| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/22/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/22/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/22/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/23/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/23/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/26/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTJLC | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 5 1 2 |
| 2/4/2004 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Committee | SSTJLC | |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ substitute/ amended | SSTJLC | |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate/ motion, special order | SSPEC | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSPEC | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | SSPEC | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ place back 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 23 1 5 |
| 2/11/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/11/2004 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 2/11/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 25 0 4 |
| 2/11/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/11/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTJUD | |
| 2/17/2004 | House Comm - Held | HSTJUD | |
| 2/23/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTJUD | |
| 2/23/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTJUD | 10 0 3 |
| 2/24/2004 | House/ comm report favorable/ amended | HSTJUD | |
| 2/24/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDSB | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ uncircled | H3RDSB | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDSB | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ enacting clause struck | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ filed | SFILE |