| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/29/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/29/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/30/2004 | House/ received from General Counsel | HDOCKET | |
| 1/30/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTRUL | |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTRUL | |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTPOL | |
| 2/3/2004 | House/ received bill with fiscal note from Print | HSTPOL | |
| 2/6/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTPOL | 7 0 3 |
| 2/9/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTPOL | |
| 2/9/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/16/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDHB | |
| 2/16/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDHB | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ uncircled | H3RDHB | |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ passed 3rd reading | SSEC | 67 0 8 |
| 2/19/2004 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 2/19/2004 | Senate/ received from House | SINTRO | |
| 2/20/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ from Rules Committee to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | S2ND | |
| 3/3/2004 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB |
H.B. 162 Candidacy for Municipal Elections (Dougall, J.)