| 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 | |
| 2/13/2004 | Numbered | HSTRUL | |
| 2/13/2004 | Bill Distributed | HSTRUL | |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTRUL | |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTRUL | |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTPOL | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTPOL | |
| 2/20/2004 | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | HSTPOL | |
| 2/20/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTPOL | |
| 2/20/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTPOL | 9 0 1 |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ comm rpt fav/ substituted/ amended | HSTPOL | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules Committee | HSTRUL | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ Rules Committee to 3rd Reading Calendar | H3RDHB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDHB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 46 26 3 |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 3/2/2004 | 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/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ failed | HFILE | 13 13 3 |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ motion to reconsider passed | S2ND | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ place back 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | HCLERK | 16 11 2 |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ refuse to concur in Senate amendment | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ refused to recede from Senate amend | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ enacting clause struck | HFILE |