Louisiana House Bill 77 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 18-9)
Status: Passed on June 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-20 - Effective date: See Act.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Adds the Excellence award level for students who score 31 or higher on the ACT and allows award qualification based on the Classic Learning Test (EN +$3,012,092 SG EX See Note)

Adds the Excellence award level for students who score 31 or higher on the ACT and allows award qualification based on the Classic Learning Test (EN +$3,012,092 SG EX See Note)

Rep. Christopher Turner [R]	Rep. Daryl Adams [D]	Rep. Lawrence Bagley [R]	Rep. Stephanie Berault [R]
Rep. Rhonda Butler [R]	Rep. Dewith Carrier [R]	Rep. Tehmi Chassion [D]	Rep. Barbara Freiberg [R]
Rep. Dodie Horton [R]	Rep. John Illg [R]	Rep. Timothy Kerner [R]	Rep. Shane Mack [R]
Rep. Laurie Schlegel [R]	Rep. Francis Thompson [R]	Sen. Regina Barrow [D]	Sen. Gerald Boudreaux [D]
Sen. Joseph Bouie [D]	Sen. Franklin Foil [R]	Sen. Cameron Henry [R]	Sen. Katrina Jackson-Andrews [D]
Sen. Samuel Jenkins [D]	Sen. Blake Miguez [R]	Sen. John Morris [R]	Sen. Brach Myers [R]
Sen. Edward Price [D]	Sen. Mike Reese [R]	Sen. Larry Selders [D]

2025-06-12 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 77 ADOPT (#996) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-06-12 - House - House Vote on HB 77 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1261) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-06-09 - House - House Vote on HB 77 REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#994) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-06-08 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 77 CO-AUTHORS (#685) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 26) [PASS]
2025-06-08 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 77 FINAL PASSAGE (#684) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-19 - House - House Vote on HB 77 FINAL PASSAGE (#435) (Y: 92 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2025-05-19 - House - House Vote on HB 77 FINAL PASSAGE (#435) (Y: 91 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2025-05-19 - House - House Vote on HB 77 AMENDMENT # 3149 BY MARCELLE MOTION TO ADOPT (#434) (Y: 31 N: 67 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [FAIL]
2025-05-19 - House - House Vote on HB 77 RECOMMIT TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPRO (#433) (Y: 33 N: 67 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2025-05-19 - House - House Vote on HB 77 AMENDMENT # 3138 BY TURNER MOTION TO ADOPT (#432) (Y: 73 N: 26 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-20	House	Effective date: See Act.
2025-06-20	House	Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 347.
2025-06-16	House	Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2025-06-12	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate.
2025-06-12	House	Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2025-06-12	House	Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
2025-06-12	Senate	Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
2025-06-12	Senate	Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
2025-06-12	House	Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
2025-06-12	House	Rules suspended.
2025-06-12	House	Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
2025-06-11	House	Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
2025-06-11	Senate	Senate conference committee members appointed: Edmonds, Jenkins, and Womack.
2025-06-10	Senate	Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
2025-06-10	House	House conferees appointed: Turner, Schlegel, and Bourriaque.
2025-06-09	Senate	Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
2025-06-09	House	Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
2025-06-08	House	Scheduled for concurrence on 06/09/2025.
2025-06-08	House	Received from the Senate with amendments.
2025-06-08	Senate	Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2025-06-04	Senate	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2025-06-04	Senate	Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2025-06-01	Senate	Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
2025-06-01	Senate	Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
2025-05-29	Senate	Reported with amendments.
2025-05-21	Senate	Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
2025-05-20	Senate	Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2025-05-19	House	Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 3. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2025-05-15	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2025.
2025-05-14	House	Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2025-05-13	House	Reported with amendments (18-0).
2025-04-22	House	Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
2025-04-16	House	Reported with amendments (11-0).
2025-04-14	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
2025-03-21	House	First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/21/2025.
2025-03-17	House	Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
2025-03-17	House	Prefiled.

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