| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/29/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/29/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/30/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 1/30/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/5/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTRUL | |
| 2/5/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTRUL | |
| 2/6/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTLAW | |
| 2/6/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTLAW | |
| 2/9/2004 | House Comm - Held | HSTLAW | |
| 2/11/2004 | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | HSTLAW | |
| 2/11/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTLAW | 6 0 5 |
| 2/11/2004 | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | HSTLAW | |
| 2/11/2004 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Comm | HSTLAW | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ comm rpt fav/ substituted/ Consent | HSTLAW | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | HCON | |
| 2/17/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | HCON | |
| 2/17/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 66 0 9 |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTEDU | |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTEDU | |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTEDU | 4 0 4 |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | SSTEDU | |
| 2/24/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ amended/ placed on Consent | SSTEDU | |
| 2/24/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | SCON | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | SCON | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 20 0 9 |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar | HCURCAL | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ concurs with Senate amendments | SPRES | 74 0 1 |
| 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 |