| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/30/2004 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 1/31/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/4/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 2/4/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTREV | |
| 2/9/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTREV | 6 0 2 |
| 2/9/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTREV | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTREV | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 27 0 2 |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 23 0 6 |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/18/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTREV | |
| 2/25/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTREV | 12 0 2 |
| 2/25/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTREV | |
| 2/25/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | HSTREV | |
| 2/25/2004 | House/ return to Rules Comm due to fiscal impact | HSTRUL | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ enacting clause struck | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ filed | SFILE |