| 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/ to standing committee | HSTTRA | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTTRA | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTTRA | |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTTRA | |
| 2/17/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTTRA | 8 1 4 |
| 2/17/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTTRA | |
| 2/17/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules Committee | HSTRUL | |
| 2/24/2004 | House/ Rules Committee to 3rd Reading Calendar | H3RDHB | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 53 16 6 |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ from Rules Committee to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 25 0 4 |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | SPRES | 24 0 5 |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ signed by President to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent for enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/3/2004 | Received from House for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/9/2004 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/9/2004 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/10/2004 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | HCLERK | |
| 3/10/2004 | House/ enrolled bill to Printing | HCLERK | |
| 3/11/2004 | House/ received enrolled bill from Printing | HCLERK | |
| 3/11/2004 | House/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/15/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |