| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/15/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/15/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/16/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTJLC | |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTJLC | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 3 0 5 |
| 2/11/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ amended | SSTJLC | |
| 2/11/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ floor amendment | S2ND | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 28 0 1 |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 24 0 5 |
| 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 | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTHHS | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ comm report/ sent to Rules Committee | HSTHHS | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ to Rules Committee | HSTRUL | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ enacting clause struck | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ filed | SFILE |