| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/18/2002 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/18/2002 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 12/18/2002 | Senate/received from LRGC | SINTRO | |
| 12/18/2002 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | S2ND | |
| 12/18/2002 | Senate/placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 12/18/2002 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | S2ND | |
| 12/18/2002 | Senate/read 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | S2ND | |
| 12/18/2002 | Senate/pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | HCLERK | 27 0 2 |
| 12/18/2002 | Senate/to House | HCLERK | |
| 12/18/2002 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 12/18/2002 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 12/18/2002 | House Under Suspension of the Rules | HSTRUL | |
| 12/18/2002 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDHB | |
| 12/18/2002 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDHB | |
| 12/18/2002 | House Passed 3rd Reading | HSPKR | 74 0 1 |
| 12/18/2002 | House Signed by Speaker sent Senate | SPRES | |
| 12/18/2002 | Senate/received from House | SPRES | |
| 12/18/2002 | Senate/signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 12/19/2002 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 12/19/2002 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 12/19/2002 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 12/20/2002 | Senate/to Governor | EGOV | |
| 1/3/2003 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |