| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/31/2003 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 2/1/2003 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/3/2003 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/3/2003 | Numbered | SSTRUL | |
| 2/3/2003 | Bill Distributed | SSTRUL | |
| 2/4/2003 | Senate/received from LRGC | SSTRUL | |
| 2/6/2003 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTGOP | |
| 2/6/2003 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTWED | |
| 2/7/2003 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTWED | |
| 2/10/2003 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTWED | 5 0 3 |
| 2/11/2003 | Senate/committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 2/17/2003 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/17/2003 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 26 0 3 |
| 2/18/2003 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/18/2003 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 24 0 5 |
| 2/18/2003 | Senate/to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/18/2003 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 2/18/2003 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/19/2003 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTJUD | |
| 2/21/2003 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTJUD | 8 3 2 |
| 2/24/2003 | House Comm Report Favorable | HSTJUD | |
| 2/24/2003 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/26/2003 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/26/2003 | House Amended | H3RDSB | |
| 2/26/2003 | House Passed 3rd Reading | HSPKR | 71 0 4 |
| 2/26/2003 | House Sent to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/26/2003 | Senate/received from House | SCURCAL | |
| 2/26/2003 | Senate/placed on Concurrence Calendar | SCURCAL | |
| 2/27/2003 | Senate/refuses to concur in House amend | HCLERK | |
| 2/27/2003 | Senate/to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/27/2003 | House Received from Senate | H3RDSB | |
| 2/27/2003 | House Receded from Amendments | HSPKR | 69 0 6 |
| 2/27/2003 | House Signed by Speaker sent Senate | SPRES | |
| 2/27/2003 | Senate/received from House | SPRES | |
| 2/27/2003 | Senate/signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 2/27/2003 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/5/2003 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/11/2003 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/12/2003 | Senate/to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/24/2003 | Governor Vetoed | LTGOV |