| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 2/9/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 2/9/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTHHS | |
| 2/12/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTHHS | 7 0 1 |
| 2/12/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTHHS | |
| 2/13/2004 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTHHS | |
| 2/13/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 19 7 3 |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 20 8 1 |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/23/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTBUS | |
| 2/25/2004 | House Comm - Held | HSTBUS | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ comm report/ sent to Rules Committee | HSTBUS | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ to Rules Committee | HSTRUL | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 47 24 4 |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SCURCAL | |
| 3/1/2004 | Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar | SCURCAL | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ concurs with House amendments | SCURCAL | 17 4 8 |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 3/2/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/2/2004 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/3/2004 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/9/2004 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/9/2004 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 3/10/2004 | Senate/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/23/2004 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |