| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/8/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/13/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/11/2005 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/17/2005 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/17/2005 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTJLC | |
| 1/19/2005 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 1/19/2005 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 5 0 3 |
| 1/20/2005 | Senate/ comm report/ amended | S2ND | |
| 1/25/2005 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/25/2005 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 27 0 2 |
| 1/25/2005 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | S3RD | |
| 1/26/2005 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 1/26/2005 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 26 0 3 |
| 1/26/2005 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 1/26/2005 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 1/27/2005 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/27/2005 | House/ to standing committee | HSTJUD | |
| 2/4/2005 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTJUD | |
| 2/4/2005 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTJUD | 10 0 3 |
| 2/8/2005 | House/ comm report favorable/ amended | HSTJUD | |
| 2/8/2005 | House/ read 2nd time | HSTJUD | |
| 2/8/2005 | House/ return to Rules Comm due to fiscal impact | HSTRUL | |
| 2/25/2005 | House/ Rules Committee to 3rd Reading Calendar | H3RDSB | |
| 2/25/2005 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/25/2005 | House/ circled | H3RDSB | |
| 2/25/2005 | House/ uncircled | H3RDSB | |
| 2/25/2005 | House/ amended | H3RDSB | |
| 2/25/2005 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 62 0 13 |
| 2/25/2005 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/28/2005 | Senate/ received from House | SCURCAL | |
| 2/28/2005 | Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar | SCURCAL | |
| 3/1/2005 | Senate/ concurs with House amendments | HSPKR | 28 0 1 |
| 3/1/2005 | Senate/ to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/1/2005 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 3/1/2005 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/1/2005 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 3/1/2005 | Senate/ signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/1/2005 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/2/2005 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/7/2005 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/7/2005 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 3/8/2005 | Senate/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/10/2005 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |