| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/28/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/28/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/13/2004 | Substitute recommended by Rules Committee | HSTRUL | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTHHS | |
| 2/25/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTHHS | 8 0 2 |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTHHS | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ read 2nd time returned to Rules Comm | HSTRUL | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | H3RDHB | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDHB | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 69 0 6 |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ from Rules Committee to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | S2ND | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | SPRES | 25 0 4 |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ signed by President to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent for enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/4/2004 | Received from House for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/10/2004 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/12/2004 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | HCLERK | |
| 3/12/2004 | House/ enrolled bill to Printing | HCLERK | |
| 3/12/2004 | House/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/17/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |