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Tennessee Senate · Apr 15, 2026

FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/15/2026 Passed (1)

Result: pass

HB 2186: Local Government, General - 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.

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

Totals

YeaNayNot voting
Democratic151
Republican2600
Total2751

Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.

All voters

LegislatorPosition
Raumesh Akbari(Democratic)Nay
Paul Bailey(Republican)Yea
Janice Bowling(Republican)Yea
Richard Briggs(Republican)Yea
Heidi Campbell(Democratic)Nay
Rusty Crowe(Republican)Yea
Todd Gardenhire(Republican)Yea
Ferrell Haile(Republican)Yea
Bobby Harshbarger(Republican)Yea
Tom Hatcher(Republican)Yea
Joey Hensley(Republican)Yea
Ed Jackson(Republican)Yea
Gloria Johnson(Democratic)Yea
Sara Kyle(Democratic)Not voting
London Lamar(Democratic)Nay
Adam Lowe(Republican)Yea
Becky Massey(Republican)Yea
Randy McNally(Republican)Yea
Charlane Oliver(Democratic)Nay
Mark Pody(Republican)Yea
Dennis Powers(Republican)Yea
Lee Reeves(Republican)Yea
Kerry Roberts(Republican)Yea
Paul Rose(Republican)Yea
Jessie Seal(Republican)Yea
Steve Southerland(Republican)Yea
Robert Stevens(Republican)Yea
Brent Taylor(Republican)Yea
Page Walley(Republican)Yea
Bo Watson(Republican)Yea
Mark White(Republican)Yea
Ken Yager(Republican)Yea
Jeff Yarbro(Democratic)Nay