| 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 | |
| 2/11/2004 | Numbered | HSTRUL | |
| 2/11/2004 | Bill Distributed | HSTRUL | |
| 2/17/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTRUL | |
| 2/17/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTRUL | |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTTRA | |
| 2/19/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTTRA | |
| 2/19/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTTRA | 7 3 3 |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ comm report favorable/ amended | HSTTRA | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules Committee | HSTRUL | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | H3RDHB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 42 33 0 |
| 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/ enacting clause struck | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ filed | HFILE |