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R Tennessee Senate · District 7 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Richard Briggs

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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
Sponsored
828
bills & resolutions
Higher than 82% of chamber peers
Committees
4
assignments
27,242 roll-call votes

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
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HJR 1087
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Kara M. Lawson, UT board of trustees -
Yea
Passed
33–0
Apr 24, 2018
HB 1959
Controlled Substances - As enacted, abolishes the TBI drug chemistry unit drug testing fund and the TBI toxicology unit intoxicant testing fund; provides for funds collected from the drug testing fee and the blood alcohol or drug concentration test fee being directed to the general fund to be used as appropriated by the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 39, Chapter 15; Title 39, Chapter 16; Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 40, Chapter 35; Title 55; Title 63; Title 69, Chapter 9 and Title 70.
Yea
Passed
29–0
Apr 24, 2018
HB 2326
Economic and Community Development, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Rural Hospital Transformation Act of 2018." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 68 and Title 71.
Yea
Passed
32–0
Apr 24, 2018
HJR 1279
Memorials, Interns - Scarlett Lichterman -
Yea
Passed
33–0
Apr 24, 2018
HJR 1083
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - John C. Compton, UT board of trustees -
Yea
Passed
32–0
Apr 24, 2018
HJR 1267
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Brannon Ragsdale, Top Ten Senior, Volunteer High School -
Yea
Passed
33–0
Apr 24, 2018
HJR 1264
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ethan Galloway, Top Ten Senior, Volunteer High School -
Yea
Passed
33–0
Apr 24, 2018
SB 1302
Child Abuse - As enacted, requires the department of children's services to develop guidelines on the best practices for identifying and reporting signs of child abuse, child sexual abuse, and human trafficking in which the victim is a child; requires the department of education to use the guidelines to identify child abuse training programs appropriate for teachers; requires local education agencies and public charter schools to ensure teachers complete a child abuse training program. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 4; Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 1; Title 63, Chapter 23; Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2; Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 63, Chapter 9.
Yea
Passed
32–0
Apr 24, 2018
SR 216
Memorials, Recognition - Senate employees of the 110th General Assembly -
Yea
Passed
33–0
Apr 24, 2018
HJR 1092
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Kim H. White, UT board of trustees -
Yea
Passed
30–0
Apr 24, 2018
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