| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/18/2012 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/18/2012 | Numbered Bill Made Available for Public Distributi | LRGC | |
| 1/18/2012 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | LRGC | |
| 1/20/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | LRGC | |
| 1/20/2012 | Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/23/2012 | Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/23/2012 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTREV | |
| 1/24/2012 | Senate Comm - Not Considered | SSTREV | |
| 1/27/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note publicly available | SSTREV | |
| 1/30/2012 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTREV | |
| 1/30/2012 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTREV | 7 0 0 |
| 1/31/2012 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTREV | |
| 1/31/2012 | Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar | S2ND | |
| 2/6/2012 | Senate/ 2nd reading | S2ND | |
| 2/6/2012 | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | S3RD | 24 5 0 |
| 2/7/2012 | Senate/ 3rd reading | S3RD | |
| 2/7/2012 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | Voice Vote |
| 2/7/2012 | Senate/ failed | SSEC | 12 16 1 |
| 2/7/2012 | Senate/ filed | SFILE | |
| 2/8/2012 | Senate/ motion to reconsider | SSEC | Voice Vote |
| 2/8/2012 | Senate/ placed back on 3rd Reading Calendar | S3RD | |
| 2/9/2012 | Senate/ circled | S3RD | Voice Vote |
| 2/15/2012 | Senate/ uncircled | S3RD | Voice Vote |
| 2/15/2012 | Senate/ substituted | SSUB |