| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/24/2002 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/24/2002 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/24/2002 | Senate/received from LRGC | SINTRO | |
| 1/25/2002 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/28/2002 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTJUD | |
| 1/30/2002 | Senate Comm - Held | SSTJUD | |
| 2/1/2002 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTJUD | |
| 2/4/2002 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTJUD | |
| 2/4/2002 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJUD | 6 0 0 |
| 2/4/2002 | Bill Distributed | SSTJUD | |
| 2/5/2002 | Senate/comm report/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 2/5/2002 | Senate/placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/6/2002 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/6/2002 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 23 0 6 |
| 2/7/2002 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/7/2002 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 22 0 7 |
| 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 | HSTJUD | |
| 2/28/2002 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTJUD | 9 0 4 |
| 2/28/2002 | House Comm Report Favorable | HSTJUD | |
| 2/28/2002 | House Read 2nd Time | HSTRUL | |
| 3/6/2002 | House / Enacting Clause Struck | SSEC | |
| 3/6/2002 | House Sent to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/6/2002 | Senate/filed | SFILE |