| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/30/2004 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 1/31/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/16/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 2/16/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTTPT | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTTPT | 5 0 3 |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTTPT | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | S2ND | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ floor amendment | S2ND | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 24 1 4 |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 22 3 4 |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ enacting clause struck | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ filed | SFILE |