| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/11/2003 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/17/2003 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/16/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/16/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SINTRO | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/26/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTRIE | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTRIE | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTRIE | 4 0 1 |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ substitute | SSTRIE | |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/24/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/24/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 27 0 2 |
| 2/25/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/25/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 24 2 3 |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ recalled by Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ motion to reconsider passed | SSEC | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ place back 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ to Rules Committee | SSTRUL | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ lifted from standing committee | SSTRUL | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ place back 3rd | S3RD | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ substitute | S3RD | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ pass 1st, 2nd, & 3rd (Suspension) | HCLERK | 20 6 3 |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ substituted | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 70 3 2 |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar | SCURCAL | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ concurs with House amendments | SCURCAL | 24 0 5 |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/3/2004 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/9/2004 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/11/2004 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/12/2004 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 3/12/2004 | Senate/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/23/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |