| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/11/2002 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/16/2002 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/17/2003 | Senate/received from LRGC | SINTRO | |
| 1/20/2003 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/20/2003 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTRUL | |
| 1/21/2003 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTJLC | |
| 1/24/2003 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 6 0 2 |
| 1/27/2003 | Senate/committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 1/27/2003 | Senate/under suspension of the rules | S2ND | |
| 1/27/2003 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/27/2003 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 23 0 6 |
| 1/28/2003 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 1/28/2003 | Senate/floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 1/28/2003 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 25 0 4 |
| 1/28/2003 | Senate/to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 1/28/2003 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 1/28/2003 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/29/2003 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTLAW | |
| 2/6/2003 | House Comm - Held | HSTLAW | 11 0 0 |
| 2/14/2003 | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | HSTLAW | |
| 2/14/2003 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Comm | HSTLAW | |
| 2/17/2003 | House Comm Rpt Favorable/Substituted | HSUB |