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Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 378: TOPS: Lowers the ACT score required for initial qualification for a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students award for students who complete approved home study programs (EN +$172,184 SG EX See Note)

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 378 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on April 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TOPS: Lowers the ACT score required for initial qualification for a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students award for students who complete approved home study programs (EN +$172,184 SG EX See Note). Primary sponsor: Roger Wilder (Republican). It lists 50 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 359.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 13 · Republican 38

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Roger WilderPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Roy AdamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Beryl AmedéeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Regina BarrowCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Gerald BoudreauxCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Marcus BryantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Josh CarlsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Dewith CarrierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Gary CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Tehmi ChassionCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Emily ChenevertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Heather CloudCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Kim CoatesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Patrick ConnickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Vincent CoxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Raymond CrewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Jason DeWittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Royce DuplessisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Rick EdmondsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Kathy EdmonstonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Peter EganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Mike FésiCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Gabe FirmentCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Franklin FoilCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Jay GalléCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse104
Brett GeymannCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Brian GloriosoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Jimmy HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Kellee HennessyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Cameron HenryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Valarie HodgesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Dodie HortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Steven JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Katrina Jackson-AndrewsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Sam JenkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Jacob LandryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Shane MackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Shaun MenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Beth MizellCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Chuck OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Rodney SchamerhornCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Annie SpellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Jeremy StineCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Phil TarverCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Sylvia TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Francis ThompsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Chris TurnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Lauren VentrellaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Jeff WileyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Glen WomackCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 359.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2025.
  3. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  5. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 88, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
  7. Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.
  9. Scheduled for concurrence on 06/10/2025.
  10. Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
  11. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  12. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source