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 recorded

27,242

across all sessions

Crossed party

164

votes against own party

Matching

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 1788

Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits local governmental entities from relocating homeless individuals unless the relocation meets certain criteria; authorizes the receiving jurisdiction to seek damages and injunctive relief for violations. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 71, Chapter 5.

Yea

Passed

23–4

Mar 26, 2026

SB 1603

Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As enacted, clarifies that if marijuana is rescheduled or deleted as a controlled substance under federal law, the commissioner is prohibited from rescheduling or deleting marijuana under state law, unless the general assembly has established a regulatory framework for marijuana and authorized the commissioner to reschedule or delete marijuana as a controlled substance. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 24; Title 29; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 45; Title 50; Title 53; Title 57; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71. Against party

Nay

Passed

21–12

Mar 26, 2026

HJR 1122

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Logan Davis, Top Ten Senior, Wayne County High School -

Yea

Passed

33–0

Mar 26, 2026

HJR 1110

Memorials, Sports - Sterling Marlin -

Yea

Passed

33–0

Mar 26, 2026

HJR 1123

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Levi Rochell, Top Ten Senior, Wayne County High School -

Yea

Passed

33–0

Mar 26, 2026

SB 1048

State Government - As introduced, prohibits a person, political subdivision, or public official, in connection with a state emergency, from categorizing or proclaiming by order, rule, or regulation that a lawful occupation is non-essential, or otherwise proclaiming by order, rule, or regulation that a lawful occupation is prohibited from operating based on what the lawful occupation is; specifies that a person harmed by a violation of the prohibition may bring a civil action for actual damages or declaratory relief. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2.

Nay

Failed

1–8

Mar 25, 2026

SB 1613

Veterans - As enacted, authorizes state veterans' homes to provide services other than skilled nursing services to honorably discharged veterans. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 7.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 25, 2026

SB 1029

Election Laws - As introduced, makes changes to the process for voting absentee under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6, Part 5.

Nay

Failed

2–7

Mar 25, 2026

SB 1668

Local Government, General - As enacted, authorizes municipalities and metropolitan governments to adopt a tiered system of monetary penalties for repeated violations of the same municipal ordinance by the same person or entity within a 12-month period. - Amends TCA Title 6 and Title 7.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 25, 2026

SB 2353

Registers of Deeds - As enacted, authorizes all bonds for the conveyance of real or personal estate to be registered only if the bond contains the signatures of all parties subject to the bond and the expiration date of the bond; authorizes all agreements for the conveyance of real property or contracts, memoranda, abstracts, or affidavits for the sale of real property, or similar documents by whatever similar or other name, to be registered if such documents contain the signature of the owner of the property or the owner's attorney-in-fact or court-appointed representative, the signature of the proposed purchaser, and the expiration date of the agreement. - Amends TCA Section 66-24-101.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 25, 2026