| 01/08/98 | S First Read | S44 |
| 01/15/98 | Referred S Financial & Governmental Organization | S72 |
| | Committee | |
| 02/02/98 | Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental | |
| | Organization Committee | |
| 02/02/98 | Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organization | |
| | Committee-Consent | |
| 02/02/98 | Reported From S Financial & Governmental Organization | S134 |
| | Committee to Floor-Consent | |
| 02/23/98 | S Third Read and Passed - Consent | S256-257 |
| 02/24/98 | H First Read | S351 |
| 02/25/98 | H Second Read | H357 |
| 04/09/98 | Referred H Judiciary Committee | H1003 |
| 04/21/98 | Hearing Conducted H Judiciary Committee | |
| 04/21/98 | HCS Voted Do Pass H Judiciary Committee | |
| 04/23/98 | HCS Reported Do Pass H Judiciary Committee | H1277 |
| 04/29/98 | Referred H Budget-Fiscal Note | H1313 |
| 05/05/98 | Voted Do Pass H Budget-Fiscal Note | |
| 05/05/98 | Reported Do Pass H Budget Fiscal Note | H1435 |
| 05/13/98 | HS#2 for HCS H offered (May 108) (L3176.06S) | H1859 |
| 05/13/98 | HA 1 to HS#2 for HCS H offered & adopted (Clayton) | H1859-1860 |
| 05/13/98 | HA 2 to HS#2 for HCS H offered & adopted (May 108) | H1860 |
| 05/13/98 | HA 3 to HS#2 for HCS H offered & adopted (Thomason) | H1860-1873 |
| 05/13/98 | HS#2 for HCS, as amended, H adopted | H1873 |
| 05/13/98 | H Third Read and Passed | H1873S1349 |
| 05/14/98 | S concurred in HS#2 for HCS, as amended | S1393 |
| 05/14/98 | S Third Read and Passed | S1393 |
| 05/14/98 | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | H1923 |
| 05/21/98 | Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee | S1540 |
| 05/21/98 | Signed by Senate President | S1541 |
| 05/28/98 | Signed by House Speaker | H2131 |
| 05/28/98 | Delivered to Governor | S1544 |
| 07/10/98 | Signed by Governor | |