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Richard Briggs

TN Senate District 7

Republican Tennessee since Nov 4, 2014

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Office	Party	From	To	Source
TN Senate District 7 current Tennessee	Republican	Nov 4, 2014	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (54 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
SB 551 Physicians and Surgeons - As introduced, allows, instead of requires, the governor to consult with…	SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee…	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d0cd5703-edbc-4881-8bd5-14c6e257bc45	Mar 29, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d0cd5703-edbc-4881-8bd5-14c6e257bc45 CC0-1.0
SB 926 Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As introduced, increases, from a Class C to a Class A misdemeanor, the…	FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/20/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1a4ed14e-e316-4af3-9f6d-85c8a766a975	Mar 20, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1a4ed14e-e316-4af3-9f6d-85c8a766a975 CC0-1.0
SB 628 Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As introduced, requires the department of economic and…	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll eb183c24-656c-40d6-bedb-8ba8fdfc67c8	Mar 16, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/eb183c24-656c-40d6-bedb-8ba8fdfc67c8 CC0-1.0
SB 610 TennCare - As introduced, requires TennCare to provide eligible covered enrollees with continuous…	FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/6/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b9e8f4a5-290c-4868-bbe2-35bbdb948442	Mar 6, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b9e8f4a5-290c-4868-bbe2-35bbdb948442 CC0-1.0
SB 3 Abortion - As introduced, clarifies that the term "abortion," as defined for the offense of…	FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur Amend# 1 by Johnson 3/2/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e1b96182-8e10-4d48-a54e-994f1fc825d8	Mar 2, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e1b96182-8e10-4d48-a54e-994f1fc825d8 CC0-1.0
	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/9/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0ebd52f4-c53d-4a32-a3ab-e612c65f023f	Feb 9, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0ebd52f4-c53d-4a32-a3ab-e612c65f023f CC0-1.0
SB 268 Immigration - As introduced, requires a financial institution to verify the immigration status of a…	FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/27/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c5bdf5e6-7957-4bea-abe5-ceb0239e0da9	Feb 27, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c5bdf5e6-7957-4bea-abe5-ceb0239e0da9 CC0-1.0
SB 1408 Traffic Safety - As introduced, removes the prohibition on a person physically holding or…	FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/27/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e5343763-4d75-4149-985f-466f3db98137	Feb 27, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e5343763-4d75-4149-985f-466f3db98137 CC0-1.0
SB 42 Natural Disasters - As introduced, creates the State Disaster Relief Program to be administered by…	FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/13/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 97bfb30d-1992-4eff-bd65-2dadd2e8bf5f	Feb 13, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/97bfb30d-1992-4eff-bd65-2dadd2e8bf5f CC0-1.0
HJR 6 Memorials, Retirement - Ralph Schulz -	FLOOR VOTE: 1/12/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll eb0425c9-3fe5-4c80-9d74-edda32ade138	Jan 12, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/eb0425c9-3fe5-4c80-9d74-edda32ade138 CC0-1.0
SB 137 Planning, Public - As introduced, requires a local legislative body to approve an application for a…	FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/28/2021 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5bb64323-c415-4b27-82ea-f4dbf0209d9c	Apr 28, 2021	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5bb64323-c415-4b27-82ea-f4dbf0209d9c CC0-1.0
	FLOOR VOTE: Amendment #2 Division #2 4/1/2021 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 9cb6642a-3276-4dce-854f-b4efad8fdfdb	Apr 1, 2021	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9cb6642a-3276-4dce-854f-b4efad8fdfdb CC0-1.0
	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/1/2021 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 9eed9dde-294a-4496-8a88-e569ed813532	Apr 1, 2021	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9eed9dde-294a-4496-8a88-e569ed813532 CC0-1.0
	TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes…	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4c096f72-cf31-4d35-a7f3-0865e7c10dfa	Mar 24, 2021	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4c096f72-cf31-4d35-a7f3-0865e7c10dfa CC0-1.0
HB 841 Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, establishes the promising futures early…	FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/27/2021 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ac1b6f35-c8ba-44f6-b09b-33de0352745b	Apr 27, 2021	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ac1b6f35-c8ba-44f6-b09b-33de0352745b CC0-1.0
HB 831 Taxes, Privilege - As introduced, reallocates 3 percent of revenue derived from the beer barrelage…	FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/5/2021 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 898bc85d-c18b-497a-964e-290247fec2cc	Apr 5, 2021	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/898bc85d-c18b-497a-964e-290247fec2cc CC0-1.0
SB 283 Water Pollution - As introduced, removes requirement that installers of subsurface sewage disposal…	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/15/2021 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll cbb23657-cc94-48cc-850a-cc21ff702e7e	Mar 15, 2021	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cbb23657-cc94-48cc-850a-cc21ff702e7e CC0-1.0
SB 309 Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, changes from March 1 to February 15 the date by…	FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/1/2021 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8066c60d-d434-44ad-ae26-91aa066f9384	Mar 1, 2021	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8066c60d-d434-44ad-ae26-91aa066f9384 CC0-1.0
SJR 8 Memorials, Sports - University of Tennessee baseball team, 2024 NCAA Men's College World Series…	FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 1/14/2021 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 345dd9a6-5518-45fd-bed7-748d34b48ee7	Jan 14, 2021	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/345dd9a6-5518-45fd-bed7-748d34b48ee7 CC0-1.0
SB 537 Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As introduced, directs the commission to promulgate rules to…	SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 5/2/2019 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ae34516d-ba77-4aca-8179-6bf7ba0cf748	May 2, 2019	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ae34516d-ba77-4aca-8179-6bf7ba0cf748 CC0-1.0
SB 1101 Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, creates tax exemption for portions of property that…	SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee…	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5142e393-e095-487e-b5aa-c65889627f53	Apr 10, 2019	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5142e393-e095-487e-b5aa-c65889627f53 CC0-1.0
SB 598 Public Utilities - As introduced, extends from January 1 to February 1, the deadline for local…	FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/18/2019 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll de7cbcbb-4480-497f-9b09-768e2222c08d	Mar 18, 2019	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/de7cbcbb-4480-497f-9b09-768e2222c08d CC0-1.0
	SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/12/2019 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6d9dc14c-d3a4-43ef-bf92-26cbc70165a6	Mar 12, 2019	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6d9dc14c-d3a4-43ef-bf92-26cbc70165a6 CC0-1.0
	SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee…	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5dd47429-ef27-4b7b-ae0d-90c526840552	Mar 5, 2019	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5dd47429-ef27-4b7b-ae0d-90c526840552 CC0-1.0
SB 150 Education - As introduced, allows students to use their score on the Classic Learning Test (CLT) to…	FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/4/2019 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a2482872-bad3-4c4b-905b-c162164fe160	Mar 4, 2019	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a2482872-bad3-4c4b-905b-c162164fe160 CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (137 as lead sponsor)

SB 2285 TN · —
Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires that, in situations where an order of protection is issued to protect a student who is enrolled in a public…

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SB 1922 TN · —
Employees, Employers - As enacted, generally requires, beginning July 1, 2026, all state and local governmental employers to verify the work authorization…

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SB 2273 TN · —
Real Property - As enacted, provides that a provision of a document requiring a transferor or transferee to pay a fee, charge, assessment, dues, contribution…

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SB 2283 TN · —
Tourism - As enacted, requires revenue that is received by a municipality and that is used to fund a destination marketing entity engaged in tourism promotion…

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SB 1757 TN · —
Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes, if a candidate changes treasurers and notifies the registry of election finance of the change, the candidate to…

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SB 1760 TN · —
Real Property - As enacted, authorizes a tax increment agency to enter into a taxpayer agreement relative to a plan area after obtaining a written statement…

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SB 2019 TN · —
Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, revises law relative to alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57.

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SB 2163 TN · —
Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, changes present law concerning common ownership of entities involved in the alcoholic beverages industry. - Amends TCA Title…

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SB 2280 TN · —
District Attorneys - As enacted, authorizes the district attorneys general conference to pay the licensing fees for software applications used by the office of…

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SB 2284 TN · —
Tourism - As introduced, requires each local tourism development authority to file its annual report of its business affairs and transactions with the…

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