Tennessee House · Apr 7, 2026
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/7/2026 Passed (2)
Result: pass
HB 2423: 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.
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
Totals
| Yea | Nay | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 7 | 0 |
| Republican | 21 | 1 |
| Total | 28 | 1 |
Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.
All voters
| Legislator | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Baum(Republican) | Yea |
| Clark Boyd(Republican) | Yea |
| Karen Camper(Democratic) | Yea |
| Kip Capley(Republican) | Yea |
| Jesse Chism(Democratic) | Yea |
| Mark Cochran(Republican) | Yea |
| John Crawford(Republican) | Yea |
| Jeremy Faison(Republican) | Yea |
| Bob Freeman(Democratic) | Yea |
| Ron Gant(Republican) | Yea |
| Johnny Garrett(Republican) | Yea |
| John Gillespie(Republican) | Yea |
| Rusty Grills(Republican) | Yea |
| Michael Hale(Republican) | Yea |
| David Hawk(Republican) | Yea |
| Gary Hicks(Republican) | Yea |
| Tim Hicks(Republican) | Yea |
| Bud Hulsey(Republican) | Yea |
| William Lamberth(Republican) | Nay |
| Harold Love(Democratic) | Yea |
| Larry Miller(Democratic) | Yea |
| Debra Moody(Republican) | Yea |
| Antonio Parkinson(Democratic) | Yea |
| Lee Reeves(Republican) | Yea |
| Johnny Shaw(Democratic) | Yea |
| Mike Sparks(Republican) | Yea |
| Kevin Vaughan(Republican) | Yea |
| Ryan Williams(Republican) | Yea |
| Jason Zachary(Republican) | Yea |