| 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 | |
| 2/9/2004 | Numbered | HSTRUL | |
| 2/9/2004 | Bill Distributed | HSTRUL | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTEDU | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTEDU | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTEDU | |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTEDU | |
| 2/16/2004 | House Comm - Held | HSTEDU | 15 0 0 |
| 2/19/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTEDU | |
| 2/19/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTEDU | 9 5 1 |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ comm report favorable/ amended | HSTEDU | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules Committee | HSTRUL | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ Rules Committee to 3rd Reading Calendar | H3RDHB | |
| 2/24/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/24/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDHB | |
| 2/24/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 57 16 2 |
| 2/24/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/24/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/25/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ from Rules Committee to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | S2ND | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | SPRES | 18 5 6 |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ signed by President to House | HSPKR | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ motion to reconsider passed | S2ND | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ place back 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | HCLERK | 16 4 9 |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ concurs with Senate amendments | SPRES | 55 17 3 |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ to Senate | SPRES | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ signed by President/ enrolled | 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 | |
| 3/1/2004 | 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 | |
| 3/22/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |