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HB2449Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, relative to reconsideration of library materials.

Introduced

Introduced by Johnny Garrett, District 45

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

As introduced, requires public libraries established by a county, city, or town to adopt a materials reconsideration policy that provides a process by which any legal resident of the county where the library is located may request that the library withdraw an item from the library's collection or reclassify or move the item to a different area in the library. - Amends TCA Title 10.

Where it stands

Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee · March 10, 2026

7

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

7 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
John Crawford1Yes
Rick Eldridge10Yes
Michele Carringer16Yes
Greg Martin26Yes
Dennis Powers36Yes
Michael Lankford75Yes
Larry Miller88Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  6. Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/10/2026

  7. Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  8. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  9. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  10. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  11. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  12. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  13. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  14. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026

  15. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026

  16. Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee

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