| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 10/20/2011 | LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis | LRGC | |
| 10/20/2011 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | LRGC | |
| 12/13/2011 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | LRGC | |
| 12/19/2011 | Numbered Bill Made Available for Public Distributi | LRGC | |
| 1/13/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | LRGC | |
| 1/16/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note publicly available | LRGC | |
| 1/19/2012 | Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/20/2012 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSEC | |
| 1/23/2012 | Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/23/2012 | Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar | S2ND | |
| 1/24/2012 | Senate/ 2nd reading | S2ND | |
| 1/24/2012 | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | S3RD | 27 0 2 |
| 1/25/2012 | Senate/ 3rd reading | S3RD | |
| 1/25/2012 | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | HCLERK | 28 0 1 |
| 1/25/2012 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 1/25/2012 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 1/26/2012 | House/ 1st reading (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/26/2012 | House/ to standing committee | HSTEDU | |
| 1/27/2012 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTEDU | 12 0 3 |
| 1/30/2012 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTEDU | |
| 1/30/2012 | House/ 2nd reading | H3RDSB | |
| 1/30/2012 | House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact | HSTRUL | |
| 3/7/2012 | House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar | HSTRUL | |
| 3/7/2012 | House/ 2nd reading/ suspension | H3RDSB | |
| 3/8/2012 | House/ 3rd reading | H3RDSB | |
| 3/8/2012 | House/ circled | H3RDSB | Voice Vote |
| 3/8/2012 | House/ strike enacting clause | SSEC | |
| 3/8/2012 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ received from House | SSEC | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ filed | SFILE |