Tennessee House · Mar 11, 2026
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/11/2026 Passed (5)
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
| Yea | Not voting | Nay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 2 | 0 |
Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.
All voters
| Legislator | Position |
|---|---|
| Rush Bricken(Republican) | Yea |
| Ed Butler(Republican) | Yea |
| Michele Carringer(Republican) | Yea |
| Jesse Chism(Democratic) | Yea |
| John Crawford(Republican) | Yea |
| Vincent Dixie(Democratic) | Yea |
| Rick Eldridge(Republican) | Yea |
| Dan Howell(Republican) | Yea |
| Tom Leatherwood(Republican) | Yea |
| Mary Littleton(Republican) | Yea |
| Greg Martin(Republican) | Yea |
| Larry Miller(Democratic) | Yea |
| Bo Mitchell(Democratic) | Yea |
| Jerome Moon(Republican) | Yea |
| Jason Powell(Democratic) | Yea |
| Dennis Powers(Republican) | Yea |
| Tim Rudd(Republican) | Not voting |
| Iris Rudder(Republican) | Yea |
| Gabby Salinas(Democratic) | Not voting |
| Todd Warner(Republican) | Yea |
| Dave Wright(Republican) | Yea |