| 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 | |
| 1/29/2002 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTJUD | |
| 1/30/2002 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJUD | 6 0 0 |
| 1/31/2002 | Senate/committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 2/4/2002 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/4/2002 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 28 0 1 |
| 2/5/2002 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/5/2002 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 25 0 4 |
| 2/5/2002 | Senate/to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/5/2002 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 2/6/2002 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/7/2002 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTJUD | |
| 2/28/2002 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTJUD | 12 0 1 |
| 2/28/2002 | House Comm Report Favorable | HSTJUD | |
| 2/28/2002 | House Read 2nd Time | 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 | 74 0 1 |
| 3/6/2002 | House Signed by Speaker/Enrolled | SPRES | |
| 3/7/2002 | Senate/signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/8/2002 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/13/2002 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/15/2002 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/18/2002 | Senate/to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/18/2002 | Governor Signed | ELTGOV |