| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/28/2005 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 1/29/2005 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/15/2005 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 2/15/2005 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/16/2005 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 2/16/2005 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/16/2005 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTJLC | |
| 2/18/2005 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTJLC | |
| 2/21/2005 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 6 0 2 |
| 2/21/2005 | Senate/ committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 2/24/2005 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/24/2005 | Senate/ floor amendment | S2ND | |
| 2/24/2005 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 29 0 0 |
| 2/25/2005 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/25/2005 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 2/25/2005 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 26 0 3 |
| 2/25/2005 | Senate/ intent language | HCLERK | |
| 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 | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ Rules Committee to 3rd Reading Calendar | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ circled | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ uncircled | H3RDSB | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ passed 3rd reading | HSPKR | 66 0 9 |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/2/2005 | Senate/ signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/7/2005 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/8/2005 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/9/2005 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/9/2005 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 3/10/2005 | Senate/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/17/2005 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |