| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/4/2012 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/5/2012 | Numbered Bill Made Available for Public Distributi | LRGC | |
| 1/5/2012 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | LRGC | |
| 1/16/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | LRGC | |
| 1/16/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note publicly available | LRGC | |
| 1/20/2012 | House/ received bill from Legislative Research | HCLERK | |
| 1/23/2012 | House/ 1st reading (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/23/2012 | House/ to standing committee | HSTJUD | |
| 1/23/2012 | House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | HSTJUD | |
| 1/24/2012 | House Comm - Not Considered | HSTJUD | |
| 2/1/2012 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTJUD | 10 0 3 |
| 2/2/2012 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTJUD | |
| 2/2/2012 | House/ 2nd reading | H3RDHB | |
| 2/15/2012 | House/ 3rd reading | H3RDHB | |
| 2/15/2012 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 69 0 6 |
| 2/15/2012 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/15/2012 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/16/2012 | Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ strike enacting clause | HCLERK | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 3/8/2012 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/8/2012 | House/ filed | HFILE |