| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/30/2004 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 1/31/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/2/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 2/2/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/27/2004 | Numbered | HDOCKET | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | H3RDHB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 74 0 1 |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ from Rules Committee to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | S2ND | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | SPRES | 20 0 9 |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ signed by President to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | LRGCEN | |
| 3/2/2004 | Received from House for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/16/2004 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | HCLERK | |
| 3/16/2004 | House/ enrolled bill to Printing | HCLERK | |
| 3/16/2004 | House/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/23/2004 | Governor Line Item Veto | LTGOV |