| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/30/2004 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 1/31/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/9/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 2/9/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/9/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | LRGC | |
| 2/9/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTEDU | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTEDU | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTEDU | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate Comm - Held | SSTEDU | 6 0 2 |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTEDU | |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTEDU | 4 0 4 |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | SSTEDU | |
| 2/24/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ substitute/ amended/ Consent | SCON | |
| 2/24/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | SCON | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | SCON | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 22 0 7 |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | 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 |