Sen. Richard Briggs

Primary HB 269

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Medical Occupations - As introduced, reduces the number of days from 15 to 10 that the comptroller has to determine whether certain financing agreements to fund a medical school under the Medical School Authorities Act is in compliance with the guidelines, rules, and regulations of the state funding board. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 33; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.

In committee Jun 10, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1121

Passed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Psychologists - As introduced, authorizes the board of examiners in psychology to submit its annual report to the governor in electronic form. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.

Passed Jun 10, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1728

In committee · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Education, State Board of - As introduced, establishes the grading scale that must be used to assign letter grades to students enrolled in grades nine through 12 for purposes of reporting students' grades for postsecondary financial assistance; specifies that the state board or an LEA may develop a grading system for purposes other than reporting students' grades for postsecondary financial assistance. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Jun 10, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2132

In committee · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits a health benefit plan that provides coverage for advanced metastatic cancer and associated conditions from requiring an enrollee to have failed to successfully respond to a different drug or prove a history of failure to a different drug as a prerequisite to the plan providing coverage of a prescription drug approved by the United States food and drug administration. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

In committee Jun 10, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2162

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits a health benefit plan that provides coverage for advanced metastatic cancer and associated conditions from requiring an enrollee to have failed to successfully respond to a different drug or prove a history of failure to a different drug as a prerequisite to the plan providing coverage of a prescription drug approved by the United States food and drug administration. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

In committee Jun 10, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1142

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Psychologists - As introduced, authorizes the board of examiners in psychology to submit its annual report to the governor in electronic form. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.

Passed Jun 10, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1664

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Education, State Board of - As introduced, establishes the grading scale that must be used to assign letter grades to students enrolled in grades nine through 12 for purposes of reporting students' grades for postsecondary financial assistance; specifies that the state board or an LEA may develop a grading system for purposes other than reporting students' grades for postsecondary financial assistance. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Jun 10, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1665

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Education, Higher - As introduced, requires public institutions of higher education to classify a student who is the spouse or dependent child of a service member as an in-state student for tuition purposes, regardless of the spouse's or dependent child's domicile or place of residence. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Jun 10, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 346

In committee · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Medical Occupations - As introduced, reduces the number of days from 15 to 10 that the comptroller has to determine whether certain financing agreements to fund a medical school under the Medical School Authorities Act is in compliance with the guidelines, rules, and regulations of the state funding board. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 33; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.

In committee Jun 10, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2045

Passed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, increases to $75 the minimum amount that the state will match to an employee's optional retirement plan. - Amends TCA Section 3-9-103; Title 8, Chapter 25; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37.

Passed Jun 4, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track