| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/18/2012 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/18/2012 | Numbered Bill Made Available for Public Distributi | LRGC | |
| 1/20/2012 | Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/23/2012 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SINTRO | |
| 1/23/2012 | Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/23/2012 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTBUS | |
| 2/13/2012 | Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed | SSTBUS | 3 4 1 |
| 2/25/2012 | Senate/ to Printing with fiscal note | SSTJLC | |
| 2/28/2012 | Senate/ lifted from standing committee | SSTBUS | |
| 2/28/2012 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTJLC | |
| 2/29/2012 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 2/29/2012 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 2/29/2012 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 6 0 1 |
| 2/29/2012 | Bill Substituted by Standing Committee | SSTJLC | |
| 3/1/2012 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | SSTJLC | |
| 3/1/2012 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTJLC | |
| 3/1/2012 | Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended | SSTJLC | |
| 3/1/2012 | Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar | S2ND | |
| 3/1/2012 | Senate/ to Printing with fiscal note | S2ND | |
| 3/5/2012 | Senate/ 2nd reading | S2ND | |
| 3/5/2012 | Senate/ substituted | S2ND | Voice Vote |
| 3/5/2012 | Senate/ floor amendment | S2ND | Voice Vote |
| 3/5/2012 | Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | S2ND | |
| 3/5/2012 | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | HCLERK | 29 0 0 |
| 3/5/2012 | Senate/ to House | HCLERK | |
| 3/5/2012 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 3/5/2012 | House/ 1st reading (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 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 |