| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/29/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/29/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/30/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/30/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/2/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTRUL | |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTEDU | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTEDU | 5 0 3 |
| 2/11/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTEDU | |
| 2/11/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 24 0 5 |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 17 3 9 |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTEDU | |
| 2/24/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTEDU | 12 2 1 |
| 2/24/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTEDU | |
| 2/24/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | HSPKR | 41 32 2 |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ recalled | HCLERK | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ refused House recall | LRGCEN | |
| 3/1/2004 | No Vote Necessary By House | 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 | |
| 3/10/2004 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 3/10/2004 | Senate/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/23/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |