| 01/27/97 | S First Read | S129 |
| 02/05/97 | Referred S Corrections & General Laws Com. | S168 |
| 02/11/97 | Hearing Conducted S Corrections & General Laws Com. | |
| 02/11/97 | Voted Do Pass w/SCA 1 S Corrections & General Laws Com. | |
| 02/12/97 | Reported From S Corr. & Gen. Laws Com. to Floor w/SCA 1 | S205 |
| 02/24/97 | SCA 1 S defeated | S265 |
| 02/24/97 | SA 1 S offered & adopted (Quick) | S265 |
| 02/24/97 | SA 2 S offered & adopted (Ehlmann) | S271 |
| 02/24/97 | Perfected, as amended | S273 |
| 02/25/97 | Motion to reconsider Perfection Vote (Adopted) | S297 |
| 02/25/97 | Motion to reconsider SA 2 (Adopted) | S297 |
| 03/18/97 | SA 2 S withdrawn | S434 |
| 03/18/97 | Re-Perfected, as amended | S434 |
| 03/19/97 | Reported Truly Re-Perfected S Rules Committee | S450 |
| 03/27/97 | S Third Read and Passed | S532 |
| 03/27/97 | H First Read | H815 |
| 04/01/97 | H Second Read | H823 |
| 04/08/97 | Referred H Local Government Committee | H972 |
| 04/15/97 | Hearing Conducted H Local Government Committee | |
| 04/23/97 | HCS Voted Do Pass H Local Government Committee | |
| 04/24/97 | HCS Reported Do Pass H Local Government Committee | H1341 |
| 04/30/97 | HA 1 to HCS H offered & adopted (Cooper) | H1444 |
| 04/30/97 | HA 2 to HCS H offered & adopted (Bray) | H1445 |
| 04/30/97 | HCS, as amended, H adopted | H1446 |
| 04/30/97 | H Third Read and Passed | H1446 |
| 05/01/97 | S Concurred in HCS, as amended | S958 |
| 05/01/97 | S Third Read and Passed | S959 |
| 05/01/97 | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | H1504 |
| 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 |
| 06/25/97 | Signed by the Governor | |
