| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/24/2005 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/25/2005 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/25/2005 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/25/2005 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/27/2005 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTWED | |
| 1/31/2005 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTWED | |
| 2/18/2005 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTWED | |
| 2/18/2005 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTWED | |
| 2/18/2005 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTWED | 6 0 1 |
| 2/18/2005 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Committee | SSTWED | |
| 2/21/2005 | Senate/ comm report/ substitute/ amended | SSUB | |
| 2/21/2005 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/22/2005 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | S2ND | |
| 2/24/2005 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/24/2005 | Senate/ floor amendment | S2ND | |
| 2/24/2005 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 26 2 1 |
| 2/25/2005 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/25/2005 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 21 7 1 |
| 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 | |
| 3/1/2005 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | HSTRUL | |
| 3/1/2005 | House/ Rules Committee to 3rd Reading Calendar | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ amended | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 53 16 6 |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2005 | Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar | SCURCAL | |
| 3/2/2005 | Senate/ refuses to concur in House amend | HCLERK | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ refused to recede from amendments | HCLERK | |
| 3/2/2005 | House Conference Comm Appointed | CONCOM | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ to Senate | CONCOM | |
| 3/2/2005 | Senate Conference Comm Appointed | CONCOM | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ received from Senate | CONCOM | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ substituted | HSUB | |
| 3/2/2005 | House Conference Comm Rpt Adopted | SSEC | 65 5 5 |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2005 | Senate Conference Comm Rpt Adopted | HCLERK | 21 0 8 |
| 3/2/2005 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ received from Senate | HSUB | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/7/2005 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 3/7/2005 | Senate/ signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/7/2005 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/9/2005 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/11/2005 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/11/2005 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 3/14/2005 | Senate/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/18/2005 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |