| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/28/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/28/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTHHS | |
| 2/6/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTHHS | |
| 2/6/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTHHS | |
| 2/6/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTHHS | |
| 2/6/2004 | House Comm - Not Considered | HSTHHS | |
| 2/13/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTHHS | |
| 2/13/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTHHS | 9 0 1 |
| 2/13/2004 | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | HSTHHS | |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ comm rpt fav/ amended/ placed on Consent | HSTHHS | |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | HCON | |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | HCON | |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 70 0 5 |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ from Rules Committee to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | S2ND | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | SPRES | 22 0 7 |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ signed by President to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent for enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/3/2004 | 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 | |
| 3/17/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |