| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/14/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/15/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/15/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 1/19/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/20/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTRUL | |
| 1/20/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTRUL | |
| 1/20/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTBUS | |
| 1/20/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTBUS | |
| 1/27/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTBUS | 13 0 0 |
| 1/27/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTBUS | |
| 1/27/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 1/31/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 63 0 12 |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/12/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTWED | |
| 2/13/2004 | Senate Comm - Not Considered | SSTWED | |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTWED | 4 0 4 |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTWED | |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/25/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/25/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 21 2 6 |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | SPRES | 18 5 6 |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ signed by President to House | HSPKR | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent for enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/26/2004 | Received from House for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ motion to reconsider | H3RDHB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ motion to reconsider/ passed | H3RDHB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDHB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 72 0 3 |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SSEC | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ place back 3rd | S3RD | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | SPRES | 21 1 7 |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ signed by President to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent for enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/2/2004 | Received from House for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/3/2004 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/10/2004 | 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 |