| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 2/2/2004 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 2/2/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/2/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 2/2/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/9/2004 | Numbered | HSTRUL | |
| 2/9/2004 | Bill Distributed | HSTRUL | |
| 2/11/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTRUL | |
| 2/11/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTRUL | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTNAE | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTNAE | |
| 2/17/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTNAE | |
| 2/17/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTNAE | 13 0 1 |
| 2/17/2004 | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | HSTNAE | |
| 2/17/2004 | House/ comm rpt fav/ amended/ placed on Consent | HSTNAE | |
| 2/17/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | HCON | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | HCON | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 66 0 9 |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ lifted from standing committee | SSPEC | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ motion, special order | SSPEC | |
| 2/25/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | SSPEC | |
| 2/25/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | SPRES | 24 0 5 |
| 2/25/2004 | Senate/ signed by President to House | HSPKR | |
| 2/25/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 2/25/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent for enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/25/2004 | Received from House for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/25/2004 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 2/25/2004 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | HCLERK | |
| 2/25/2004 | House/ enrolled bill to Printing | HCLERK | |
| 2/25/2004 | House/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 2/25/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |