| 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 | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTRUL | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTRUL | |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTRUL | |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTNAE | |
| 2/17/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTNAE | 12 1 1 |
| 2/17/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTNAE | |
| 2/17/2004 | 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 | |
| 2/27/2004 | Bill Distributed | H3RDHB | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ uncircled | H3RDHB | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 70 0 5 |
| 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/ enacting clause struck | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ filed | HFILE |