SR 175 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

COMMENDATIONS: To commend and congratulate Loren Sullivan, Verbon Muhammad, Sydney Cuillier, Ashley Lovelace, and Erich White, know as "The Dream Team", on earning an Emmy Award.

This resolution (SR 175) formally commends five Southern University students - Loren Sullivan, Verbon Muhammad, Sydney Cuillier, Ashley Lovelace, and Erich White, known as "The Dream Team" - for winning an Emmy Award for their documentary *The Hidden Sport*. The film highlights the dedication, cultural significance, and athleticism of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) marching bands, specifically Southern University’s Human Jukebox. The resolution recognizes their achievement in the Sports Emmy Awards category and their use of a Coca-Cola HBCU Sports Production Grant to produce the work. It serves as a ceremonial honor, celebrating their national recognition and contributions to elevating HBCU culture.

Bill status introduced 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jun 8, 2025 Last action Jun 10, 2025

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What changed between versions

SR175 Original → SR175 Enrolled · 4 edits · Jun 10, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was converted from an original draft to an enrolled version, adding the full list of sponsoring senators and changing the title to indicate it is officially passed. The substantive text of the resolution, which commends five Southern University students for winning an Emmy Award, remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The document title was updated from 'ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED', signifying the bill has been approved by both legislative chambers and is now final law.

The list of co-sponsoring senators was added to the header, expanding the sponsors from a single individual to a group of twenty-three senators.

The 'DIGEST' section, which provides a summary of the bill's purpose, was removed as it is not part of the final legal text.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the text, such as changing 'know as' to 'known collectively as' and adjusting line breaks for the final version.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2025

How they voted

22–0

Passed · 15 other

Total votes 37

Jun 8, 2025

D Democratic11

9 Yea 2

81% Yea

R Republican26

13 Yea 13

50% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jun 8, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (22-0-15)

senate

1 primary · 24 co-sponsors