2025 Regular SessionLouisiana Legislature

SB25

Legislative Summary

Constitutional amendment to grant the St. George community school system in East Baton Rouge Parish the same authority granted to parishes to operate a school system. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EG +$2,457,390 GF EX See Note)

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Bill History

3/28/2025
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
Senate
4/14/2025
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Senate
4/23/2025
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
Senate
4/28/2025
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Senate
5/6/2025
Reported favorably.
Senate
5/7/2025
Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
5/8/2025
Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 5 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
5/12/2025
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
Reported favorably (8-2). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
5/27/2025
Reported favorably (15-2). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #828 EDUC Proposed

Senate Committee Amendment #828 EDUC Proposed

Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #722 EDUC Draft

Senate Committee Amendment #722 EDUC Draft

Not Adopted

House Committee Amendment #3750 CL&P Draft

House Committee Amendment #3750 CL&P Draft

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Vote on SB 25 FINAL PASSAGE (#198)
5/8/2025
26
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(5/12/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Civil Law and Procedure(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Rick Edmonds
Rick Edmonds
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197049.4 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197050.0 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197027.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/1970383.4 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197029.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/1970256.0 KB