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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

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 505

Welfare - As introduced, prohibits the department of human services from seeking, applying for, accepting, or renewing a federal waiver of work requirements for adults in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.

Yea

Passed

7–1

Mar 29, 2017

SB 692

Taxes - As enacted, exempts methanol from gasoline and petroleum taxes and sales and use taxes when not blended or composed of other motor fuels. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67.

Yea

Passed

8–0

Mar 29, 2017

SB 651

Food and Food Products - As enacted, specifies that a food warehouse license is not required to operate a farm to consumer distribution point, if certain requirements met, and that a retail food store permit is not required to operate a farm to consumer distribution point. - Amends TCA Title 53.

Yea

Passed

8–0

Mar 29, 2017

SB 789

Medical Occupations - As enacted, prohibits any person from using the title "registered surgical assistant" unless such person is registered with the board of medical examiners as a registered surgical assistant; requires the board to register as a registered surgical assistant any applicant who presents satisfactory evidence that the applicant meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68. Against party

Nay

Passed

6–2

Mar 29, 2017

SB 790

Dentists and Dentistry - As introduced, revises the board of dentistry's annual reporting requirements to make the board's annual report to the governor due no later than September 1. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 5.

Yea

Passed

8–0

Mar 29, 2017

SB 1078

Aircraft and Airports - As introduced, requires the department of revenue to report the number and amount of franchise and excise tax credits and exemptions issued to privately owned air carriers, general aviation airports, and aeronautical facilities operated in this state. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 20 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 21.

Yea

Passed

7–0

Mar 29, 2017

SB 622

Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, extends, from 10 to 15 days, the period of time in which the department of transportation must notify the owner of personal property encroaching on the right of way of a highway that the department removed the encroachment. - Amends TCA Title 54.

Yea

Passed

8–0

Mar 29, 2017

SB 299

Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, authorizes TDOT to impose tolls on low-emission and energy-efficient vehicles and single occupancy vehicles that use managed/toll lanes on interstates; dedicates use of toll revenue to maintenance of managed/toll lanes; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 54; Title 55; Title 64 and Title 65.

Nay

Failed

3–4

Mar 29, 2017

SB 845

Medical Occupations - As enacted, clarifies that the exemptions from the licensure and regulatory requirements for medical physicians apply to surgeons of the United States army, navy, air force or marine hospital service regardless of the hospital or practice site, if the surgeon's practice is part of the surgeon's authorized military service or training. - Amends TCA Section 63-6-204.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 29, 2017

SB 1032

Welfare - As enacted, expands the licensure requirement for adult day care providers to include those who provide service to five or more, instead of 10 or more, adult recipients. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 12; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 29, 2017