| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/23/2003 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/29/2003 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/16/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/16/2004 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SINTRO | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/19/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTGOP | |
| 1/23/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTGOP | |
| 1/23/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTGOP | 6 0 1 |
| 1/26/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ amended | SSTGOP | |
| 1/26/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/27/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/27/2004 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 26 0 3 |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 21 0 8 |
| 1/28/2004 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ received from Senate | HCLERK | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/29/2004 | House/ to standing committee | HSTPOL | |
| 1/30/2004 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTPOL | 9 0 1 |
| 2/2/2004 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTPOL | |
| 2/2/2004 | House/ read 2nd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/4/2004 | House/ read 3rd time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/4/2004 | House/ circled | H3RDSB | |
| 2/11/2004 | House/ uncircled | H3RDSB | |
| 2/11/2004 | House/ substituted | HSUB |