| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/11/2003 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/16/2003 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/9/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 1/19/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HDOCKET | |
| 1/19/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | 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 | |
| 1/20/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | H3RDHB | |
| 1/22/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 1/22/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDHB | |
| 1/22/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 63 2 10 |
| 1/22/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 1/23/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SSEC | |
| 1/23/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/26/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTWED | |
| 1/27/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTWED | |
| 1/27/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTWED | 8 0 0 |
| 1/27/2004 | Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | SSTWED | |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ amended/ placed on Consent | SSTWED | |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | SCON | |
| 2/2/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | SCON | |
| 2/2/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 29 0 0 |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate/ motion to reconsider passed | S2ND | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate/ floor amendment | S2ND | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 24 0 5 |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 26 0 3 |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/5/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCURCAL | |
| 2/6/2004 | House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar | HCURCAL | |
| 2/9/2004 | House/ concurs with Senate amendments | SPRES | 61 11 3 |
| 2/9/2004 | House/ to Senate | SPRES | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ signed by President to House | HSPKR | |
| 2/10/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 2/10/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent for enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/11/2004 | Received from House for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/12/2004 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/9/2004 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | HCLERK | |
| 3/10/2004 | House/ enrolled bill to Printing | HCLERK | |
| 3/11/2004 | House/ received enrolled bill from Printing | HCLERK | |
| 3/11/2004 | House/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/15/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |