# Tennessee HB 2423: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10 and Title 49, relative to librarians.

Tennessee HB 2423, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10 and Title 49, relative to librarians., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-04 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 864) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2423
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10 and Title 49, relative to librarians.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-05-04, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 864
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Local Education Agencies
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (62 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 28 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-05-04: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 864
- 2026-04-14: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-14: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-07: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-24: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-03-24: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-17: Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/10/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Education Committee (House)
- 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-02-03: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0864.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2348.pdf)
- HA0819: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0819.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2423.pdf)
- SA0811: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0811.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2428: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to first responders. (failed)
- HB 2381: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to utilities. (failed)
- HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to criminal conduct. (failed)
- HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (failed)
- HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (failed)
- HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (failed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0864.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2348.pdf)
- [HA0819 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0819.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2423.pdf)
- [SA0811 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0811.pdf)

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- [HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2223-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2423-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).