| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/16/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/16/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | LRGC | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTEDU | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTEDU | 4 0 4 |
| 2/9/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTEDU | |
| 2/9/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/11/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | S2ND | |
| 2/13/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/13/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 18 3 8 |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate/ failed | SFILE | 12 16 1 |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate/ motion to reconsider passed | S3RD | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate/ place back 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 22 7 0 |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTEDU | |
| 2/25/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTEDU | 8 3 4 |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTEDU | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ read 2nd time returned to Rules Comm | HSTRUL | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ enacting clause struck | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ filed | SFILE |