| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/28/2005 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 1/29/2005 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/4/2005 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 2/4/2005 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/7/2005 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 2/7/2005 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/8/2005 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTBUS | |
| 2/9/2005 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTBUS | |
| 2/10/2005 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTBUS | 7 0 2 |
| 2/11/2005 | Senate/ committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 2/17/2005 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/17/2005 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 2/17/2005 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 24 0 5 |
| 2/18/2005 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/18/2005 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 25 0 4 |
| 2/18/2005 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/18/2005 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/18/2005 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/18/2005 | House/ to standing committee | HSTBUS | |
| 2/24/2005 | House Comm - Returned to Rules | HSTBUS | |
| 2/24/2005 | House/ comm report/ sent to Rules Committee | 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/ passed 3rd reading | HSPKR | 47 21 7 |
| 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 | |
| 3/11/2005 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/11/2005 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 3/11/2005 | Senate/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/16/2005 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |