R Tennessee Senate · District 7 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Richard Briggs

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Session

Total votes

27,242

all sessions

Attendance

98%

399 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

99%

of cast votes

Lower than 77% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

26,931

voted in favor

Nay

222

voted against

Absent

399

missed votes

Total cast

27,242

across all sessions

Crossed party

164

votes against own party

This page

27,242

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SJR 1016

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Marian Vanbelkum, Valedictorian, Kenwood High School -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 2, 2026

SB 2365

Courts - As enacted, enacts the "Parental Rights Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 8 and Title 40, Chapter 11.

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 2, 2026

HJR 1180

Memorials, Recognition - Shea Jefferson -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 2, 2026

HJR 1191

Memorials, Recognition - Clifford and Carol Ackerson -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 2, 2026

SB 2279

Health Care - As enacted, requires the department of health to make available to the public on its website all inspection criteria required for compliance by pain management clinics; makes other changes relative to pain management. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 2, 2026

SB 2715

Oakland - Subject to local approval, transfers authority to appoint and remove all directors and department heads, excluding the town recorder, from the board of mayor and aldermen to the town manager. - Amends Chapter 167 of the Private Acts of 1994; as amended.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Apr 2, 2026

SJR 969

Memorials, Sports - Jerry Nichols -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 2, 2026

SJR 887

General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Supports Tennessee’s response to the United States Department of Energy Request for Information on Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses. -

Yea

Passed

29–1

Apr 2, 2026

SJR 973

Memorials, Sports - Gatlinburg-Pittman Junior High Lady Highlanders, 2026 Class AA state champions -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 2, 2026

HB 2655

Unicoi County - Subject to local approval, aligns the county's mineral severance tax with the tax amounts prescribed under state law. - Amends Chapter 213 of the Private Acts of 1982.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Apr 2, 2026