| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/27/2012 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/30/2012 | Numbered Bill Made Available for Public Distributi | LRGC | |
| 1/30/2012 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | LRGC | |
| 1/30/2012 | Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/30/2012 | Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/31/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | SSTRUL | |
| 1/31/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note publicly available | SSTRUL | |
| 2/1/2012 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTRUL | |
| 2/1/2012 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTJLC | |
| 2/6/2012 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 6 0 1 |
| 2/7/2012 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTJLC | |
| 2/7/2012 | Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar | S2ND | |
| 2/15/2012 | Senate/ 2nd reading | S2ND | |
| 2/15/2012 | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | S3RD | 26 1 2 |
| 2/16/2012 | Senate/ 3rd reading | S3RD | |
| 2/16/2012 | Senate/ 3nd Reading Calendar to Rules | SSTRUL | 0 0 29 |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ strike enacting clause | SSEC | |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate/ filed | SFILE |