| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/20/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/21/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/22/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/22/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/27/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTGOP | |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTGOP | |
| 1/30/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTGOP | 5 0 2 |
| 2/2/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTGOP | |
| 2/2/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 20 6 3 |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 23 5 1 |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/5/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/6/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/6/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTPOL | |
| 2/10/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTPOL | 10 0 0 |
| 2/10/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTPOL | |
| 2/10/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ 3rd Reading Calendar 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 |