| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/23/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/23/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/2/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTRUL | |
| 2/2/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTRUL | |
| 2/2/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTBUS | |
| 2/6/2004 | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | HSTBUS | |
| 2/6/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTBUS | |
| 2/6/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTBUS | 9 2 2 |
| 2/6/2004 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Comm | HSTBUS | |
| 2/10/2004 | House/ comm rpt fav/ substituted/ amended | HSTBUS | |
| 2/10/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ failed | HCLERK | 35 37 3 |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ filed | HFILE | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ motion to reconsider | HCLERK | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ motion to reconsider/ passed | H3RDHB | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDHB | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ uncircled | H3RDHB | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDHB | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 45 24 6 |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/24/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTTPT | |
| 2/25/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTTPT | 5 0 3 |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTTPT | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | S2ND | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ floor amendment | S2ND | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | HCLERK | 21 0 8 |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar | HCURCAL | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ concurs with Senate amendments | HCURCAL | 43 30 2 |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ to Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ signed by President to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent for enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/4/2004 | Received from House for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/10/2004 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/11/2004 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | HCLERK | |
| 3/11/2004 | House/ enrolled bill to Printing | HCLERK | |
| 3/11/2004 | House/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/15/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |