| 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 | |
| 2/16/2004 | Numbered | HSTRUL | |
| 2/16/2004 | Bill Distributed | HSTRUL | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTTRA | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTTRA | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTTRA | |
| 2/23/2004 | House Comm - Not Considered | HSTTRA | |
| 2/24/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTTRA | 8 0 5 |
| 2/24/2004 | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | HSTTRA | |
| 2/25/2004 | House/ comm rpt fav/ placed on Consent Cal | HSTTRA | |
| 2/25/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | HCON | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | HCON | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 73 0 2 |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ from Rules Committee to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | S2ND | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | SPRES | 23 0 6 |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ signed by President to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 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 | |
| 3/10/2004 | 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 |