| 01/08/97 | S First Read | S36 |
| 01/20/97 | Referred S Local Government & Economic Dev. Comm. | S101 |
| 01/28/97 | Hearing Conducted S Local Govt. & Economic Dev. Com.-Cons. | |
| 02/25/97 | Voted Do Pass w/SCA 1 S Local Govt. & Econ. Dev.-Consent | |
| 02/26/97 | Reported From S Local Gov. Com. w/SCA 1 to Floor-Consent | S308 |
| 03/20/97 | SCA 1 S adopted | S455 |
| 03/20/97 | S Third Read and Passed, as amended - Consent | S455 |
| 03/24/97 | H First Read | H700 |
| 03/25/97 | H Second Read | H711 |
| 04/02/97 | Referred H Judiciary Committee | H887 |
| 04/08/97 | Hearing Conducted H Judiciary Committee | |
| 05/01/97 | Voted Do Pass H Judiciary Committee | |
| 05/01/97 | Reported Do Pass H Judiciary Committee | H1503 |
| 05/14/97 | HA 1 H offered & adopted (Dougherty) | H2130 |
| 05/14/97 | HA 2 H offered & adopted (Murphy) | H2132 |
| 05/14/97 | H Third Read and Passed, as amended | H2132 |
| 05/15/97 | S Concurred in HA 1 | S1561 |
| 05/15/97 | S Concurred in HA 2 | S1561 |
| 05/15/97 | S Third Read and Passed, as amended | S1561 |
| 05/15/97 | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | H2207 |
| 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 |
| 07/01/97 | Signed by Governor | |
