| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/31/2012 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/31/2012 | Numbered Bill Made Available for Public Distributi | LRGC | |
| 2/1/2012 | Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 2/1/2012 | Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/2/2012 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTGOP | |
| 2/6/2012 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTGOP | |
| 2/7/2012 | Senate Comm - Held | SSTGOP | |
| 2/21/2012 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | SSTGOP | |
| 2/21/2012 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTGOP | |
| 2/21/2012 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTGOP | 5 0 1 |
| 2/21/2012 | Bill Substituted by Standing Committee | SSTGOP | |
| 2/21/2012 | Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted | SSTGOP | |
| 2/21/2012 | Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar | S2ND | |
| 2/23/2012 | Senate/ 2nd reading | S2ND | |
| 2/23/2012 | Senate/ circled | S2ND | Voice Vote |
| 2/24/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | S2ND | |
| 2/24/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note publicly available | S2ND | |
| 2/24/2012 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | S2ND | |
| 3/2/2012 | Senate/ uncircled | S2ND | Voice Vote |
| 3/2/2012 | Senate/ substituted | SSUB | Voice Vote |