| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/27/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/27/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/30/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTHHS | |
| 1/30/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTHHS | |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTHHS | |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTHHS | 5 1 2 |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ substitute | SSTHHS | |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 19 7 3 |
| 2/11/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/12/2004 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 2/12/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 19 9 1 |
| 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 | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTNAE | |
| 2/24/2004 | House Comm - Not Considered | HSTNAE | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ comm report/ sent to Rules Committee | HSTNAE | |
| 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 |