| 01/08/97 | S First Read | S29 |
| 01/13/97 | Referred S Judiciary Committee | S62 |
| 01/22/97 | Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee-Consent | |
| 01/29/97 | SCS Voted Do Pass S Judiciary Committee-Consent | |
| 02/03/97 | Reported From S Judiciary Committee to Floor w/SCS-Consent | S157 |
| 02/12/97 | SCS S Adopted | S200 |
| 02/12/97 | S Third Read and Passed - Consent | S200 |
| 02/13/97 | H First Read | H313 |
| 02/17/97 | H Second Read | H327 |
| 03/25/97 | Referred H Judiciary Committee | H728 |
| 04/01/97 | Hearing Conducted H Judiciary Committee | |
| 04/10/97 | HCS Voted Do Pass H Judiciary Committee | |
| 04/22/97 | HCS Reported Do Pass H Judiciary Committee | H1285 |
| 04/30/97 | HA 1 to HCS H offered (Carter) | H1454 |
| 04/30/97 | HA 1 to HA 1 to HCS H offered & adopted (Lograsso) | H1454 |
| 04/30/97 | HA 1 to HCS, as amended, H defeated | H1454 |
| 04/30/97 | HA 2 to HCS H offered & adopted (Hosmer) | H1455 |
| 04/30/97 | HCS, as amended, H adopted | H1455 |
| 04/30/97 | H Third Read and Passed | H1456 |
| 05/01/97 | S Refused to Concur in HCS, as amended | S957 |
| 05/01/97 | S Requested H Recede or Grant Conference | S957 |
| 05/05/97 | H Refused to Recede & Granted Conference | H1531 |
| 05/05/97 | H Conferees Appointed | H1531 |
| 05/05/97 | S Conferees Appointed | S1023 |
| 05/07/97 | CCR/CCS S offered & adopted | S1060 |
| 05/07/97 | S Third Read and Passed | S1061 |
| 05/09/97 | CCR/CCS H offered & adopted | H1727 |
| 05/09/97 | H Third Read and Passed | H1727 |
| 05/09/97 | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | S1165 |
| 05/20/97 | Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee | S1633 |
| 05/20/97 | Signed by Senate President | S1634 |
| 05/22/97 | Signed by House Speaker | H2445 |
| 05/22/97 | Delivered to Governor | S1636 |
| 07/07/97 | Signed by Governor | |