| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 2/1/2002 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 2/4/2002 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/4/2002 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/25/2002 | Numbered | SSTRUL | |
| 2/25/2002 | Bill Distributed | SSTRUL | |
| 2/26/2002 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTREV | |
| 2/27/2002 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTREV | |
| 2/28/2002 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTREV | 4 0 3 |
| 2/28/2002 | Senate/committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 2/28/2002 | Senate/under suspension of the rules | S2ND | |
| 2/28/2002 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/28/2002 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 22 0 7 |
| 3/1/2002 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 3/4/2002 | Senate/substitute | SSUB | |
| 3/4/2002 | Bill Distributed | SSUB | |
| 3/4/2002 | Senate/substitute | SSUB | |
| 3/4/2002 | Bill Distributed | SSUB | |
| 3/4/2002 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 27 0 2 |
| 3/4/2002 | Senate/to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 3/4/2002 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 3/5/2002 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 3/6/2002 | House Under Suspension of the Rules | SSUB | |
| 3/6/2002 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/6/2002 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/6/2002 | House Passed 3rd Reading | HSPKR | 72 0 3 |
| 3/6/2002 | House Signed by Speaker sent Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/6/2002 | Senate/signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/8/2002 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/13/2002 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/14/2002 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/14/2002 | Senate/to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/18/2002 | Governor Signed | ELTGOV |