2025 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB161
Legislative Summary
Provides for eligibility requirements for TOPS-Tech and TOPS-Tech Early Start (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
3/31/2025
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
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, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/24/2025.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Committee Amendment #1125 EDUC Draft
House Committee Amendment #1125 EDUC Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #1287 EDUC Proposed
House Committee Amendment #1287 EDUC Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #1468 Hughes Proposed
House Floor Amendment #1468 Hughes Proposed
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Vote on HB 161 FINAL PASSAGE (#22)
4/24/2025
94
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
10
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/31/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Jason Hughes
Democrat