2025 Regular SessionLouisiana Legislature

HB77

Legislative Summary

Adds the Excellence award level for students who score 31 or higher on the ACT, allows award qualification based on the Classic Learning Test, revises eligibility requirements for TOPS-Tech, and allows application of unused award amounts to medical or dental school (RR +$3,379,202 SG EX See Note)

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Bill History

3/17/2025
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/21/2025.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Reported with amendments (11-0).
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Reported with amendments (18-0).
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
5/15/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2025.
House of Representatives
5/19/2025
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 3. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
5/21/2025
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Senate
5/29/2025
Reported with amendments.
Senate

Amendments

House Committee Amendment #1109 EDUC Draft

House Committee Amendment #1109 EDUC Draft

Not Adopted

House Committee Amendment #1301 EDUC Proposed

House Committee Amendment #1301 EDUC Proposed

Not Adopted

House Committee Amendment #2689 APP Draft

House Committee Amendment #2689 APP Draft

Not Adopted

House Committee Amendment #2670 APP Draft

House Committee Amendment #2670 APP Draft

Not Adopted

House Committee Amendment #2669 APP Draft

House Committee Amendment #2669 APP Draft

Not Adopted

House Committee Amendment #2561 APP Draft

House Committee Amendment #2561 APP Draft

Not Adopted

House Committee Amendment #2731 APP Proposed

House Committee Amendment #2731 APP Proposed

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment #1974 Crews Proposed

House Floor Amendment #1974 Crews Proposed

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment #3149 Marcelle Rejected

House Floor Amendment #3149 Marcelle Rejected

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment #3146 Chassion Adopted

House Floor Amendment #3146 Chassion Adopted

Adopted

House Floor Amendment #3138 Turner Adopted

House Floor Amendment #3138 Turner Adopted

Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #2430 EDUC Draft

Senate Committee Amendment #2430 EDUC Draft

Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #2463 EDUC Proposed

Senate Committee Amendment #2463 EDUC Proposed

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Vote on HB 77 AMENDMENT # 3138 BY TURNER MOTION TO ADOPT (#432)
5/19/2025
73
Yea
26
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 77 RECOMMIT TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPRO (#433)
5/19/2025
33
Yea
67
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: FAILED
House Vote on HB 77 AMENDMENT # 3149 BY MARCELLE MOTION TO ADOPT (#434)
5/19/2025
31
Yea
67
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: FAILED
House Vote on HB 77 FINAL PASSAGE (#435)
5/19/2025
91
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
10
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 77 FINAL PASSAGE (#435)
5/19/2025
92
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
10
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(5/20/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/1970102.0 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/1970104.4 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197074.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197090.1 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197042.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/1970204.6 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197043.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/1970205.6 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197039.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/1970205.1 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197043.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/1970213.0 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197048.9 KB