| 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 | HSTTRA | |
| 1/20/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTTRA | 10 0 3 |
| 1/22/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTTRA | |
| 1/22/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 1/23/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 1/23/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 48 26 1 |
| 1/23/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 1/26/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 1/26/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/30/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTEDU | |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTEDU | |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTEDU | 6 0 2 |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ amended | SSTEDU | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 22 6 1 |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ failed | HCLERK | 11 16 2 |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ filed | HFILE |