| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/10/2003 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/16/2003 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/16/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTREV | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTREV | |
| 1/20/2004 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTREV | |
| 1/20/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTREV | 8 0 0 |
| 1/20/2004 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Committee | SSTREV | |
| 1/21/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ substitute | SSTREV | |
| 1/21/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/21/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd (Suspension) | S2ND | |
| 1/23/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 26 0 3 |
| 1/26/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 1/29/2004 | Senate/ substitute | S3RD | |
| 1/29/2004 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 28 1 0 |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/4/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/5/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTNAE | |
| 2/11/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTNAE | |
| 2/11/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTNAE | 12 0 2 |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ comm report favorable/ amended | HSTNAE | |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDSB | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 67 1 7 |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SSEC | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar | SCURCAL | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ concurs with House amendments | HSPKR | 24 0 5 |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ to House | HSPKR | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | SPRES | |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate/ signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 2/23/2004 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/26/2004 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/2/2004 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/3/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |