| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/30/2004 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 1/31/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/13/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 2/13/2004 | 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 | SSTBUS | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTBUS | |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTBUS | |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTBUS | |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTBUS | 4 0 4 |
| 2/23/2004 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Committee | SSTBUS | |
| 2/24/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ substitute/ amended | SSTBUS | |
| 2/24/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ read 3 (Suspension) | S2ND | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ floor amendment | S2ND | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | HCLERK | 25 0 4 |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | H3RDSB | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDSB | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 54 16 5 |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ concurs with House amendments | HCLERK | 25 0 4 |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ intent language | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/5/2004 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/10/2004 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/11/2004 | 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 Vetoed | LTGOV | |
| 4/26/2004 | Senate/ place back 3rd | S3RD | |
| 4/26/2004 | Senate/ override Governor's veto | HCLERK | 27 2 0 |
| 4/26/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 4/26/2004 | House/ received from Senate | H3RDSB | |
| 4/26/2004 | House/ place back on 3rd Reading Cal | H3RDSB | |
| 4/26/2004 | House/ override Governor's veto | SSEC | 56 16 3 |
| 4/26/2004 | House/ to Senate | SPRES |