| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 2/23/2012 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/23/2012 | Numbered Bill Made Available for Public Distributi | LRGC | |
| 2/23/2012 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | LRGC | |
| 2/23/2012 | Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 2/23/2012 | Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/23/2012 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTEDU | |
| 2/27/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | SSTEDU | |
| 2/27/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note publicly available | SSTEDU | |
| 2/27/2012 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTEDU | |
| 2/27/2012 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTEDU | 5 0 2 |
| 2/28/2012 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTEDU | |
| 2/28/2012 | Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar | S2ND | |
| 3/2/2012 | Senate/ 2nd reading | S2ND | |
| 3/2/2012 | Senate/ circled | S2ND | Voice Vote |
| 3/2/2012 | Senate/ uncircled | S2ND | Voice Vote |
| 3/2/2012 | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | S3RD | 23 6 0 |
| 3/5/2012 | Senate/ 3rd reading | S3RD | |
| 3/5/2012 | Senate/ circled | S3RD | Voice Vote |
| 3/6/2012 | Senate/ uncircled | S3RD | Voice Vote |
| 3/6/2012 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | Voice Vote |
| 3/6/2012 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | 16 13 0 |
| 3/6/2012 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | Voice Vote |
| 3/6/2012 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | Voice Vote |
| 3/6/2012 | Senate/ failed | SSEC | 8 21 0 |
| 3/6/2012 | Senate/ filed | SFILE |