R Tennessee Senate · District 7 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Richard Briggs

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Session

Total votes

27,004

all sessions

Attendance

99%

268 missed

With party

99%

of cast votes

Lower than 80% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

26,699

voted in favor

Nay

219

voted against

Absent

268

missed votes

Total cast

27,004

across all sessions

Crossed party

165

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

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Date

SB 2549

Witnesses - As enacted, prohibits a court from requiring an educator to be a witness in a civil domestic dispute proceeding if the educator's attendance would cause absence from teaching or supervisory duties in a school unless the court determines the educator's attendance is necessary to ensure fairness. - Amends TCA Title 24 and Title 49.

Yea

Passed

30–1

Apr 4, 2018

HB 2153

Milk, Dairy Products - As enacted, authorizes the labeling of any milk sold in this state as "Local Tennessee Milk", or a statement that indicates the milk is Tennessee milk, if the milk contains only milk produced in Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 53 and Title 57.

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 4, 2018

SB 2067

Zoning - As enacted, revises provisions governing the grandfathering of certain properties in regard to land use restrictions and other related provisions regarding replacing facilities in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 13.

Yea

Passed

29–0

Apr 4, 2018

HB 2006

Veterans - As enacted, makes the veteran hiring preference mandatory. - Amends TCA Section 8-30-307 and Title 9, Chapter 8.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Apr 4, 2018

SB 2420

Municipal Government - As enacted, authorizes the City of Hendersonville to add the storm water user's fee to the real property tax notice, subject to passage of an ordinance by a two-thirds majority of the legislative body. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-103.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Apr 4, 2018

HB 1870

Education - As enacted, revises provisions governing special education and special education services associations, - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 10.

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 4, 2018

HB 1888

Schools, Charter - As enacted, authorizes the comptroller of the treasury to audit financial transactions of a charter management organization (CMO); requires all CMOs operating a charter school in this state to file an annual financial report with the comptroller of the treasury no later than August 31 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Apr 4, 2018

HB 2189

Taxes, Hotel Motel - As enacted, authorizes the City of Pleasant View, by ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote, to levy an occupancy tax of not more than 5 percent on the privilege of staying in any hotel or motel in Pleasant View; the ordinance must set forth the manner of collection and administration of the privilege tax; requires that all proceeds received by the municipality from the tax be used for tourism development. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1425.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Apr 4, 2018

HB 2636

Taxes, Hotel Motel - As enacted, authorizes the City of Hendersonville, by ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote, to levy an occupancy tax of not more than 2.75 percent on the privilege of staying in any hotel or motel in Hendersonville; requires the ordinance to set forth the manner of collection and administration of the privilege tax; requires that all proceeds received by the municipality from the tax be used for tourism development. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1425.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Apr 4, 2018

SB 367

Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, requires health insurance coverage to cover hypofractionated proton therapy in the same manner as it covers intensity modulated radiation therapy under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.

Yea

Passed

29–1

Apr 4, 2018