| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/30/2004 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 1/31/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/24/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 2/24/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/25/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 2/25/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/25/2004 | Senate/ under suspension of the rules | SSTRUL | |
| 2/25/2004 | Senate/ from Rules Committee to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | S2ND | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | S2ND | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | HCLERK | 20 0 9 |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | HSPKR | 67 1 7 |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/3/2004 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/3/2004 | 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 | |
| 3/23/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |