| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/6/2003 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/6/2003 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/17/2003 | Senate/received from LRGC | SINTRO | |
| 1/17/2003 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SINTRO | |
| 1/20/2003 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/27/2003 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTGOP | |
| 1/29/2003 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTGOP | 3 2 2 |
| 1/30/2003 | Senate/committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 1/30/2003 | Senate/under suspension of the rules | S2ND | |
| 1/30/2003 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/6/2003 | Senate/substitute | SSUB | |
| 2/6/2003 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 20 9 0 |
| 2/7/2003 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/7/2003 | Senate/floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 2/7/2003 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 19 10 0 |
| 2/7/2003 | Senate/motion to reconsider passed | S3RD | |
| 2/10/2003 | Senate/under suspension of the rules | S3RD | |
| 2/10/2003 | Senate/floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 2/10/2003 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 18 7 4 |
| 2/10/2003 | Senate/to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/10/2003 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 2/11/2003 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/11/2003 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTGOC | |
| 2/19/2003 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTGOC | 8 0 3 |
| 2/19/2003 | House Comm Report Favorable | HSTGOC | |
| 2/19/2003 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/19/2003 | House Return to Rules / Fiscal Impact | HSTRUL | |
| 2/28/2003 | House Under Suspension of the Rules | H3RDSB | |
| 2/28/2003 | House Rules Comm to 3rd Reading Calendar | H3RDSB | |
| 3/3/2003 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/3/2003 | House Amended | H3RDSB | |
| 3/3/2003 | House Passed 3rd Reading | SSEC | 39 35 1 |
| 3/3/2003 | House Sent to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/4/2003 | Senate/received from House | SCURCAL | |
| 3/4/2003 | Senate/refuses to concur in House amend | HCLERK | |
| 3/4/2003 | Senate/to House | HCLERK | |
| 3/4/2003 | House Received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/4/2003 | House Refused to Recede from Amendments | CONCOM | |
| 3/4/2003 | House Conference Comm Appointed | CONCOM | |
| 3/4/2003 | Senate/received from House | CONCOM | |
| 3/4/2003 | Senate Conference Comm Appointed | CONCOM | |
| 3/4/2003 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Comm | CONCOM | |
| 3/4/2003 | House Substituted | CONCOM | |
| 3/4/2003 | House Conference Comm Rpt Adopted | CONCOM | 43 30 2 |
| 3/4/2003 | House Sent to Senate | CONCOM | |
| 3/4/2003 | Senate/received from House | CONCOM | |
| 3/4/2003 | Senate Conference Comm Rpt Adopted | HSPKR | 18 7 4 |
| 3/4/2003 | Senate/to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/4/2003 | House Received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 3/5/2003 | House Signed by Speaker sent Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/5/2003 | Senate/received from House | SPRES | |
| 3/5/2003 | Senate/signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/5/2003 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/14/2003 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/18/2003 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/19/2003 | Senate/to Lieutenant Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/24/2003 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |