| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/10/2003 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/23/2003 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/9/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 1/15/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HDOCKET | |
| 1/15/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HDOCKET | |
| 1/19/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HDOCKET | |
| 1/19/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/19/2004 | House/ under suspension of the rules | HSTRUL | |
| 1/19/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 1/21/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 1/21/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 67 1 7 |
| 1/21/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 1/22/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 1/22/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/23/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTEDU | |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTEDU | 5 0 3 |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTEDU | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 20 9 0 |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ failed | HCLERK | 9 14 6 |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ filed | HFILE |