| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/15/2003 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/17/2003 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/9/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 1/15/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HDOCKET | |
| 1/15/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HDOCKET | |
| 1/19/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HDOCKET | |
| 1/19/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/19/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTLAW | |
| 1/21/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTLAW | 9 0 2 |
| 1/22/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTLAW | |
| 1/22/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDHB | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ uncircled | H3RDHB | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDHB | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 57 15 3 |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 1/27/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 1/27/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/2/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTHHS | |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate Comm - Held | SSTHHS | 6 0 2 |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTHHS | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTHHS | 5 0 3 |
| 2/9/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ amended | SSTHHS | |
| 2/9/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 17 9 3 |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 16 9 4 |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar | HCURCAL | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ concurs with Senate amendments | SPRES | 54 12 9 |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ to Senate | SPRES | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ signed by President to House | HSPKR | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent for enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/23/2004 | Received from House for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/25/2004 | 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 |