2025 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB378
Legislative Summary
Lowers the ACT score required for initial qualification for a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students award for students who complete approved home study programs (EG +$172,184 SG EX See Note)
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Bill History
4/3/2025
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
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
4/23/2025
Reported favorably (8-0).
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
5/19/2025
Reported favorably (16-0).
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
Read by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/21/2025.
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
Notice given.
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/27/2025.
House of Representatives
5/27/2025
Called from the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/27/2025
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 6. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
5/29/2025
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
House Vote on HB 378 FINAL PASSAGE (#650)
5/27/2025
89
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
10
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/28/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 28
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor

Roger Wilder
Republican
Co-Sponsors (33)
Beryl Amedee
Republican
Josh Carlson
Republican
Emily Chenevert
Republican
Raymond Crews
Republican
Kellee Dickerson
Republican
Kathy Edmonston
Republican
Peter Egan
Republican
Gabe Firment
Republican
Jay Galle
Republican
Brett Geymann
Republican
Brian Glorioso
Republican
Dodie Horton
Republican
Shane Mack
Republican
Charles Owen
Republican
Rodney Schamerhorn
Republican
Phillip Tarver
Republican
Christopher Turner
Republican
Lauren Ventrella
Republican
Jeff Wiley
Republican
Daryl Adams
Democrat
Mike Bayham
Republican
Marcus Bryant
Democrat
Dewith Carrier
Republican
Tehmi Chassion
Democrat
Kimberly Coates
Republican
Vincent Cox
Republican
Jason DeWitt
Republican
Steven Jackson
Democrat
Jacob Landry
Republican
Shaun Mena
Democrat
Annie Spell
Republican
Sylvia Taylor
Democrat
Francis Thompson
Republican