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TN HB 2423

died on adjournment

Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires the state board of education, in consultation with the department of education, to qualify an advanced degree in media and technology as an advanced degree that leads to a library information specialist endorsement; establishes certain staffing requirements for libraries in public schools that serve students in any combination of grades nine through 12 based on current student enrollment; requires a public school that serves any of the grades nine through 12 to employ a full-time library information specialist with an endorsement as a library information specialist if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 49.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 2423 pass?

No. TN HB 2423 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-04): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 864

What is TN HB 2423 about?

TN HB 2423 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires the state board of education, in consultation with the department of education, to qualify an advanced degree in media and technology as an advanced degree that leads to a library information specialist endorsement; establishes certain staffing requirements for libraries in public schools that serve students in any combination of grades nine through 12 based on current student enrollment; requires a public school that serves any of the grades nine through 12 to employ a full-time library information specialist with an endorsement as a library information specialist if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 49.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 2423?

Martin G is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2423.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-05-04 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 864
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Martin Gprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-03

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-04

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-05

    Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-05

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-03-04

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  6. 2026-03-10

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-03-11

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026

  8. 2026-03-17

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026

  9. 2026-03-18

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026

  10. 2026-03-24

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-03-24

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-03-25

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  13. 2026-04-01

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026

  14. 2026-04-01

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-04-07

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-04-08

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  17. 2026-04-08

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  18. 2026-04-09

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  19. 2026-04-14

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  20. 2026-04-14

    Comp. SB subst.

  21. 2026-05-04

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 864

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee 3/10/2026 Passed (5)

    2026-03-10 · pass · 6-0

  • HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/24/2026 Passed (4)

    2026-03-24 · pass · 17-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-04-01 · pass · 11-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/7/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-04-07 · pass · 28-1

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 4/9/2026 (1)

    2026-04-13 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2423&ga=114

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