| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/19/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/19/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/20/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 1/21/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTRUL | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTRUL | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTRUL | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTLAW | |
| 1/27/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTLAW | 9 0 2 |
| 1/28/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTLAW | |
| 1/28/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/5/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/5/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 65 4 6 |
| 2/5/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/12/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTJLC | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate Comm - Not Considered | SSTJLC | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate Comm - Returned to Rules | SSTJLC | |
| 2/24/2004 | Senate Comm - Held | SSTJLC | 5 0 3 |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ comm rpt sent to Rules Comm/ amended | SSTJLC | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ to Rules Committee | SSTRUL | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ enacting clause struck | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ filed | HFILE |