| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/9/2003 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/15/2003 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/16/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/16/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SINTRO | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ from Rules Committee to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | S2ND | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | HCLERK | 29 0 0 |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 1/20/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 1/20/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/20/2004 | House/ under suspension of the rules | HSTRUL | |
| 1/20/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDSB | |
| 1/21/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 1/21/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | HSPKR | 72 0 3 |
| 1/21/2004 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | SPRES | |
| 1/22/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 1/22/2004 | Senate/ signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 1/22/2004 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/9/2004 | 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 Lieutenant Governor | LTGOV |