| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/30/2003 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/30/2003 | 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 | SSTJLC | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTJLC | |
| 1/23/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 4 0 4 |
| 1/26/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTJLC | |
| 1/26/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/27/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/27/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 24 0 5 |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 24 0 5 |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTLAW | |
| 2/3/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTLAW | 10 0 1 |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTLAW | |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | HSTLAW | |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ return to Rules Comm due to fiscal impact | HSTRUL | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ enacting clause struck | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ filed | SFILE |