| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/30/2004 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 1/31/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/2/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 2/2/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/4/2004 | Numbered | HSTRUL | |
| 2/4/2004 | Bill Distributed | HSTRUL | |
| 2/9/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTNAE | |
| 2/9/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTNAE | |
| 2/9/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTNAE | |
| 2/9/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTNAE | |
| 2/13/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTNAE | 11 0 3 |
| 2/16/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTNAE | |
| 2/16/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDHB | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDHB | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ uncircled | H3RDHB | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDHB | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 58 14 3 |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/24/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/24/2004 | 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/ floor amendment | S2ND | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | HCLERK | 17 3 9 |
| 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/ refuse to concur in Senate amendment | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ recedes from Senate amend | SPRES | 26 0 3 |
| 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 | |
| 3/12/2004 | 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 | |
| 3/17/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |