| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/12/2002 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/17/2002 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/15/2003 | House Received from General Counsel | HINTRO | |
| 1/20/2003 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/21/2003 | House Received Fiscal Note from Fiscal | HSTRUL | |
| 1/23/2003 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTJUD | |
| 1/23/2003 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTJUD | 9 0 4 |
| 1/24/2003 | House Comm Report Favorable | H3RDHB | |
| 1/24/2003 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDHB | |
| 1/28/2003 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDHB | |
| 1/28/2003 | House Passed 3rd Reading | SSEC | 73 0 2 |
| 1/28/2003 | House Sent to Senate | SSEC | |
| 1/28/2003 | Senate/received from House | SINTRO | |
| 1/28/2003 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/30/2003 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTJLC | |
| 2/3/2003 | Senate Comm - Not Considered | SSTJLC | |
| 2/5/2003 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 6 0 2 |
| 2/5/2003 | Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 2/6/2003 | Senate/comm report/ placed on Consent Cal | SCON | |
| 2/6/2003 | Senate/read 2nd | SCON | |
| 2/11/2003 | Senate/read 3rd | SCON | |
| 2/11/2003 | Senate/pass 3rd | SPRES | 25 0 4 |
| 2/11/2003 | Senate/signed by President to House | HSPKR | |
| 2/11/2003 | House Received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 2/11/2003 | House Signed by Speaker/Enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 2/11/2003 | Received from House for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/14/2003 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/10/2003 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | HCLERK | |
| 3/11/2003 | House Sent to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/15/2003 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |