| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/21/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/21/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/22/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 1/22/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTRUL | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTRUL | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTHHS | |
| 1/27/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTHHS | |
| 1/29/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTHHS | 7 0 3 |
| 1/30/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTHHS | |
| 1/30/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/10/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/10/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDHB | |
| 2/10/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 70 0 5 |
| 2/10/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/12/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTBUS | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTBUS | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTBUS | 6 0 2 |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ amended | SSTBUS | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/25/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/25/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 27 0 2 |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ failed | HCLERK | 14 8 7 |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ motion to reconsider passed | SSEC | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ place back 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 20 4 5 |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar | HCURCAL | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ concurs with Senate amendments | SPRES | 73 0 2 |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ to Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 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 for enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/1/2004 | Received from House for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/3/2004 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/12/2004 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | HCLERK | |
| 3/12/2004 | House/ enrolled bill to Printing | HCLERK | |
| 3/12/2004 | House/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/23/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |