| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/30/2004 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 1/31/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/2/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 2/2/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/10/2004 | Numbered | HSTRUL | |
| 2/10/2004 | Bill Distributed | HSTRUL | |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTJUD | |
| 2/17/2004 | House Comm - Held | HSTJUD | 7 5 1 |
| 2/19/2004 | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | HSTJUD | |
| 2/19/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTJUD | |
| 2/19/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTJUD | 8 4 1 |
| 2/19/2004 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Comm | HSTJUD | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ comm rpt fav/ substituted/ amended | HSTJUD | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules Committee | HSTRUL | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ Rules Committee to 3rd Reading Calendar | H3RDHB | |
| 2/24/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/24/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDHB | |
| 2/24/2004 | House/ uncircled | H3RDHB | |
| 2/24/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDHB | |
| 2/24/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDHB | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ uncircled | H3RDHB | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDHB | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 43 29 3 |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ from Rules Committee to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | S2ND | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ failed | HCLERK | 13 14 2 |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ filed | HFILE |