| 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 | |
| 2/4/2004 | Numbered | HSTRUL | |
| 2/4/2004 | Bill Distributed | HSTRUL | |
| 2/11/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTRUL | |
| 2/11/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTRUL | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTJUD | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTJUD | |
| 2/19/2004 | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | HSTJUD | |
| 2/19/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTJUD | |
| 2/19/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTJUD | 7 5 1 |
| 2/19/2004 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Comm | HSTJUD | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ comm rpt fav/ substituted/ amended | HSTJUD | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTJUD | |
| 2/26/2004 | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | HSTJUD | |
| 2/26/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTJUD | |
| 2/26/2004 | House Comm - Returned to Rules | HSTJUD | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ comm rpt fav/ substituted/ amended | HSTJUD | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ to Rules Committee | HSTRUL | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ enacting clause struck | HFILE |