| Date | Chamber | Action |
2/6/2004 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. | 2/6/2004 | Senate | First Reading | 2/6/2004 | Senate | Referred to Rules | 2/18/2004 | Senate | Assigned to State Government | 2/19/2004 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson | 2/24/2004 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg | 2/26/2004 | Senate | Do Pass State Government; 009-000-000 | 2/26/2004 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004 | 2/26/2004 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen | 3/24/2004 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz | 3/24/2004 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez | 3/24/2004 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins | 3/24/2004 | Senate | Second Reading | 3/24/2004 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004 | 3/24/2004 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter | 3/26/2004 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama | 3/26/2004 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 | 3/26/2004 | House | Arrived in House | 3/26/2004 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading | 3/30/2004 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson | 3/30/2004 | House | First Reading | 3/30/2004 | House | Referred to Rules Committee | 3/31/2004 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo | 3/31/2004 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford | 4/22/2004 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce | 4/22/2004 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland | 4/29/2004 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington | 5/4/2004 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith | 5/17/2004 | House | Assigned to State Government Administration Committee | 5/17/2004 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed | 5/18/2004 | House | Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 31, 2004 | 5/18/2004 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia | 5/18/2004 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks | 5/18/2004 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson | 5/18/2004 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000 | 5/18/2004 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate | 5/26/2004 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate | 5/26/2004 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate | 5/27/2004 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 | 5/27/2004 | Senate | Passed Both Houses | 5/27/2004 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis | 6/25/2004 | Senate | Sent to the Governor | 8/24/2004 | Senate | Governor Approved | 8/24/2004 | Senate | Effective Date August 24, 2004 | 8/24/2004 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1019 |