Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Introduced 1 R cosponsors

HB385 — TOPS: Provides, under specified circumstances, for repayment of a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) award (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last action — Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 38, nays 62. Failed to pass.

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 25, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Stalled 12% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    1 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

TOPS: Provides, under specified circumstances, for repayment of a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) award (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.

  3. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  4. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.

  5. Reported with amendments (6-5).

  6. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  7. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.

  8. Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.

  9. Called from the calendar.

  10. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 38, nays 62. Failed to pass.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 55 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

With Amendments

Passed 6 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6300
Democrat 0200
Total 6500
% of votes cast 55%45%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Chasity Martinez Democrat Nay
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Nay
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Nay
Beryl Amedée Republican Nay
Charles Owen Republican Yea
III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc Republican Nay
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea

Official roll call →

House: APPROPRIATIONS

Failed 34 Yea · 60 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 24203
Republican 64908
Unaffiliated 4900
Total 3460011
% of votes cast 32%57%0%10%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Miller — Yea
Henry, C. — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Nay
Amedee — Nay
Owen — Nay
Boudreaux — Nay
Stagni — Nay
Galle — Nay
Wiley — Nay
Landry, J. — Nay
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Nay
Adrian Fisher Democrat Nay
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Not Voting
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Candace N. Newell Democrat Yea
Chasity Martinez Democrat Yea
Dana Henry Democrat Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Ed Murray Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Nay
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Not Voting
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Not Voting
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Yea
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Annie Spell Republican Nay
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Nay
Beth Anne Billings Republican Nay
Brett F. Geymann Republican Nay
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Nay
Bryan Fontenot Republican Nay
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Nay
Christopher Turner Republican Nay
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Nay
Debbie Villio Republican Nay
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Not Voting
Dodie Horton Republican Nay
Emily Chenevert Republican Nay
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Nay
Francis C. Thompson Republican Nay
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Nay
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Nay
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Not Voting
Jack McFarland Republican Not Voting
Jacob Braud Republican Nay
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Not Voting
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Nay
Jerome Zeringue Republican Nay
Jessica Domangue Republican Nay
John E. Wyble Republican Nay
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Not Voting
Josh Carlson Republican Nay
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Nay
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Nay
Kathy Edmonston Republican Nay
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Nay
Kim Carver Republican Nay
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Nay
Larry A. Bagley Republican Nay
Lauren Ventrella Republican Nay
Laurie Schlegel Republican Nay
Les Farnum Republican Not Voting
Mark Wright Republican Nay
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Nay
Michael Charles Echols Republican Not Voting
Michael Melerine Republican Nay
Mike Johnson Republican Nay
Neil Riser Republican Not Voting
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Nay
Paul Sawyer Republican Nay
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Nay
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Nay
Raymond J. Crews Republican Nay
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Nay
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Nay
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Nay
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Nay
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Nay
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Nay
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Nay
Tony Bacala Republican Nay
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Nay

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB385 do?
TOPS: Provides, under specified circumstances, for repayment of a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) award (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Who sponsors HB385?
HB385 is sponsored by Jr., Dennis Bamburg (Republican).
What is the current status of HB385?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 25, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track HB385?
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