| Date | Chamber | Action |
| 2/19/2003 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. |
| 2/19/2003 | Senate | Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. |
| 2/19/2003 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/19/2003 | Senate | Referred to Rules |
| 3/5/2003 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| 3/13/2003 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000 |
| 3/13/2003 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003 |
| 3/18/2003 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/18/2003 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 19, 2003 |
| 3/27/2003 | Senate | Verified |
| 3/27/2003 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 032-016-002 |
| 3/27/2003 | House | Arrived in House |
| 3/27/2003 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 3/27/2003 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan |
| 3/27/2003 | House | First Reading |
| 3/27/2003 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/31/2003 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 5/2/2003 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/14/2003 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 5/14/2003 | House | Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 19(a); May 31, 2003 |
| 5/27/2003 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-005-000 |
| 5/27/2003 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/27/2003 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/27/2003 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 6/1/2003 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/12/2004 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 5/12/2004 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/14/2004 | House | Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 31, 2004 |
| 5/17/2004 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kevin Joyce |
| 5/20/2004 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney |
| 5/26/2004 | House | Second Reading - Standard Debate |
| 5/26/2004 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate |
| 5/26/2004 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis |
| 5/26/2004 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. |
| 5/26/2004 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan |
| 5/26/2004 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy |
| 5/27/2004 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Standard Debate |
| 5/27/2004 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate |
| 5/27/2004 | House | House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce |
| 5/27/2004 | House | House Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/31/2004 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2004 |
| 6/30/2004 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) July 15, 2004 |
| 7/15/2004 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) JULY 31, 2004 |
| 7/31/2004 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/11/2005 | Senate | Session Sine Die |