| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/24/2012 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/24/2012 | Numbered Bill Made Available for Public Distributi | LRGC | |
| 1/24/2012 | Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/25/2012 | Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/27/2012 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTRUL | |
| 1/27/2012 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTGOP | |
| 1/30/2012 | Senate Comm - Held | SSTGOP | |
| 2/1/2012 | Senate Comm - Held | SSTGOP | |
| 2/3/2012 | Senate Comm - Not Considered | SSTGOP | |
| 2/7/2012 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | SSTGOP | |
| 2/7/2012 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTGOP | |
| 2/7/2012 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTGOP | 6 0 0 |
| 2/7/2012 | Bill Substituted by Standing Committee | SSTGOP | |
| 2/8/2012 | Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted | SSTGOP | |
| 2/8/2012 | Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar | S2ND | |
| 2/9/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | S2ND | |
| 2/9/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note publicly available | S2ND | |
| 2/15/2012 | Senate/ 2nd reading | S2ND | |
| 2/15/2012 | Senate/ circled | S2ND | Voice Vote |
| 2/27/2012 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | S2ND | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ strike enacting clause | SSEC | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ filed | SFILE |