| 01/08/97 | S First Read | S36 |
| 01/20/97 | Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations Com. | S101 |
| 01/27/97 | Hearing Conducted S Financial & Govt. Organiz. Com.-Cons. | |
| 01/29/97 | Voted Do Pass S Financial & Govt. Organiz. Com.-Consent | |
| 02/03/97 | Reported From S Fin. & Govt. Org. Com. to Floor-Consent | S159 |
| 02/19/97 | S Third Read and Passed (w/EC) - Consent | S242 |
| 02/20/97 | H First Read (w/EC) | H400 |
| 02/21/97 | H Second Read | H408 |
| 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 | H1286 |
| 04/30/97 | HA 1 to HCS H offered & adopted (May) | H1451 |
| 04/30/97 | HA 2 to HCS H offered & defeated (Elliott) | H1451 |
| 04/30/97 | HCS, as amended, H adopted | H1452 |
| 04/30/97 | H Third Read and Passed (w/EC) | H1452 |
| 05/01/97 | S Concurred in HCS, as amended | S958 |
| 05/01/97 | S Third Read and Passed (w/EC) | S958 |
| 05/01/97 | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed (w/EC) | H1504 |
| 05/05/97 | Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee | S1024 |
| 05/05/97 | Signed by Senate President | S1024 |
| 05/06/97 | Signed by House Speaker | H1569 |
| 05/06/97 | Delivered to Governor (w/EC) | S1053 |
| 05/20/97 | Signed by Governor (w/EC) | |
