| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/30/2004 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 1/31/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/2/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 2/2/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/25/2004 | Numbered | HSTRUL | |
| 2/25/2004 | Bill Distributed | HSTRUL | |
| 2/25/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HSTRUL | |
| 2/25/2004 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | H3RDHB | |
| 2/25/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/25/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDHB | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ uncircled | H3RDHB | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ amended | H3RDHB | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 40 35 0 |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ under suspension of the rules | SSTRUL | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ from Rules Committee to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/27/2004 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB |