STATE BILLTN HB 2186PASSED

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to local government.

As enacted, authorizes counties with a metropolitan form of government, by resolution of their governing bodies, to levy a tax on the retail sale of food and food ingredients for human consumption within the county at a rate less than the local option sales tax rate or exempt the retail sale of such food and food ingredients from the local option sales tax; deletes obsolete provisions relating to the timing for reducing the membership of metropolitan councils. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67, Chapter 6.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 26, 2026; 170 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

TN HB 2186 · PassedMay 26

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Bill details

Last action: Effective date(s) 05/19/2026 · May 26, 2026

Sponsor

WLWilliam LamberthRepresentative · Republican · HD-044Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

May 26, 2026Effective date(s) 05/19/2026

May 26, 2026Pub. Ch. 1014

May 19, 2026Signed by Governor.

May 7, 2026Transmitted to Governor for his action.House

May 5, 2026Signed by Senate SpeakerSenate

Apr 30, 2026Signed by H. SpeakerHouse

Apr 20, 2026Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.House

Apr 15, 2026Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 5, PNV 1Senate

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Apr 15, 2026Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.Senate

Apr 9, 2026Received from House, Passed on First ConsiderationSenate

Apr 6, 2026Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.House

Apr 6, 2026Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 16, PNV 2House

Mar 30, 2026H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026House

Mar 30, 2026Objected to on Consent Calendar.House

Mar 26, 2026H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/30/2026House

Mar 25, 2026Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026House

Mar 24, 2026Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse

Mar 18, 2026Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/24/2026House

Mar 18, 2026Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeHouse

Mar 11, 2026Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026House

Mar 11, 2026Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means SubcommitteeHouse

Mar 11, 2026Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeHouse

Mar 4, 2026Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026House

Mar 4, 2026Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government CommitteeHouse

Feb 25, 2026Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/4/2026House

Feb 5, 2026Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties SubcommitteeHouse

Feb 5, 2026P2C, ref. to State & Local Government CommitteeHouse

Feb 4, 2026Intro., P1C.House

Feb 2, 2026Filed for introductionHouse

Recorded votes

HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government CommitteeMar 4, 2026 · House · 6 yea · 0 nayPassed

HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeMar 11, 2026 · House · 19 yea · 0 nayPassed

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeMar 18, 2026 · House · 11 yea · 0 nayPassed

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMar 24, 2026 · House · 24 yea · 3 nayPassed

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONApr 6, 2026 · House · 76 yea · 16 nayPassed

FLOOR VOTE: Third ConsiderationApr 15, 2026 · Senate · 27 yea · 5 nayPassed

Subjects

Local Government, General

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