| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/19/2005 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/19/2005 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/20/2005 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/20/2005 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/21/2005 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTJLC | |
| 1/21/2005 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTJLC | |
| 1/25/2005 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 5 1 2 |
| 1/26/2005 | Senate/ committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 2/1/2005 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/1/2005 | Senate/ circled | S2ND | |
| 2/4/2005 | Senate/ uncircled | S2ND | |
| 2/4/2005 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 15 8 6 |
| 2/7/2005 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 2/7/2005 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 2/7/2005 | Senate/ pass 3rd | SPRES | 21 7 1 |
| 2/7/2005 | Senate/ signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 2/7/2005 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 2/8/2005 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/7/2005 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/7/2005 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 3/8/2005 | Senate/ to Governor | ELTGOV |