Sen. Richard Briggs

Primary SB 2355

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, requires the commission to levy certain fines and suspend the server permit of a person for certain violations, including the sale of alcohol or beer to a person who is under 21 years of age. - Amends TCA Section 57-4-203.

Passed Mar 27, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2393

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Opioids - As introduced, shortens, from September 30 to September 15, the deadline in which opioid fund deposits, abatement strategies, and disbursement or expenses paid from the fund must be reported to executive and legislative branch officials. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 9; Title 20; Title 29; Title 33; Title 47; Title 53; Title 67, Chapter 4; Title 68 and Title 71.

Passed Mar 26, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 803

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Litter Control - As introduced, upon receiving a citizen complaint that a person has violated the Litter Control Law, requires the special unit of the Tennessee highway patrol charged with enforcing such law to notify the alleged offender of the Litter Control Law and penalties for violations thereof by certified mail, return receipt requested, rather than by letter. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 39; Title 54; Title 57; Title 62; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70.

Passed Mar 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2124

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Housing - As introduced, requires each municipal and metropolitan government to adopt, on or before July 1, 2025, certain housing development strategies; provides that a municipal or metropolitan government that does not adopt such housing development strategies is ineligible for certain state grants. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13.

Passed Mar 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1967

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Election Laws - As enacted, requires a qualified voter to request an absentee ballot not later than 10 days before an election rather than not later than seven days before an election; requires a voter seeking to be placed on the permanent absentee voting register to file a physician's statement and application for ballot not later than 10 days before an election rather than not later than seven days before an election. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6.

Signed into law Mar 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 379

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, standardizes the thresholds for competitive sealed bids for counties, municipalities, utility districts, local education agencies, and other local governmental entities. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 14; Title 6, Chapter 56, Part 3; Title 12, Chapter 3, Part 12; Title 49, Chapter 13; Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 2 and Title 54.

Passed Mar 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2401

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, mandates private insurance coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS). - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.

Passed Mar 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2402

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

TennCare - As introduced, requires TennCare coverage of treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS). - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.

Passed Mar 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2397

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As introduced, urges the department of health along with the department of agriculture to study the effects of the sale and distribution of vapor products to persons under 21 and make recommendations to the legislature with regard to reducing such sale and distribution. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15.

Passed Mar 12, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SJR 1034

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Recognition - Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS), 75th anniversary -

Signed into law Mar 11, 2024 0 co-sponsors