| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/7/2005 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/7/2005 | 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 | |
| 1/18/2005 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTJLC | |
| 1/21/2005 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 1/21/2005 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 6 0 2 |
| 1/24/2005 | Senate/ comm report/ substitute | SSUB | |
| 1/24/2005 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/31/2005 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/31/2005 | Senate/ floor amendment | S2ND | |
| 1/31/2005 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 27 0 2 |
| 2/1/2005 | Senate/ circled | S3RD | |
| 2/1/2005 | Senate/ uncircled | S3RD | |
| 2/1/2005 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/1/2005 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 28 0 1 |
| 2/1/2005 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/1/2005 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/1/2005 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/2/2005 | House/ to standing committee | HSTJUD | |
| 2/4/2005 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTJUD | 11 0 2 |
| 2/4/2005 | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | HSTJUD | |
| 2/8/2005 | House/ comm rpt fav/ placed on Consent Cal | HSTJUD | |
| 2/8/2005 | House/ read 2nd time | HCON | |
| 2/11/2005 | House/ read 3rd time | HCON | |
| 2/11/2005 | House/ passed 3rd reading | HSPKR | 70 0 5 |
| 2/11/2005 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | SPRES | |
| 2/11/2005 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 2/11/2005 | Senate/ signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 2/11/2005 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/15/2005 | 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 |