| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/13/2002 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/17/2002 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/17/2003 | Senate/received from LRGC | SINTRO | |
| 1/20/2003 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SINTRO | |
| 1/20/2003 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/21/2003 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTJLC | |
| 1/24/2003 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 1/24/2003 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 6 0 2 |
| 1/27/2003 | Senate/comm report/ amended | 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 | 24 0 5 |
| 1/28/2003 | Senate/read 3rd | 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 | HSTGOC | |
| 1/30/2003 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTGOC | 11 0 0 |
| 1/31/2003 | House Comm Report Favorable | H3RDSB | |
| 1/31/2003 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/5/2003 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/13/2003 | House Amended | H3RDSB | |
| 2/13/2003 | House Passed 3rd Reading | SSEC | 70 0 5 |
| 2/13/2003 | House Sent to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/13/2003 | Senate/received from House | SCURCAL | |
| 2/14/2003 | Senate/concurs with House amendments | HSPKR | 27 1 1 |
| 2/14/2003 | Senate/to House | HSPKR | |
| 2/14/2003 | House Received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 2/17/2003 | House Signed by Speaker sent Senate | SPRES | |
| 2/17/2003 | Senate/received from House | SPRES | |
| 2/17/2003 | Senate/signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 2/17/2003 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/19/2003 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/11/2003 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/12/2003 | Senate/to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/21/2003 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |