| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/18/2002 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/20/2002 | 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 | |
| 1/23/2003 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTNAE | |
| 1/28/2003 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTNAE | |
| 1/28/2003 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTNAE | 6 0 2 |
| 1/29/2003 | Senate/comm report/ amended | S2ND | |
| 1/30/2003 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/30/2003 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 23 0 6 |
| 1/31/2003 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 1/31/2003 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 21 0 8 |
| 1/31/2003 | Senate/to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 1/31/2003 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 2/3/2003 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/3/2003 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTNAE | |
| 2/10/2003 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTNAE | 9 0 5 |
| 2/11/2003 | House Comm Report Favorable | H3RDSB | |
| 2/11/2003 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/13/2003 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/13/2003 | House Passed 3rd Reading | HSPKR | 66 0 9 |
| 2/13/2003 | House Signed by Speaker sent Senate | SPRES | |
| 2/13/2003 | Senate/received from House | SPRES | |
| 2/13/2003 | Senate/signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 2/13/2003 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/19/2003 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/12/2003 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/13/2003 | Senate/to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/15/2003 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |