| 01/28/98 | S First Read | S115 |
| 02/05/98 | Referred S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee | S159 |
| 02/11/98 | Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence | |
| | Committee | |
| 02/11/98 | Voted Do Pass S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence | |
| | Committee-Consent | |
| 02/16/98 | Reported From S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence | S208 |
| | Committee to Floor - Consent | |
| 03/09/98 | S Third Read and Passed - Consent | S363 |
| 03/10/98 | H First Read | |
| 03/11/98 | H Second Read | H522 |
| 03/30/98 | Referred H Correctional & State Institutions Com. | H793 |
| 03/31/98 | Hearing Conducted H Correctional & State Institutions | |
| | Committee | |
| 03/31/98 | HCS Voted Do Pass H Correctional & State Institutions | |
| | Committee - Consent | |
| 04/06/98 | HCS Reported Do Pass H Correctional & State | H901 |
| | Institutions Committee - Consent | |
| 04/20/98 | HCS H adopted | H1120 |
| 04/20/98 | H Third Read and Passed - Consent | H1121/S681 |
| 05/05/98 | S Concurred in HCS | S1001 |
| 05/05/98 | S Third Read and Passed | S1002 |
| 05/05/98 | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | H1488 |
| 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 |
| 06/18/98 | Signed by Governor | |
