| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 2/6/2009 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/6/2009 | Numbered Bill Made Available for Public Distributi | LRGC | |
| 2/9/2009 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 2/9/2009 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/11/2009 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTRUL | |
| 2/12/2009 | House/ to standing committee | HSTJUD | |
| 2/13/2009 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTJUD | 12 0 1 |
| 2/13/2009 | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | HSTJUD | |
| 2/17/2009 | House/ comm rpt fav/ placed on Consent Cal | HSTJUD | |
| 2/17/2009 | House/ read 2nd time | HCON | |
| 2/20/2009 | House/ read 3rd time | HCON | |
| 2/20/2009 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 68 0 7 |
| 2/20/2009 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/23/2009 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/23/2009 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/24/2009 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTJLC | |
| 2/25/2009 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 2/25/2009 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 3 0 3 |
| 2/25/2009 | Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 2/25/2009 | Bill Substituted by Standing Committee | SSTJLC | |
| 2/26/2009 | Senate/ comm report/ substituted/placed on Consent | SSUB | |
| 2/26/2009 | Senate/ read 2nd | SCON | |
| 2/27/2009 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | SCON | |
| 2/27/2009 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | SCON | |
| 3/2/2009 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to floor | SCON | |
| 3/2/2009 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | SCON | |
| 3/3/2009 | Senate/ read 3rd | SCON | |
| 3/3/2009 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 28 0 1 |
| 3/3/2009 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2009 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/3/2009 | House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar | HCURCAL | |
| 3/4/2009 | House/ concurs with Senate amendments | HCURCAL | 72 0 3 |
| 3/4/2009 | House/ to Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/4/2009 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 3/4/2009 | Senate/ signed by President to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/4/2009 | House/ received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 3/4/2009 | House/ signed by Speaker sent for enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/5/2009 | Bill Received from House for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/5/2009 | Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared | LRGCEN | |
| 3/17/2009 | Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/17/2009 | House/ enrolled bill to Printing | HCLERK | |
| 3/18/2009 | House/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/20/2009 | Governor Signed | ELTGOV |