| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/11/2003 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/17/2003 | 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/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/19/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTRUL | |
| 1/19/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTEDU | |
| 1/21/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTEDU | |
| 1/21/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTEDU | 10 3 2 |
| 1/22/2004 | House/ comm report favorable/ amended | HSTEDU | |
| 1/22/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 1/23/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 1/23/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDHB | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ uncircled | H3RDHB | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDHB | |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ uncircled | H3RDHB | |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDHB | |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 53 18 4 |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTEDU | |
| 2/12/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTEDU | 4 2 2 |
| 2/13/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTEDU | |
| 2/13/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ failed | HCLERK | 12 15 2 |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ filed | HFILE |