| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/6/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/6/2004 | 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 | SSTGOP | |
| 1/20/2004 | Senate Comm - Not Considered | SSTGOP | |
| 1/23/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTGOP | 6 0 1 |
| 1/26/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTGOP | |
| 1/26/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/27/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/27/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 26 0 3 |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 23 0 6 |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTHHS | |
| 2/13/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTHHS | |
| 2/13/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTHHS | 10 0 0 |
| 2/13/2004 | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | HSTHHS | |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ comm rpt fav/ amended/ placed on Consent | HSTHHS | |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | HCON | |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ place back on 3rd Reading Cal | H3RDSB | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ uncircled | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 68 0 7 |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ intent language | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar | SCURCAL | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ concurs with House amendments | SCURCAL | 20 0 9 |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/2/2004 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/3/2004 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/9/2004 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/9/2004 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 3/10/2004 | Senate/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/23/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |