| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/11/2002 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/16/2002 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/17/2003 | Senate/received from LRGC | SINTRO | |
| 1/20/2003 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/20/2003 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTRUL | |
| 1/21/2003 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTJLC | |
| 1/24/2003 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 6 0 2 |
| 1/27/2003 | Senate/committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 1/27/2003 | Senate/under suspension of the rules | S2ND | |
| 1/27/2003 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/27/2003 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 23 0 6 |
| 1/28/2003 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 1/28/2003 | Senate/floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 1/28/2003 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 25 0 4 |
| 1/28/2003 | Senate/to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 1/28/2003 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 1/28/2003 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/29/2003 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTLAW | |
| 2/6/2003 | House Comm - Held | HSTLAW | 11 0 0 |
| 2/14/2003 | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | HSTLAW | |
| 2/14/2003 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTLAW | 10 0 1 |
| 2/14/2003 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Comm | HSTLAW | |
| 2/17/2003 | House Comm Rpt Favorable/Substituted | HSTLAW | |
| 2/17/2003 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/19/2003 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/19/2003 | House Passed 3rd Reading | SSEC | 58 0 17 |
| 2/19/2003 | House Sent to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/19/2003 | Senate/received from House | SCURCAL | |
| 2/19/2003 | Senate/placed on Concurrence Calendar | SCURCAL | |
| 2/21/2003 | Senate/refuses to concur in House amend | HCLERK | |
| 2/21/2003 | Senate/to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/21/2003 | House Received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/21/2003 | House Refused to Recede from Amendments | SSEC | |
| 2/21/2003 | House Conference Comm Appointed | CONCOM | |
| 2/24/2003 | Senate/received from House | CONCOM | |
| 2/24/2003 | Senate Conference Comm Appointed | CONCOM | |
| 2/26/2003 | House Conference Comm Rpt Adopted | SSEC | 68 0 7 |
| 2/26/2003 | House Sent to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/26/2003 | Senate Conference Comm Rpt Adopted | HSPKR | 21 0 8 |
| 2/26/2003 | Senate/to House | HSPKR | |
| 2/26/2003 | House Received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 2/27/2003 | House Signed by Speaker sent Senate | SPRES | |
| 2/27/2003 | Senate/received from House | SPRES | |
| 2/27/2003 | Senate/signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 2/27/2003 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/5/2003 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/11/2003 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/12/2003 | Senate/to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/15/2003 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |