| 02/04/04 | S First Read | S230 |
| 02/09/04 | Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & | S263 |
| | Criminal Jurisprudence Committee | |
| 03/02/04 | Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal | |
| | Jurisprudence Committee | |
| 03/08/04 | Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal | |
| | Jurisprudence Committee-Consent | |
| 03/15/04 | Reported From S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal | S636 |
| | Jurisprudence Committee to Floor - Consent | |
| 03/31/04 | S Third Read and Passed - Consent | S795-796 |
| 03/31/04 | H First Read | H889 |
| 04/01/04 | H Second Read | H904 |
| 04/01/04 | Referred H Judiciary Committee | H907 |
| 04/14/04 | Hearing Conducted H Judiciary Committee | |
| 05/03/04 | HCS Voted Do Pass H Judiciary Committee | |
| 05/04/04 | HCS Reported Do Pass H Judiciary Committee | H1412 |
| 05/13/04 | HA 1 to HCS H offered & adopted (Byrd) | H1868-1870 |
| 05/13/04 | HA 2 to HCS H offered & adopted (Bringer) | H1870 |
| 05/13/04 | HA 3 to HCS H offered & adopted (Johnson-90) | H1870-1871 |
| 05/13/04 | HA 4 to HCS H offered & defeated (Willoughby) | H1871 |
| 05/13/04 | HCS, as amended, H adopted | H1871-1872 |
| 05/13/04 | H Third Read and Passed | S1581 / H1872 |
| 05/13/04 | S concurs in HCS | S1610-1611 |
| 05/13/04 | S Third Read and Passed | S1611 / H2019 |
| 05/13/04 | Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed | S1611 |
| 05/28/04 | Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee | S1659 |
| 05/28/04 | Signed by Senate President Pro Tem | S1659 |
| 05/28/04 | Signed by House Speaker | H2031 |
| 05/28/04 | Delivered to Governor | S1660 |
| 07/07/04 | Signed by Governor | |
