| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/26/2005 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/26/2005 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/27/2005 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/27/2005 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/28/2005 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTGOP | |
| 1/31/2005 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTGOP | |
| 2/1/2005 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTGOP | 3 1 1 |
| 2/2/2005 | Senate/ committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 2/11/2005 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/11/2005 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 20 3 6 |
| 2/14/2005 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/14/2005 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 22 6 1 |
| 2/14/2005 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/14/2005 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/15/2005 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/16/2005 | House/ to standing committee | HSTGOC | |
| 2/22/2005 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTGOC | 8 1 2 |
| 2/23/2005 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTGOC | |
| 2/23/2005 | House/ read 2nd time | 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/ enacting clause struck | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2005 | Senate/ filed | SFILE |