| 02/11/97 | S First Read | S194 |
| 02/17/97 | Referred S Judiciary Committee | S223 |
| 02/19/97 | Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee | |
| 02/26/97 | Voted Do Pass S Judiciary Committee | |
| 04/07/97 | Committee Vote Reconsidered | |
| 04/07/97 | SCS Voted Do Pass w/SBs 386 & 372 S Judiciary Committee | |
| 04/07/97 | Reported From S Judiciary Committee to Floor w/SCS | S590 |
| 04/16/97 | SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Schneider) | S728 |
| 04/16/97 | Perfected | S728 |
| 04/21/97 | Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee | S775 |
| 04/28/97 | S Third Read and Passed (w/EC) | S884 |
| 04/28/97 | H First Read (w/EC) | H1371 |
| 04/29/97 | H Second Read | H1378 |
| 04/29/97 | Referred H Civil & Administrative Law Committee | H1393 |
| 05/06/97 | Hearing Conducted H Civil & Admin. Law Committee | |
| 05/06/97 | HCS Voted Do Pass H Civil & Admin. Law Committee | |
| 05/06/97 | HCS Reported Do Pass H Civil & Admin. Law Committee | H1596 |
| 05/14/97 | HS for HCS H offered & adopted (Smith) | H2076 |
| 05/14/97 | H Third Read and Passed (w/EC) | H2076 |
| 05/16/97 | S Concurred in HS/HCS | S1620 |
| 05/16/97 | S Third Read and Passed (w/EC) | S1620 |
| 05/16/97 | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed (w/EC) | H2440 |
| 05/29/97 | Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee | S1639 |
| 05/29/97 | Signed by Senate President | S1639 |
| 05/29/97 | Signed by House Speaker | H2450 |
| 05/29/97 | Delivered to Governor (w/EC) | S1639 |
| 07/07/97 | Vetoed by Governor | |
