| 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 | |
| 2/4/2003 | Numbered | SSTRUL | |
| 2/4/2003 | Bill Distributed | SSTRUL | |
| 2/12/2003 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTRUL | |
| 2/12/2003 | Senate/received from LRGC | SSTRUL | |
| 2/13/2003 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTNAE | |
| 2/17/2003 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTNAE | 6 0 2 |
| 2/18/2003 | Senate/committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 2/20/2003 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/20/2003 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 25 0 4 |
| 2/21/2003 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/21/2003 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 22 0 7 |
| 2/21/2003 | Senate/to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/21/2003 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 2/21/2003 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/24/2003 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTJUD | |
| 2/26/2003 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTJUD | 9 0 4 |
| 2/27/2003 | House Comm Report Favorable | HSTJUD | |
| 2/27/2003 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/5/2003 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/5/2003 | House Passed 3rd Reading | HSPKR | 69 0 6 |
| 3/5/2003 | House Signed by Speaker/Enrolled | SPRES | |
| 3/5/2003 | Senate/signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/6/2003 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/12/2003 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/13/2003 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/14/2003 | Senate/to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/19/2003 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |