| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/29/2003 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/29/2003 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/16/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/16/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SINTRO | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTNAE | |
| 1/20/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTNAE | 7 0 1 |
| 1/21/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTNAE | |
| 1/21/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/21/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd (Suspension) | S2ND | |
| 1/21/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd (Suspension | S3RD | 26 0 3 |
| 1/22/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 1/22/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 25 0 4 |
| 1/22/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 1/22/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 1/23/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/23/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTWED | |
| 1/26/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTWED | 8 0 1 |
| 1/27/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTWED | |
| 1/27/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDSB | |
| 1/28/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 1/28/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDSB | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ uncircled | H3RDSB | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | HSPKR | 65 1 9 |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | SPRES | |
| 1/29/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 1/30/2004 | Senate/ signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 1/30/2004 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/9/2004 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/10/2004 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/11/2004 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 3/11/2004 | Senate/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/22/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |