| 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 | |
| 2/13/2004 | Numbered | HSTRUL | |
| 2/13/2004 | Bill Distributed | HSTRUL | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTHHS | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ received fiscal note from LFA | HSTHHS | |
| 2/20/2004 | House/ to Printing with fiscal note | HSTHHS | |
| 2/25/2004 | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | HSTHHS | |
| 2/25/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTHHS | 8 0 2 |
| 2/25/2004 | Substitute Recommended by Standing Comm | HSTHHS | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ comm report favorable/ substituted | HSTHHS | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ read 2nd time returned to Rules Comm | HSTRUL | |
| 2/26/2004 | House/ read 2nd time (Under Suspension) | H3RDHB | |
| 2/27/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDHB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ uncircled | H3RDHB | |
| 3/1/2004 | House/ substituted | HSUB |
H.B. 276 Substitute Adoption Law Revisions (McGee, R.)