| 12/01/03 | Prefiled | |
| 01/07/04 | S First Read | S9 |
| 01/08/04 | Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, | S78 |
| | Tourism and Local Goverment Committee | |
| 01/14/04 | Hearing Cancelled S Economic Development, Tourism | |
| | and Local Government Committee | |
| 01/21/04 | Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism | |
| | and Local Government Committee-Consent | |
| 01/28/04 | SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism | |
| | and Local Govt. Committee-Consent (2524S.02C) | |
| 02/02/04 | Reported From S Economic Development, Tourism & | S202 |
| | Local Government Committee to Floor w/SCS - Consent | |
| 02/09/04 | SCS S adopted | S255-256 |
| 02/09/04 | S Third Read and Passed - Consent | S256 |
| 02/10/04 | H First Read | H282 |
| 02/11/04 | H Second Read | H291 |
| 02/12/04 | Referred H Tax Policy Committee | H321 |
| 04/14/04 | Re-Referred H Local Government Committee | H1096 |
| 04/22/04 | Hearing Conducted H Local Government Committee | |
| 04/26/04 | HCS Voted Do Pass H Local Government | |
| | Committee-Consent | |
| 04/28/04 | HCS Reported Do Pass H Local Government | H1267 |
| 04/28/04 | Committee-Consent | |
| 05/11/04 | HCS H adopted | H1718 |
| 05/11/04 | H Third Read and Passed - Consent - EC defeated | S1483 / H1718 |
| 05/11/04 | S refuses to concur in HCS | S1489 / H1743 |
| 05/11/04 | S requests H recede or grant conference | S1489 / H1743 |
| 05/12/04 | H refuses to recede & grants conference | S1513 / H1745 |
| 05/12/04 | S conferees appointed | S1515 / H1775 |
| | (Griesheimer, Kinder, Childers, Days, Stoll) | |
| 05/12/04 | H conferees appointed | S1544 / H1784 |
| | (Nieves, Cooper-120, Sutherland, Corcoran, Villa) | |
| 05/13/04 | CCR S offered & adopted | S1555-1556 |
| 05/13/04 | CCS S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted | S1556 / H1842 |
| 05/13/04 | H submits CCR | H1920-1921 |
| 05/14/04 | H adopts CCR | H1946-1947 |
| 05/14/04 | CCS H Third Read and Passed - EC defeated | S1649 / H1947 |
| 05/14/04 | Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed | S1649 |
| 05/28/04 | Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee | S1658 |
| 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 |
| 07/09/04 | Signed by Governor | |
