| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/19/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/19/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/20/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 1/20/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/27/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTRUL | |
| 1/27/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTRUL | |
| 1/27/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTRUL | |
| 1/28/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTNAE | |
| 1/30/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTNAE | 11 0 3 |
| 2/2/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTNAE | |
| 2/2/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/10/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/10/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 71 0 4 |
| 2/10/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/11/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/12/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTEDU | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTEDU | 4 0 4 |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTEDU | |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 29 0 0 |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | SPRES | 24 0 5 |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ signed by President to House | HSPKR | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent for enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/20/2004 | Received from House for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/24/2004 | 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 |