| 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 | |
| 2/17/2003 | Numbered | SSTRUL | |
| 2/17/2003 | Bill Distributed | SSTRUL | |
| 2/19/2003 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTRUL | |
| 2/19/2003 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTGOP | |
| 2/21/2003 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTGOP | |
| 2/21/2003 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTGOP | 6 0 1 |
| 2/24/2003 | Senate/comm report/ amended | S2ND | |
| 2/26/2003 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/26/2003 | Senate/substitute | S2ND | |
| 2/26/2003 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 22 0 7 |
| 2/27/2003 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/27/2003 | Senate/floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 2/27/2003 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 23 0 6 |
| 2/27/2003 | Senate/to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/27/2003 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 2/27/2003 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 3/4/2003 | House Under Suspension of the Rules | HSTRUL | |
| 3/4/2003 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/5/2003 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/5/2003 | House Amended | H3RDSB | |
| 3/5/2003 | House Passed 3rd Reading | SSEC | 73 0 2 |
| 3/5/2003 | House Sent to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/5/2003 | Senate/received from House | SCURCAL | |
| 3/5/2003 | Senate/concurs with House amendments | HSPKR | 24 0 5 |
| 3/5/2003 | Senate/to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/5/2003 | House Received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 3/5/2003 | House Signed by Speaker sent Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/5/2003 | Senate/received from House | SPRES | |
| 3/5/2003 | Senate/signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/5/2003 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/14/2003 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/17/2003 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/18/2003 | Senate/to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/21/2003 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |