| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/30/2009 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/30/2009 | Numbered Bill Made Available for Public Distributi | LRGC | |
| 1/30/2009 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/30/2009 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/5/2009 | Senate/ to Printing with fiscal note | SSTRUL | |
| 2/17/2009 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTEDU | |
| 2/19/2009 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTEDU | |
| 2/19/2009 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTEDU | 4 0 3 |
| 2/19/2009 | Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | SSTEDU | |
| 2/19/2009 | Bill Substituted by Standing Committee | SSTEDU | |
| 2/19/2009 | Senate/ comm report/ substituted/placed on Consent | SSUB | |
| 2/19/2009 | Senate/ read 1st & 2nd (Suspension) | SCON | |
| 2/23/2009 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | SCON | |
| 2/23/2009 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | SCON | |
| 2/23/2009 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to floor | SCON | |
| 2/23/2009 | Senate/ to Printing with fiscal note | SCON | |
| 2/24/2009 | Senate/ read 3rd | SCON | |
| 2/24/2009 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 23 0 6 |
| 2/24/2009 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 2/24/2009 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 2/24/2009 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/25/2009 | House/ to standing committee | HSTEDU | |
| 3/3/2009 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTEDU | 7 0 8 |
| 3/3/2009 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTEDU | |
| 3/3/2009 | House/ read 2nd time | HSTRUL | |
| 3/3/2009 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | HSTRUL | |
| 3/3/2009 | House/ Rules Committee to 3rd Reading Calendar | H3RDSB | |
| 3/4/2009 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/4/2009 | House/ circled | H3RDSB | |
| 3/10/2009 | House/ uncircled | H3RDSB | |
| 3/10/2009 | House/ passed 3rd reading | HSPKR | 72 0 3 |
| 3/10/2009 | House/ signed by Speaker sent to Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/10/2009 | Senate/ received from House | SPRES | |
| 3/10/2009 | Senate/ signed by President sent for enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/11/2009 | Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/11/2009 | Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared | LRGCEN | |
| 3/11/2009 | Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/12/2009 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | SSEC | |
| 3/12/2009 | Senate/ to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/20/2009 | Governor Signed | ELTGOV |