| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/21/2003 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/21/2003 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/21/2003 | Senate/received from LRGC | SINTRO | |
| 1/21/2003 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/23/2003 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTEDU | |
| 1/27/2003 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTEDU | |
| 1/28/2003 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTEDU | 5 0 3 |
| 1/29/2003 | Senate/committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 1/29/2003 | Senate/under suspension of the rules | S2ND | |
| 1/29/2003 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/29/2003 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 26 1 2 |
| 1/30/2003 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 1/30/2003 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 27 0 2 |
| 1/30/2003 | Senate/to House | HCLERK | |
| 1/30/2003 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 1/30/2003 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/3/2003 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTPOL | |
| 2/4/2003 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTPOL | 8 0 2 |
| 2/5/2003 | House Comm Report Favorable | H3RDSB | |
| 2/5/2003 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/6/2003 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/6/2003 | House Passed 3rd Reading | HSPKR | 70 0 5 |
| 2/6/2003 | House Signed by Speaker sent Senate | SPRES | |
| 2/6/2003 | Senate/received from House | SPRES | |
| 2/6/2003 | Senate/signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 2/6/2003 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/14/2003 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/13/2003 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/14/2003 | Senate/to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/15/2003 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |