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

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 257

Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, specifies that return of the receipt for a mailed summons or notice that is either signed by the defendant or marked refused is grounds for a default judgment in a delinquent property tax case. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-2415.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 28, 2017

SB 970

Emergency Communications Districts - As enacted, authorizes an emergency communications district to purchase, in lieu of surety bonds, fidelity bonds to cover any losses from breach of the condition of faithful discharge of the duties of any board member, executive committee member, employee, officer, or any other authorized person of an emergency communications district who receives public funds, has authority to make expenditures from public funds, or has access to any public funds. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 8.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 28, 2017

SB 542

Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As enacted, expands the definition of "premises" for purposes of the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption to include the Station Street entertainment district in Chattanooga. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4, Part 1.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 28, 2017

SB 957

Taxes - As introduced, requires counties and cities that levy a local option sales tax to send a copy of the resolution or ordinance levying the tax to the commissioner of revenue no later than 30 days after it is adopted. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 28, 2017

SB 253

Revenue, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the commissioner to annually report the amount of disaster relief refunds issued by the department. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 12; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 28, 2017

SB 517

Election Laws - As introduced, revises provisions governing the use of mobile electronic and communication devices at polling places. - Amends TCA Section 2-7-142.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 28, 2017

SB 1246

Shelby County - As enacted, increases membership on the county board of equalization from nine to 13 members. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 1.

Yea

Passed

8–0

Mar 28, 2017

SB 434

Comptroller, State - As introduced, requires the comptroller to, upon receipt of “The Conference and Convention Center Facilities Compliance Report” from a local government, transmit a synopsis of the annual report to the fiscal review committee in addition to transmitting the synopsis to the chairs and membership of the state and local government committee of the senate and the local government committee of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 67.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 28, 2017

SB 557

Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As enacted, removes jurisdiction over enforcement of criminal offenses involving marijuana from the commission. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 1, Part 2.

Yea

Passed

8–0

Mar 28, 2017

SB 286

Election Laws - As enacted, permits the sending of an absentee ballot to an address within a county, regardless of whether the voter requesting the absentee ballot possesses a commercial driver license or a valid transportation worker identification credential. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 28, 2017