| Date | Chamber | Action |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/6/2004 | Senate | Referred to Rules |
| 2/18/2004 | Senate | Assigned to State Government |
| 2/24/2004 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate | Do Pass State Government; 009-000-000 |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004 |
| 2/26/2004 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen |
| 3/24/2004 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/24/2004 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004 |
| 3/26/2004 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 3/26/2004 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein |
| 3/26/2004 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 3/26/2004 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama |
| 3/26/2004 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| 3/26/2004 | House | Arrived in House |
| 3/26/2004 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 3/29/2004 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey |
| 3/29/2004 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller |
| 3/29/2004 | House | First Reading |
| 3/29/2004 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/29/2004 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough |
| 3/30/2004 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson |
| 4/20/2004 | House | Assigned to State Government Administration Committee |
| 4/22/2004 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce |
| 4/22/2004 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland |
| 4/28/2004 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000 |
| 4/28/2004 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/29/2004 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone |
| 4/29/2004 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/29/2004 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/4/2004 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith |
| 5/4/2004 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson |
| 5/11/2004 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh |
| 5/11/2004 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 |
| 5/11/2004 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/11/2004 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson |
| 5/11/2004 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carole Pankau |
| 6/9/2004 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/13/2004 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 7/13/2004 | Senate | Effective Date July 13, 2004 |
| 7/13/2004 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0726 |