| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/11/2005 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/11/2005 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/14/2005 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/17/2005 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/17/2005 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTTPT | |
| 1/19/2005 | Senate Comm - Not Considered | SSTTPT | |
| 1/21/2005 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTTPT | |
| 1/21/2005 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTTPT | |
| 1/21/2005 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTTPT | 6 0 0 |
| 1/21/2005 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Committee | SSTTPT | |
| 1/24/2005 | Senate/ comm report/ substitute/ amended | SSUB | |
| 1/24/2005 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/28/2005 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | S2ND | |
| 1/31/2005 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/31/2005 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 26 0 3 |
| 2/1/2005 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/1/2005 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 26 0 3 |
| 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 | HSTPUT | |
| 2/7/2005 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTPUT | 11 0 1 |
| 2/8/2005 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTPUT | |
| 2/8/2005 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/9/2005 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/9/2005 | House/ passed 3rd reading | HSPKR | 67 0 8 |
| 2/9/2005 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | SPRES | |
| 2/9/2005 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 2/9/2005 | Senate/ signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 2/9/2005 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/10/2005 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 2/11/2005 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 2/11/2005 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 2/11/2005 | Senate/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 2/15/2005 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |