| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/17/2002 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/18/2002 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/18/2002 | Senate/received from LRGC | SINTRO | |
| 1/21/2002 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/22/2002 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTBLE | |
| 1/24/2002 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTBLE | |
| 1/25/2002 | Senate Comm - Not Considered | SSTBLE | |
| 1/29/2002 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTBLE | |
| 1/29/2002 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTBLE | 4 0 2 |
| 1/29/2002 | Bill Distributed | SSTBLE | |
| 1/30/2002 | Senate/comm report/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 1/30/2002 | Senate/placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/31/2002 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/4/2002 | Senate/floor amendment | S2ND | |
| 2/4/2002 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 27 0 2 |
| 2/5/2002 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/5/2002 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 25 0 4 |
| 2/5/2002 | Senate/to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/6/2002 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 2/7/2002 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/7/2002 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTBLE | |
| 2/27/2002 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTBLE | |
| 2/27/2002 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTBLE | 10 0 5 |
| 2/28/2002 | House Comm Report Favorable/Amended | HSTBLE | |
| 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 Under Suspension of the Rules | H3RDSB | |
| 3/6/2002 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/6/2002 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/6/2002 | House Passed 3rd Reading | HSPKR | 71 1 3 |
| 3/6/2002 | House Sent to Senate | SSEC | |
| 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 | HCLERK | |
| 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 | |
| 3/19/2002 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/20/2002 | Senate/to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/26/2002 | Governor Signed | ELTGOV |