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

HB 2196: Local Government, General - As enacted, authorizes Putnam County and incorporated cities within the county to regulate sober living homes for recovery from alcohol, drug, and substance abuse to the extent such regulation complies with the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 26.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2196 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Local Government, General - As enacted, authorizes Putnam County and incorporated cities within the county to regulate sober living homes for recovery from alcohol, drug, and substance abuse to the extent such regulation complies with the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 26. Primary sponsor: Ryan Williams (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1073.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan WilliamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse42

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1073
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  4. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026
  5. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
  6. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  7. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  8. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
  9. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  10. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026
  11. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026
  12. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source