| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/27/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/28/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/30/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTJLC | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTJLC | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 5 1 2 |
| 2/9/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ amended | SSTJLC | |
| 2/9/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate/ floor amendment | S2ND | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 23 5 1 |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 21 5 3 |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/17/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTLAW | |
| 2/19/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTLAW | |
| 2/19/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTLAW | 8 3 0 |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ comm report favorable/ amended | HSTLAW | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 59 14 2 |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SSEC | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar | SCURCAL | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ refuses to concur in House amend | HCLERK | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ place back on 3rd Reading Cal | H3RDHB | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ refused to recede from amendments | H3RDHB | |
| 2/27/2004 | House Conference Comm Appointed | CONCOM | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ to Senate | CONCOM | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate Conference Comm Appointed | CONCOM | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ received from Senate | CONCOM | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ substituted | CONCOM | |
| 3/3/2004 | House Conference Comm Rpt Adopted | CONCOM | 55 16 4 |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ intent language | CONCOM | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate Conference Comm Rpt Adopted | HSPKR | 20 4 5 |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ intent language | HSPKR | |
| 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/ signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/10/2004 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/10/2004 | 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 |