| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/28/2005 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 1/29/2005 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/17/2005 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 2/17/2005 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/18/2005 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 2/18/2005 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/18/2005 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTGOP | |
| 2/23/2005 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTGOP | 3 0 2 |
| 2/23/2005 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTGOP | |
| 2/24/2005 | Senate/ committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 2/24/2005 | Senate/ under suspension of the rules | S2ND | |
| 2/24/2005 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/24/2005 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 20 9 0 |
| 2/25/2005 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/25/2005 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 2/25/2005 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 19 10 0 |
| 2/25/2005 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/25/2005 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/25/2005 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ enacting clause struck | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2005 | Senate/ filed | SFILE |