| Date | Chamber | Action |
1/26/2005 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook | 1/26/2005 | House | First Reading | 1/26/2005 | House | Referred to Rules Committee | 2/2/2005 | House | Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee | 2/10/2005 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans Affairs Committee; 011-000-000 | 2/10/2005 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore | 2/10/2005 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia | 2/10/2005 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens | 2/14/2005 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate | 2/16/2005 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate | 2/16/2005 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate | 2/24/2005 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 | 2/25/2005 | Senate | Arrive in Senate | 2/25/2005 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 1, 2005 | 2/25/2005 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine | 3/1/2005 | Senate | First Reading | 3/1/2005 | Senate | Referred to Rules | 4/13/2005 | Senate | Assigned to State Government | 4/21/2005 | Senate | Do Pass State Government; 005-000-000 | 4/21/2005 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2005 | 5/4/2005 | Senate | Second Reading | 5/4/2005 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2005 | 5/11/2005 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 | 5/11/2005 | House | Passed Both Houses | 5/28/2005 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. | 5/28/2005 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link | 5/28/2005 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins | 6/9/2005 | House | Sent to the Governor | 7/19/2005 | House | Governor Approved | 7/19/2005 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2006 | 7/19/2005 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0251 |