| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/28/2005 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/28/2005 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/31/2005 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/31/2005 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/3/2005 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTREV | |
| 2/3/2005 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTREV | |
| 2/11/2005 | Senate Comm - Held | SSTREV | |
| 2/14/2005 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTREV | |
| 2/14/2005 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTREV | 5 1 2 |
| 2/14/2005 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Committee | SSTREV | |
| 2/15/2005 | Senate/ comm report/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 2/15/2005 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/18/2005 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/18/2005 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 2/18/2005 | Senate/ floor amendment | S2ND | |
| 2/18/2005 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 18 8 3 |
| 2/21/2005 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/21/2005 | Senate/ circled | S3RD | |
| 2/22/2005 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | S3RD | |
| 2/24/2005 | Senate/ uncircled | S3RD | |
| 2/24/2005 | Senate/ substitute | S3RD | |
| 2/24/2005 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 25 0 4 |
| 2/24/2005 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/24/2005 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/24/2005 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/28/2005 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/28/2005 | House/ Rules Committee to 3rd Reading Calendar | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2005 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2005 | House/ amended | H3RDSB | |
| 3/1/2005 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 63 9 3 |
| 3/1/2005 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/1/2005 | Senate/ received from House | SCURCAL | |
| 3/2/2005 | Senate/ concurs with House amendments | HSPKR | 28 0 1 |
| 3/2/2005 | Senate/ to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ signed by Speaker sent for enrolling | SPRES | |
| 3/2/2005 | Senate/ signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/2/2005 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/8/2005 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/9/2005 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/9/2005 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 3/10/2005 | Senate/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/18/2005 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |