---
type: "Bill"
title: "Codes - As enacted, specifies that a statewide building construction standard or another standard or requirement adopted by a local government shall not prohibit or limit the use of equipment with refrigerants, if the equipment contains a refrigerant listed in accordance with safety standards imposed by federal law or rule and is installed in accordance with the use conditions imposed by federal law or rule. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 120."
description: "Codes - As enacted, specifies that a statewide building construction standard or another standard or requirement adopted by a local government shall not prohibit or limit the use of equipment with refrigerants, if the equipment contains a refrigerant listed in accordance with safety standards imposed by federal law or rule and is installed in accordance with the use conditions imposed by federal law or rule. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 120."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 1876"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1876 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Codes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson C", "Powers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-19"
last_action: "2022-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/503acdf9-ca0d-4ed2-a5f5-707225747d96"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1876&GA=112"
source_hash: "dffc82da0a6a4a9854d64a98ac1b8d145d6418b2a39c3e0d25049ffcad0c3a8d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 1876 (112) — Codes - As enacted, specifies that a statewide building construction standard or another standard or requirement adopted by a local government shall not prohibit or limit the use of equipment with refrigerants, if the equipment contains a refrigerant listed in accordance with safety standards imposed by federal law or rule and is installed in accordance with the use conditions imposed by federal law or rule. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 120.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1876.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2022 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2022 Passed (2) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/22/2022 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/15/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/21/2022 3/17/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/28/2022 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson C — primary (person)
- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-20** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-24** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2022-01-26** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-15** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-22** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/28/2022
- **2022-02-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-17** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/21/2022
- **2022-03-21** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-03-21** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-21** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-03-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-29** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 771
- **2022-04-13** Effective date(s) 04/08/2022
- **2022-04-13** Pub. Ch. 771

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/503acdf9-ca0d-4ed2-a5f5-707225747d96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).