| 01/24/1997 | First read in House and referred to House Health and Human Services H.J. 113 | N/A | |
| 01/27/1997 | Scheduled for Committee hearing on this date | N/A | |
| 01/29/1997 | Scheduled for Committee hearing on this date | N/A | |
| 01/29/1997 | House Health and Human Services Do Pass,, Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0. | N/A | |
| 01/29/1997 | House Health and Human Services Place on Consent Calendar, Passed | N/A | |
| 01/30/1997 | House of Representatives Do Pass,, Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 1. H.J. 221 | N/A | |
| 01/31/1997 | First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 269 | N/A | |
| 02/05/1997 | Scheduled for Committee hearing on this date | N/A | |
| 02/10/1997 | Scheduled for Committee hearing on this date | N/A | |
| 02/12/1997 | Scheduled for Committee hearing on this date | N/A | |
| 02/12/1997 | Senate Health and Human Services Do Pass,, Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0. | N/A | |
| 02/13/1997 | Senate Deferred to another day, Passed S.J. 439 | N/A | |
| 02/14/1997 | Senate Deferred to another day, Passed S.J. 461 | N/A | |
| 02/18/1997 | Motion to Amend, S.J. 507 | N/A | |
| 02/20/1997 | Senate Deferred to another day, Passed S.J. 573 | N/A | |
| 02/21/1997 | Senate Do Pass,, Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 1. S.J. 584 | N/A | |
| 02/25/1997 | Signed by Speaker H.J. 705 | N/A | |
| 02/26/1997 | Signed by President S.J. 674 | N/A | |
| 03/03/1997 | Delivered to the Governor on Monday, March 03, 1997 H.J. 792 | N/A | |
| 03/19/1997 | Signed by Governor | N/A | |
