| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/15/2003 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/15/2003 | 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 | SSTJLC | |
| 1/30/2003 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 5 0 3 |
| 1/31/2003 | Senate/committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 1/31/2003 | Senate/under suspension of the rules | S2ND | |
| 1/31/2003 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/31/2003 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 20 0 9 |
| 2/4/2003 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/4/2003 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 25 0 4 |
| 2/4/2003 | Senate/to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/4/2003 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 2/4/2003 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/5/2003 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTJUD | |
| 2/12/2003 | House Comm - Not Considered | HSTJUD | |
| 2/14/2003 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTJUD | 5 1 7 |
| 2/17/2003 | House Comm Report Favorable | H3RDSB | |
| 2/17/2003 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/19/2003 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/19/2003 | House Passed 3rd Reading | HSPKR | 48 19 8 |
| 2/19/2003 | House Signed by Speaker sent Senate | SPRES | |
| 2/19/2003 | Senate/received from House | SPRES | |
| 2/20/2003 | Senate/signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 2/20/2003 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/25/2003 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/11/2003 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/12/2003 | Senate/to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/19/2003 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |