| 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 | |
| 1/29/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTJLC | |
| 2/2/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 4 0 4 |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTJLC | |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | S2ND | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 19 0 10 |
| 2/9/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/9/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 25 0 4 |
| 2/9/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/9/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/10/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/10/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTJUD | |
| 2/13/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTJUD | 9 0 4 |
| 2/16/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTJUD | |
| 2/16/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | HSTJUD | |
| 2/16/2004 | House/ return to Rules Comm due to fiscal impact | HSTRUL | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ Rules Committee to 3rd Reading Calendar | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | HSPKR | 61 8 6 |
| 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 | |
| 3/11/2004 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/12/2004 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 3/12/2004 | Senate/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/23/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |