| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/27/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/27/2004 | 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 | SSTTPT | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTTPT | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTTPT | 5 1 2 |
| 2/9/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTTPT | |
| 2/9/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 19 8 2 |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ circled | S3RD | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ uncircled | S3RD | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 20 9 0 |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ intent language | HCLERK | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTPUT | |
| 2/25/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTPUT | |
| 2/25/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTPUT | 8 4 0 |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ comm report favorable/ amended | HSTPUT | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ read 2nd time returned to Rules Comm | HSTRUL | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDHB | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ uncircled | H3RDHB | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ make Special Order | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 52 23 0 |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SCURCAL | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar | SCURCAL | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ refuses to concur in House amend | SCURCAL | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ refused to recede from amendments | CONCOM | |
| 3/3/2004 | House Conference Comm Appointed | CONCOM | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate Conference Comm Appointed | CONCOM | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ substituted | CONCOM | |
| 3/3/2004 | House Conference Comm Rpt Adopted | CONCOM | 59 12 4 |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate Conference Comm Rpt Adopted | CONCOM | 22 5 2 |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/5/2004 | 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 |