |
| 1/29/2002 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTBLE | |
| 1/29/2002 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTBLE | 5 0 1 |
| 1/30/2002 | Senate/comm report/ amended | S2ND | |
| 1/30/2002 | Senate/placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/31/2002 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/4/2002 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 25 0 4 |
| 2/5/2002 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/7/2002 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 18 5 6 |
| 2/7/2002 | Senate/to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/7/2002 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 2/7/2002 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/25/2002 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTBLE | |
| 2/27/2002 | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | HSTBLE | |
| 2/27/2002 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTBLE | |
| 2/27/2002 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTBLE | 6 5 4 |
| 2/27/2002 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Comm | HSTBLE | |
| 2/27/2002 | Bill Distributed | HSTBLE | |
| 2/28/2002 | House Comm Rpt Fav/Substituted/ Amended | HSUB | |
| 2/28/2002 | House Read 2nd Time | HSTRUL | |
| 3/4/2002 | House Under Suspension of the Rules | HSTRUL | |
| 3/4/2002 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/5/2002 | 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules Comm | HSTRUL | |
| 3/6/2002 | House Under Suspension of the Rules | HSTRUL | |
| 3/6/2002 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/6/2002 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/6/2002 | House Passed 3rd Reading | SSEC | 67 0 8 |
| 3/6/2002 | House Sent to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/6/2002 | Senate/received from House | SCURCAL | |
| 3/6/2002 | Senate/placed on Concurrence Calendar | SCURCAL | |
| 3/6/2002 | Senate/concurs with House amendments | HCLERK | 27 0 2 |
| 3/6/2002 | Senate/to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/6/2002 | House Received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 3/7/2002 | House Signed by Speaker sent Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/11/2002 | Senate/received from House | SPRES | |
| 3/11/2002 | Senate/signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/11/2002 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/14/2002 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/15/2002 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/15/2002 | Senate/to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/18/2002 | Governor Signed | ELTGOV |