| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/5/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/5/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/16/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTHHS | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTHHS | |
| 1/20/2004 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTHHS | |
| 1/20/2004 | Senate Comm - Held | SSTHHS | |
| 1/21/2004 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Committee | SSTHHS | |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTHHS | |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTHHS | |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed | SSTHHS | 4 4 0 |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTHHS | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTHHS | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTHHS | 5 2 1 |
| 2/6/2004 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Committee | SSTHHS | |
| 2/7/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ substitute/ amended | SSTHHS | |
| 2/9/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 21 6 2 |
| 2/11/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/12/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 23 6 0 |
| 2/12/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/12/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTHHS | |
| 2/25/2004 | House Comm - Held | HSTHHS | 10 0 0 |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ comm report/ sent to Rules Committee | HSTHHS | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ to Rules Committee | HSTRUL | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | H3RDSB | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ enacting clause struck | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ filed | SFILE |