| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/30/2004 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 1/31/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/3/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 2/3/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 2/3/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTNAE | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTNAE | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTNAE | 5 0 3 |
| 2/11/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTNAE | |
| 2/11/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 28 0 1 |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 23 0 6 |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTNAE | |
| 2/24/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTNAE | 9 0 5 |
| 2/24/2004 | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | HSTNAE | |
| 2/25/2004 | House/ comm rpt fav/ placed on Consent Cal | HSTNAE | |
| 2/25/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | HCON | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | HCON | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | HSPKR | 73 0 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 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/2/2004 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/10/2004 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/11/2004 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 3/12/2004 | Senate/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/15/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |