| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/22/2003 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/22/2003 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/22/2003 | Senate/received from LRGC | SINTRO | |
| 1/23/2003 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/31/2003 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTRUL | |
| 2/3/2003 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTEDU | |
| 2/6/2003 | Senate Comm - Not Considered | SSTEDU | |
| 2/11/2003 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTEDU | |
| 2/11/2003 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTEDU | |
| 2/11/2003 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTEDU | 6 0 2 |
| 2/11/2003 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Committee | SSTEDU | |
| 2/12/2003 | Senate/comm report/ substitute/ amended | SSUB | |
| 2/12/2003 | Senate/placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/17/2003 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/21/2003 | Senate/substitute | SSUB | |
| 2/21/2003 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 26 1 2 |
| 2/24/2003 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/24/2003 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 27 0 2 |
| 2/24/2003 | Senate/to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/24/2003 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 2/24/2003 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/24/2003 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTLAW | |
| 2/26/2003 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTLAW | 9 1 1 |
| 2/27/2003 | House Comm Report Favorable | HSTLAW | |
| 2/27/2003 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/5/2003 | House / Enacting Clause Struck | SSEC | |
| 3/5/2003 | House Sent to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/5/2003 | Senate/filed | SFILE |