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IntroducedFeb 02, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 06, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Tennessee House Bill
Local Government, General - As introduced, 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.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 09, 2026: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: 4/6/2026 Regular Calendar (2:00 PM CDT)
Position: 2
Summary
Comments on HB 2186
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 6
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 7
NO: 2
OTHER: 0
YES: 19
NO: 0
YES: 11
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 24
NO: 3
OTHER: 0
YES: 0
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 8
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 76
NO: 16
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
- Apr 06, 2026 | House
- Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 16, PNV 2
- Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- Mar 30, 2026 | House
- Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/30/2026
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/24/2026
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
- Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
- Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
- Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Intro., P1C.
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Filed for introduction
Bill Texts
Documents
- House Fiscal Note (Dashboard): Fiscal Note for HB2186 -- Cities & Counties Subcommittee 03/04/2026PDF
- Video: House Floor Session - 54th Legislative Day Apr 6, 2026 (04h 14m)HTML
- Video: House Floor Session - 52nd Legislative Day Mar 30, 2026 (03h 04m)HTML
- Video: Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Mar 24, 2026 (01h 04m)HTML
- Video: Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee Mar 18, 2026 (01h 27m)HTML
- Video: State & Local Government Committee Mar 11, 2026 (01h 27m)HTML
- Video: Cities & Counties Subcommittee Mar 4, 2026 (02h 18m)HTML

