| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/31/2012 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/31/2012 | Numbered Bill Made Available for Public Distributi | LRGC | |
| 1/31/2012 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | LRGC | |
| 2/1/2012 | Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 2/1/2012 | Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/1/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | SSTRUL | |
| 2/1/2012 | LFA/ fiscal note publicly available | SSTRUL | |
| 2/2/2012 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTRUL | |
| 2/2/2012 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTWED | |
| 2/3/2012 | Senate Comm - Not Considered | SSTWED | |
| 2/7/2012 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTWED | 6 0 1 |
| 2/15/2012 | Senate/ committee report favorable | SSTWED | |
| 2/15/2012 | Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar | S2ND | |
| 2/21/2012 | Senate/ 2nd reading | S2ND | |
| 2/21/2012 | Senate/ substituted | SSUB | Voice Vote |