| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/23/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/23/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 1/26/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/28/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTRUL | |
| 1/28/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTRUL | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTRUL | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTNAE | |
| 2/3/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTNAE | |
| 2/3/2004 | House Comm - Held | HSTNAE | |
| 2/9/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTNAE | |
| 2/9/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTNAE | 14 0 0 |
| 2/9/2004 | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | HSTNAE | |
| 2/10/2004 | House/ comm rpt fav/ amended/ placed on Consent | HSTNAE | |
| 2/10/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | HCON | |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | HCON | |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 68 0 7 |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTNAE | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTNAE | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTNAE | 4 0 4 |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ amended | SSTNAE | |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 22 0 7 |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 24 0 5 |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar | HCURCAL | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ concurs with Senate amendments | SPRES | 72 0 3 |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ to Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/2/2004 | 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 | |
| 3/3/2004 | 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 |