| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/20/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/20/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/21/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/22/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTRUL | |
| 1/22/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTRUL | |
| 1/22/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTGOC | |
| 1/22/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTGOC | |
| 1/26/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTGOC | 9 2 0 |
| 1/27/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTGOC | |
| 1/27/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 60 7 8 |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTGOP | |
| 2/9/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTGOP | 5 1 1 |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTGOP | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 15 12 2 |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ tabled | S3RDTA | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ lifted from table | S3RDTA | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ to Rules Committee | SSTRUL | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ enacting clause struck | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ filed | HFILE |