| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 2/1/2012 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/1/2012 | Numbered Bill Made Available for Public Distributi | LRGC | |
| 2/2/2012 | Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 2/2/2012 | Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/3/2012 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTBUS | |
| 2/7/2012 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTBUS | |
| 2/7/2012 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | SSTBUS | |
| 2/7/2012 | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | SSTBUS | |
| 2/7/2012 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTBUS | 8 0 0 |
| 2/7/2012 | Bill Substituted by Standing Committee | SSTBUS | |
| 2/8/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | SSTBUS | |
| 2/9/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note publicly available | SSTBUS | |
| 2/9/2012 | Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted | SSTBUS | |
| 2/9/2012 | Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar | S2ND | |
| 2/9/2012 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | S2ND | |
| 2/16/2012 | Senate/ 2nd reading | S2ND | |
| 2/16/2012 | Senate/ floor amendment | S2ND | |
| 2/16/2012 | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | S3RD | 23 3 3 |
| 2/16/2012 | Senate/ 3rd reading | S3RD | |
| 2/16/2012 | Senate/ substituted | SSUB | Voice Vote |