| 01/14/1997 | First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 22 | N/A | |
| 01/24/1997 | Scheduled for Committee hearing on this date | N/A | |
| 01/24/1997 | Senate Judiciary Do Pass Amended,, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. | N/A | |
| 01/28/1997 | Senate Do Pass Amended,, Passed, YEAS 28, NAYS 6. S.J. 199 | N/A | |
| 01/29/1997 | First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 207 | N/A | |
| 02/14/1997 | Scheduled for Committee hearing on this date | N/A | |
| 02/14/1997 | House Judiciary Deferred to another day, Passed | N/A | |
| 02/19/1997 | Scheduled for Committee hearing on this date | N/A | |
| 02/19/1997 | House Judiciary Do Pass,, Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0. | N/A | |
| 02/20/1997 | House of Representatives Deferred to another day, Passed H.J. 623 | N/A | |
| 02/21/1997 | House of Representatives Deferred to another day, Passed H.J. 639 | N/A | |
| 02/24/1997 | Motion to Amend,, Passed H.J. 667 | N/A | |
| 02/24/1997 | House of Representatives Do Pass Amended,, Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 3. H.J. 668 | N/A | |
| 02/27/1997 | Signed by President S.J. 699 | N/A | |
| 02/28/1997 | Signed by Speaker H.J. 787 | N/A | |
| 03/03/1997 | Delivered to the Governor on Monday, March 03, 1997 S.J. 719 | N/A | |
| 03/19/1997 | Signed by Governor | N/A | |
