| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/30/2004 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 1/31/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/10/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 2/10/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/10/2004 | Senate/ to standing committee | SSTJLC | |
| 2/12/2004 | Numbered | SSTJLC | |
| 2/12/2004 | Bill Distributed | SSTJLC | |
| 2/13/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 2/13/2004 | Senate Comm - Held | SSTJLC | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | SSTJLC | |
| 2/16/2004 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 6 1 1 |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ comm report/ amended | SSTJLC | |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ placed on 2nd | S2ND | |
| 2/17/2004 | Senate/ motion, special order | SSPEC | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ read 2nd | SSPEC | |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate/ substitute | SSUB |