| 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 | |
| 2/16/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/24/2004 | Substitute recommended by Rules Committee | HSTRUL | |
| 2/24/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTPUT | |
| 2/25/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTPUT | 11 0 1 |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTPUT | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ read 2nd time returned to Rules Comm | 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 | 55 18 2 |
| 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 |