Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 2434: Education - As introduced, prohibits local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies from allowing, through their policies, a material in a library collection to be removed while it is being evaluated by the local board, governing body, or the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission, if applicable, until a determination is made as to whether the material is appropriate for the age and maturity level of the students who may access it, and whether the material is suitable for, and consistent with, the educational mission of the school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

In committee Last action March 17, 2026: Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee

Plain-language summary

HB 2434 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Education - As introduced, prohibits local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies from allowing, through their policies, a material in a library collection to be removed while it is being evaluated by the local board, governing body, or the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission, if applicable, until a determination is made as to whether the material is appropriate for the age and maturity level of the students who may access it, and whether the material is suitable for, and consistent with, the educational mission of the school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6. Primary sponsor: Sam McKenzie (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 17, 2026): Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Sam McKenzie (Democratic).