| 01/16/13 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 15) |
| 01/16/13 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 15) |
| 02/15/13 | Senate | Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Bennett |
| 04/17/13 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 13) |
| 04/18/13 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 05/07/13 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 13) |
| 05/07/13 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 13) |
| 05/07/13 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 13) |
| 05/08/13 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 05/08/13 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 8) |
| 05/14/13 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 18) |
| 05/14/13 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 18) |
| 05/14/13 | House | Recalled from Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 34) |
| 05/16/13 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 21) |
| 05/16/13 | House | Roll call Yeas-94 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 21) |
| 05/16/13 | House | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 22) |
| 05/17/13 | House | Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 2) |
| 06/04/13 | Ratified R 50 | |
| 06/07/13 | Signed By Governor | |
| 06/18/13 | Effective date 06/07/13 | |
| 06/18/13 | Act No. 43 |