| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 11/6/2008 | LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis | LRGC | |
| 12/30/2008 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/5/2009 | Numbered Bill Made Available for Public Distributi | LRGC | |
| 1/19/2009 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | LRGC | |
| 1/26/2009 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/26/2009 | Senate/ from Rules Committee to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/27/2009 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/27/2009 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 25 0 4 |
| 1/28/2009 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 1/28/2009 | Senate/ circled | S3RD | |
| 1/28/2009 | Senate/ to Printing with fiscal note | S3RD | |
| 2/2/2009 | Senate/ uncircled | S3RD | |
| 2/2/2009 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 29 0 0 |
| 2/2/2009 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/2/2009 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/2/2009 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/3/2009 | House/ to standing committee | HSTLAW | |
| 2/5/2009 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTLAW | 7 0 5 |
| 2/5/2009 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | HSTLAW | |
| 2/5/2009 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to floor | HSTLAW | |
| 2/5/2009 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTLAW | |
| 2/5/2009 | House/ read 2nd time | HSTLAW | |
| 2/5/2009 | House/ return to Rules Comm due to fiscal impact | HSTRUL | |
| 3/12/2009 | House/ lift bill from committee | HSTRUL | |
| 3/12/2009 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | H3RDSB | |
| 3/12/2009 | House/ lift bill from committee | H3RDSB | |
| 3/12/2009 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | H3RDSB | |
| 3/12/2009 | House/ enacting clause struck | SSEC | |
| 3/12/2009 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/12/2009 | Senate/ filed | SFILE |