| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/26/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/26/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/27/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/27/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/27/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTJLC | |
| 2/2/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTJLC | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 5 0 3 |
| 2/4/2004 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Committee | SSTJLC | |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ substitute | SSTJLC | |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 26 0 3 |
| 2/11/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/11/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 27 0 2 |
| 2/11/2004 | Senate/ to House | 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 | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ lift bill from committee | HSTJUD | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTBUS | |
| 2/24/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTBUS | |
| 2/24/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTBUS | 12 0 1 |
| 2/24/2004 | House/ comm report favorable/ amended | HSTBUS | |
| 2/24/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ uncircled | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ substituted | H3RDSB |