2025 Regular SessionLouisiana Legislature

HB161

Legislative Summary

Provides for eligibility requirements for TOPS-Tech and TOPS-Tech Early Start (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)

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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
Jason Hughes
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197048.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197052.3 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197052.4 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197034.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/1970190.1 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197037.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/1970205.5 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197037.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/1970205.4 KB