| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/20/2005 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/20/2005 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/21/2005 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/21/2005 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/24/2005 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTJLC | |
| 1/25/2005 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 6 0 2 |
| 1/26/2005 | Senate/ committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 1/27/2005 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | S2ND | |
| 2/1/2005 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/1/2005 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 27 0 2 |
| 2/2/2005 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/2/2005 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 28 0 1 |
| 2/2/2005 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/2/2005 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/3/2005 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/3/2005 | House/ to standing committee | HSTJUD | |
| 2/10/2005 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTJUD | 9 0 4 |
| 2/11/2005 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTJUD | |
| 2/11/2005 | House/ read 2nd time | HSTJUD | |
| 2/11/2005 | House/ return to Rules Comm due to fiscal impact | HSTRUL | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ enacting clause struck | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2005 | Senate/ filed | SFILE |