| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/30/2004 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 1/31/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/11/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 2/11/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/12/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 2/12/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTGOP | |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate Comm - Held | SSTGOP | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTGOP | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTGOP | 3 2 2 |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTGOP | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 19 7 3 |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ under suspension of the rules | S3RD | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ failed | SSEC | 11 14 4 |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ filed | SFILE |