| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/16/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/17/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/11/2005 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/12/2005 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SINTRO | |
| 1/17/2005 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/17/2005 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTGOP | |
| 1/20/2005 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTGOP | |
| 1/20/2005 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTGOP | 3 1 1 |
| 1/21/2005 | Senate/ comm report/ amended | S2ND | |
| 1/26/2005 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/26/2005 | Senate/ floor amendment | S2ND | |
| 1/26/2005 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 26 0 3 |
| 1/27/2005 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 1/27/2005 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 24 0 5 |
| 1/27/2005 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 1/27/2005 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 1/28/2005 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/2/2005 | House/ to standing committee | HSTGOC | |
| 2/4/2005 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTGOC | 11 0 0 |
| 2/7/2005 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTGOC | |
| 2/7/2005 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/9/2005 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/9/2005 | House/ circled | H3RDSB | |
| 2/18/2005 | House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules Committee | HSTRUL | |
| 2/25/2005 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/25/2005 | House/ Rules Committee to 3rd Reading Calendar | H3RDSB | |
| 2/28/2005 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/28/2005 | House/ circled | H3RDSB | |
| 2/28/2005 | House/ uncircled | H3RDSB | |
| 2/28/2005 | House/ substituted | HSUB | |
| 2/28/2005 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 72 0 3 |
| 2/28/2005 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 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 | |
| 3/8/2005 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/8/2005 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 3/9/2005 | Senate/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/16/2005 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |