| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/22/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/23/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/23/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 1/23/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/28/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTRUL | |
| 1/28/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTRUL | |
| 1/28/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTRUL | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTHHS | |
| 2/4/2004 | House Comm - Not Considered | HSTHHS | |
| 2/10/2004 | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | HSTHHS | |
| 2/10/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTHHS | 10 0 0 |
| 2/10/2004 | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | HSTHHS | |
| 2/10/2004 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Comm | HSTHHS | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ comm rpt fav/ substituted/ Consent | HSTHHS | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | HCON | |
| 2/17/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | HCON | |
| 2/17/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 68 0 7 |
| 2/17/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTHHS | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTHHS | 4 0 4 |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTHHS | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ enacting clause struck | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ filed | HFILE |