| 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 | |
| 2/3/2004 | Numbered | HSTRUL | |
| 2/4/2004 | Bill Distributed | HSTRUL | |
| 2/6/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTPUT | |
| 2/6/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTPUT | |
| 2/6/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTPUT | |
| 2/9/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTPUT | |
| 2/10/2004 | House Comm - Held | HSTPUT | |
| 2/13/2004 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTPUT | |
| 2/13/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTPUT | 11 0 1 |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ comm report favorable/ amended | HSTPUT | |
| 2/13/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 63 6 6 |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/23/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ lifted from standing committee | SSTRUL | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ from Rules Committee to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | S2ND | |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB |