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+type: "Bill"
+title: "TOPS: Provides for TOPS-Tech award eligibility for certain military veterans. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)"
+description: "TOPS: Provides for TOPS-Tech award eligibility for certain military veterans. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/la"
+legislature: "Louisiana Legislature"
+session: "2020"
+identifier: "SB 318"
+citation: "Louisiana SB 318 (2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Stewart Cathey , Jr."]
+version_count: 9
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2020-02-28"
+last_action: "2020-06-11"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b05dde0-dc9e-4e65-b038-29ce83d91209"
+source_url: "http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=238138"
+source_hash: "a0f8fdc00e9237c047b333ff1434e479c49992fa4a2147ccac8c63607430a5c7"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-la"]
+---
+
+# Louisiana SB 318 (2020) — TOPS: Provides for TOPS-Tech award eligibility for certain military veterans. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **SB318 Original** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1162668)
+2. **SB318 Act 225** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1182003)
+3. **SB318 Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1172424)
+4. **SB318 Re-Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1174677)
+5. **SB318 Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1174002)
+6. **Senate Committee Amendment, #1109, EDUC, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1170138)
+7. **Senate Committee Amendment, #1666, FNCE, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1173922)
+8. **Senate Floor Amendment, #1776, Peacock, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1174433)
+9. **SB318 Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1177539)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FINAL PASSAGE (#587) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
+- REFER TO FINANCE (#241) — **28–7** (pass) · upper
+- CO-AUTHORS (#264) — **13–0** (fail) · upper
+- FINAL PASSAGE (#263) — **33–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Stewart Cathey , Jr. — primary (person)
+- Aimee Adatto Freeman — cosponsor (person)
+- Alan Seabaugh — cosponsor (person)
+- Barbara Carpenter — cosponsor (person)
+- Barbara Reich Freiberg — cosponsor (person)
+- Barry Milligan — cosponsor (person)
+- Beau Beaullieu — cosponsor (person)
+- Beryl Amedee — cosponsor (person)
+- Bryan Fontenot — cosponsor (person)
+- Buddy Mincey — cosponsor (person)
+- C. Denise Marcelle — cosponsor (person)
+- C. Travis Johnson — cosponsor (person)
+- Candace N. Newell — cosponsor (person)
+- Chad Brown — cosponsor (person)
+- Charles Owen — cosponsor (person)
+- Christopher Turner — cosponsor (person)
+- Cleo Fields — cosponsor (person)
+- Danny McCormick — cosponsor (person)
+- Daryl Adams — cosponsor (person)
+- Daryl Deshotel — cosponsor (person)
+- Debbie Villio — cosponsor (person)
+- Dodie Horton — cosponsor (person)
+- Dustin Miller — cosponsor (person)
+- Ed Larvadain III — cosponsor (person)
+- Foy Gadberry — cosponsor (person)
+- Francis C. Thompson — cosponsor (person)
+- Franklin J. Foil — cosponsor (person)
+- Frederick D. Jones — cosponsor (person)
+- Gabe Firment — cosponsor (person)
+- Gary Carter — cosponsor (person)
+- Gary L. Smith, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Glen Womack — cosponsor (person)
+- Heather Cloud — cosponsor (person)
+- Jack McFarland — cosponsor (person)
+- Jason Hughes — cosponsor (person)
+- Jay Morris — cosponsor (person)
+- Jean-Paul Coussan — cosponsor (person)
+- Jerome Zeringue — cosponsor (person)
+- Joe Stagni — cosponsor (person)
+- John "Big John" Illg , Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- John Stefanski — cosponsor (person)
+- Joseph Marino — cosponsor (person)
+- Julie Emerson — cosponsor (person)
+- Kathy Edmonston — cosponsor (person)
+- Ken Brass — cosponsor (person)
+- Kenny Cox — cosponsor (person)
+- Kyle M. Green , Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Lance Harris — cosponsor (person)
+- Larry Bagley — cosponsor (person)
+- Larry Frieman — cosponsor (person)
+- Larry Selders — cosponsor (person)
+- Les Farnum — cosponsor (person)
+- Louie Bernard — cosponsor (person)
+- Mack Bodi White, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Mack Cormier — cosponsor (person)
+- Mandie Landry — cosponsor (person)
+- Marcus Bryant — cosponsor (person)
+- Mark Abraham — cosponsor (person)
+- Mark Wright — cosponsor (person)
+- Mary DuBuisson — cosponsor (person)
+- Matthew Willard — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael Echols — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike Johnson — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike Reese — cosponsor (person)
+- Neil Riser — cosponsor (person)
+- Nicholas Muscarello — cosponsor (person)
+- Pat Moore — cosponsor (person)
+- Patrick Connick — cosponsor (person)
+- Patrick McMath — cosponsor (person)
+- Patrick O. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
+- Paul Hollis — cosponsor (person)
+- R. Dewith Carrier — cosponsor (person)
+- Raymond Crews — cosponsor (person)
+- Rhonda Butler — cosponsor (person)
+- Richard Nelson — cosponsor (person)
+- Rick Edmonds — cosponsor (person)
+- Robert "Bob" Owen — cosponsor (person)
+- Robert Carter — cosponsor (person)
+- Robert Mills — cosponsor (person)
+- Rodney Lyons — cosponsor (person)
+- Rodney Schamerhorn — cosponsor (person)
+- Royce Duplessis — cosponsor (person)
+- Ryan Bourriaque — cosponsor (person)
+- Samuel Jenkins — cosponsor (person)
+- Scott McKnight — cosponsor (person)
+- Sherman Q. Mack — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephanie Hilferty — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephen Dwight — cosponsor (person)
+- Thomas Pressly — cosponsor (person)
+- Timothy P. Kerner — cosponsor (person)
+- Tony Bacala — cosponsor (person)
+- Troy Carter — cosponsor (person)
+- Vincent J. Pierre — cosponsor (person)
+- Vincent J. St. Blanc , III — cosponsor (person)
+- Wayne McMahen — cosponsor (person)
+- Wilford Carter , Sr. — cosponsor (person)
+- William "Bill" Wheat , Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-06-11** Effective date 6/11/2020.
+- **2020-06-11** Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 225. `executive-signature`
+- **2020-06-01** Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2020. `executive-receipt`
+- **2020-06-01** Signed by the Speaker of the House.
+- **2020-05-31** Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
+- **2020-05-29** Received from the House without amendments.
+- **2020-05-29** Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. `passage`
+- **2020-05-29** Called from the calendar.
+- **2020-05-29** Read by title, returned to the calendar.
+- **2020-05-27** Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/20.
+- **2020-05-27** Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
+- **2020-05-27** Rules suspended.
+- **2020-05-27** Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
+- **2020-05-27** Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
+- **2020-05-21** Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
+- **2020-05-20** Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 1 nays; ordered re- reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. `passage`
+- **2020-05-19** Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
+- **2020-05-18** By a vote of 28 yeas and 7 nays.
+- **2020-05-18** Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
+- **2020-05-14** Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
+- **2020-03-09** Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
+- **2020-02-28** Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education. `filing, referral-committee`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b05dde0-dc9e-4e65-b038-29ce83d91209`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Louisiana legislature records).
+