| 01/20/97 | S First Read | S97 |
| 01/29/97 | Referred S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Com. | S138 |
| 02/05/97 | Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Com. | |
| 02/05/97 | SCS Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Com. | |
| 02/12/97 | Reported From S Civil & Crim. Juris. Com. to Floor w/SCS | S206 |
| 03/06/97 | SA 1 to SCS S offered & adopted (Caskey) | S377 |
| 03/06/97 | SCS, as amended, S adopted | S378 |
| 03/06/97 | Perfected | S378 |
| 03/18/97 | Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee | S434 |
| 03/27/97 | S Third Read and Passed | S531 |
| 03/27/97 | H First Read | H815 |
| 04/01/97 | H Second Read | H823 |
| 04/02/97 | Referred H Civil & Administrative Law Committee | H887 |
| 04/09/97 | Hearing Conducted H Civil & Admin. Law Com. | |
| 04/22/97 | HCS Voted Do Pass H Civil & Admin. Law Committee | |
| 04/22/97 | HCS Reported Do Pass H Civil & Admin. Law Committee | H1285 |
| 04/29/97 | HCS H adopted | H1389 |
| 04/29/97 | H Third Read and Passed | H1389 |
| 04/30/97 | S Concurred in HCS | S931 |
| 04/30/97 | S Third Read and Passed | S931 |
| 04/30/97 | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | H1460 |
| 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 |
| 07/14/97 | Signed by Governor | |
