| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/30/2004 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 1/31/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/10/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 2/10/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTJLC | |
| 2/12/2004 | Numbered | SSTJLC | |
| 2/12/2004 | Bill Distributed | SSTJLC | |
| 2/13/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 2/13/2004 | Senate Comm - Held | SSTJLC | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 6 1 1 |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ amended | SSTJLC | |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ motion, special order | SSPEC | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | SSPEC | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ floor amendment | SSPEC | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 20 7 2 |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 18 11 0 |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | HSTRUL | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTJUD | |
| 2/24/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTJUD | |
| 2/24/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTJUD | 10 2 1 |
| 2/25/2004 | House/ comm report favorable/ amended | HSTJUD | |
| 2/25/2004 | House/ read 2nd time returned to Rules Comm | HSTRUL | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 46 27 2 |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar | SCURCAL | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ concurs with House amendments | SCURCAL | 16 9 4 |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/3/2004 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/11/2004 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/15/2004 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/15/2004 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 3/16/2004 | Senate/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/23/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |