Briggs, Richard
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134
Bills sponsored
this session · 308 all-time
134
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 134 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
7006
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 7006 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
111S1 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
100%
based on 75 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0%
based on 75 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 75 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
308 billsCurrent session 134 bills
- SB 1761 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1, Chapter 3; Title 39; Title 43, Chapter 27; Title 53; Title 57, Chapter 7 and Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to hemp. Signed
- SB 1760 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 23 and Title 67, Chapter 5, relative to taxpayer agreements. Signed
- SB 1759 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 41, relative to inmates. Passed
- SB 1757 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections. Signed
- SB 1756 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 10, relative to campaign finance. Passed
- SB 1691 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 10, Part 2 and Title 3, Chapter 6, Part 1, relative to training programs for members of the bureau of ethics and campaign finance. Signed
- SB 1689 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 12; Title 37, Chapter 2, Part 4; Title 39; Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 33; Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 8; Title 55, Chapter 25; Title 62, Chapter 36; Title 63, Chapter 10, Part 4; Title 66, Chapter 29, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 18, Part 2, relative to public records. Passed
- SB 1688 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to airport tastings. Passed
- SB 1626 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 56 and Title 71, relative to cancer testing. Passed
- SB 1621 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 71, relative to the department of human services. Passed
- SB 1620 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to consumption of alcoholic beverages on premises. Signed
- SB 1619 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections. Signed
- SB 1425 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 53; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to women's health. Passed
- SB 1415 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses. Signed
- SB 1414 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 56, relative to 340B entities. Signed
- SB 1413 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40; Title 43, Chapter 27; Title 53, Chapter 11; Title 57 and Title 67, relative to the regulation of hemp-derived cannabinoid products. Signed
- SB 1230 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 10, Part 1 and Title 66, Chapter 24, Part 2, relative to electronic recordings. Signed
- SB 1004 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 53; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to abortion. Signed
- SB 0941 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 17, relative to charitable gaming. Signed
- SB 0940 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to substance use. Signed
- SB 0939 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 3 and Title 62, Chapter 4, relative to the economic impact of the cosmetology and barbering professions. Signed
- SB 0775 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, relative to delinquent taxes. Passed
- SB 0774 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, relative to property tax. Passed
- SB 0773 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, Chapter 3; Title 13, Chapter 4 and Title 13, Chapter 7, relative to the vesting period for property development standards. Signed
- SB 0772 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 34; Title 7, Chapter 36 and Title 7, Chapter 52, relative to compensation for members of boards of utilities. Signed
Historical 174 bills
- HB 542 Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, adds misappropriations to list of defects that are absent from a clean Council on Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) credentialing application. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 6 and Title 56, Chapter 7. Died
- SB 1883 Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, permits registration plates to be renewed every 24 months instead of 12 months. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4 and Title 55, Chapter 6. Died
- SB 115 School Vouchers - As introduced, allows a student who was denied admittance to the individualized education account (IEA) program for the 2016-2017 school year because the student was not previously enrolled in a Tennessee public school the two semesters preceding the semester with an IEA to enroll in the program, if the student has the required disability and had an IEP at a Tennessee public school during the 2015-2016 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 14. Died
- HB 1044 Liens - As introduced, provides that a prime contractor's lien is forfeited if the final decision of a suit brought for its enforcement is not delivered within two years from the lienor bringing the suit to enforce the lien; authorizes the court to hold any party that unduly delays or extends the action to enforce such a lien liable for the injured party's expenses incurred as a result of the delay or extension. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 6 and Title 66, Chapter 11. Died
- SB 840 Veterans - As introduced, allows disabled veterans to vote absentee. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6. Died
- HB 1897 Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, requires proportionate representation on certain municipal electric utility boards; requires direct payment of tax equivalent amounts to the taxing jurisdictions in the various counties in which a municipal utility's electric plant is located under certain circumstances; eliminates exemptions from the manner in which tax equivalent amounts are directed to certain taxing jurisdictions. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65 and Title 67. Died
- SB 1413 Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation - As introduced, requires the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services to report to the health committee of the house of representatives and the health and welfare committee of the senate on or before January 15, 2018, concerning any restrictions and requirements from the federal department of health and human services imposed by federal law on substance abuse treatment programs that the department of mental health and substance abuse services contracts with or operates in order to provide treatment services. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. Died
- HB 1548 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, requires the department of health to recognize St-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) receiving and STEMI referring hospitals; requires ambulance services to develop and implement a protocol for transporting STEMI patients to STEMI receiving hospitals; encourages cooperation between STEMI receiving and STEMI referring hospitals. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11. Failed
- HB 665 Education - As introduced, requires all LEA personnel to verify that the LEA's policy on use of the internet has been read prior to accepting an employment contract or at the renewal of an employment contract. - Amends TCA Title 49. Died
- HB 1468 Taxes, Sales - As introduced, provides for a refund of state sales tax paid on expenditures to rehabilitate historic structures under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 11; Title 13 and Title 67. Died
- SB 1881 TennCare - As introduced, reduces the time period from 30 to 15 days for an enrollee or applicant for medical assistance to mail documentation of a material change affecting the enrollee or applicant's TennCare application. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71. Died
- HB 612 Real Property - As introduced, requires a seller of residential real property to disclose to the buyer the name and address of the fire department that provides services to the property or that no fire department provides such services, and the cost to obtain such services beyond the payment of property taxes; requires proof of disclosure at or before the closing. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 35; Title 62, Chapter 13 and Title 66. Failed
- SB 1884 Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, revises requirements for mental health parity with medical health insurance statutes to require certain demonstrations of parity and reports from insurers. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 71. Died
- HB 479 Mental Illness - As introduced, requires the department of commerce and insurance to implement and enforce, and make an annual report by June 1 concerning the department's efforts to implement and enforce, federal and state statutes concerning mental health parity. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 71. Died
- SB 1374 Taxes, Sales - As introduced, requires the commissioner of revenue, no later than February 1, 2018, to report to the governor and the general assembly the state administrative costs for remitting sales and use taxes back to local governments in this state. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6. Died
- SB 839 Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, revises requirements for mental health parity with medical health insurance statutes to require certain demonstrations of parity and reports from insurers. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 71. Died
- HB 1873 Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, revises requirements for mental health parity with medical health insurance statutes to require certain demonstrations of parity and reports from insurers. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 71. Died
- HB 696 Medical Occupations - As introduced, enacts the "Doctor of Medical Science Act." - Amends TCA Title 63. Failed
- HB 1532 Taxes, Sales - As introduced, reduces the department of revenue's administration fee of 1.125 percent imposed on local governments for remittance of local option sales tax by 0.375 percent annually for the next three fiscal years. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6. Died
- SB 814 Auctions and Auctioneers - As introduced, clarifies that extended listings or listings that allow a bidder to increase a bid beyond the original deadline are not timed listings; specifies certain requirements for sponsoring apprentice auctioneers. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 19. Died
- HB 2459 Controlled Substances - As introduced, requires a prescriber to provide certain information about the risks of opioids and options for contraception prior to prescribing opioids to women of childbearing age. - Amends TCA Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68. Died
- HB 871 Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation - As introduced, requires the department of commerce and insurance to develop a consumer and provider education campaign on mental health and alcoholism or drug dependence parity. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 71. Died
- HB 345 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits the death penalty as a punishment for defendants suffering from severe mental illness at the time of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. Died
- HB 1123 Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As introduced, prohibits candidates for public office and officials in the executive or legislative branch from soliciting gifts; requires disclosure to the ethics commission of a gift from a person who is not a lobbyist or an employer of a lobbyist that is accepted by a candidate or official in the executive or legislative branch. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 6. Died
- HB 1096 Managed Care Organizations - As introduced, requires managed care organizations to submit an annual report detailing certain expenditures and credentialing decisions. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 71. Died
Co-sponsored
134 billsCurrent session 134 bills
- SB 1692 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to military family occupational licensing. Signed
- SB 1464 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Chapter 253 of the Public Acts of 2021, relative to confidential records. Signed
- SB 1434 AN ACT to amend Chapter 148 of the Private Acts of 1983; as amended by Chapter 229 of the Private Acts of 1984 and Chapter 9 of the Private Acts of 2011; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the Tennessee Technology Corridor Development Authority. Signed
- SB 1080 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-4-409, relative to the recordation tax. Passed
- SB 0705 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50 and Title 49, relative to employees of state special schools. Signed
- SB 0499 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 43 and Title 47, Chapter 18, relative to agricultural equipment. Passed
- SB 0450 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9; Title 12; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 49, relative to funding of child advocacy centers. Signed
- SB 0449 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to reproductive health care. Signed
- SB 0328 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education. Passed
- SB 0288 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-51-201, relative to compensation paid to firefighters for certain conditions or injuries. Signed
- SB 0269 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 211, relative to solid waste. Passed
- SB 0171 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 38, relative to The Ink of Hope Act. Signed
- SB 0155 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to the Menstrual Hygiene Products Accessibility Act. Passed
- SJR 1252 A RESOLUTION to recognize Trooper William Bennett on the occasion of his retirement. Signed
- SJR 1205 A RESOLUTION to honor Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler on his outstanding career in law enforcement. Signed
- SJR 1182 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Glenn Jacobs on his exemplary tenure as Knox County Mayor. Signed
- SJR 1172 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend R. Larry Smith of Knox County for decades of devoted service to the State of Tennessee. Signed
- SJR 1133 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend the Webb School of Knoxville Lady Spartans girls' basketball team upon winning the 2026 TSSAA, Division II-AA state championship. Signed
- SJR 1103 A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Victoria Niederhauser, Dean of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Nursing on the occasion of her retirement. Signed
- SJR 1097 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Chief John Linsenbigler, longtime officer with the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department, on the occasion of his retirement. Signed
- SJR 1040 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Parker Belle Hayes of Mt. Juliet upon her graduation from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Signed
- SJR 1030 A RESOLUTION to honor National Arab American Heritage Month. Signed
- SJR 1023 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Dustin Matthew Pedigo of Rockwood. Signed
- SJR 1022 A RESOLUTION providing for the installation of a bust in the State Capitol to honor Anne M. Davis, the founding mother of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Signed
- SJR 0999 A RESOLUTION to recognize Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Holly Kirby on the occasion of her retirement from the bench. Signed
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1 3/18/2025 Passed (1) | Not Voting | pass | March 18, 2025 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/18/2023 Passed | Yea | pass | April 18, 2023 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/6/2023 Passed | Yea | pass | March 06, 2023 |
| SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee 3/24/2026 Failed | Not Voting | fail | March 24, 2026 |
| SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee 3/24/2026 Failed (1) | Not Voting | fail | March 24, 2026 |
| SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 5/2/2019 Passed | Yea | pass | May 02, 2019 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 6/19/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Suspend the Rules 6/19/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 6/19/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 6/19/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 6/19/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Suspend the Rules 6/19/2020 Passed (2) | Yea | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 6/18/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/18/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 6/18/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 6/18/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/18/2020 Passed (2) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 6/18/2020 Passed | Not Voting | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Suspend the Rules 6/18/2020 Passed | Nay | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Suspend the Rules 6/18/2020 Passed (1) | Nay | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 2 6/18/2020 Passed (2) | Not Voting | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 6/18/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 6/18/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 6/18/2020 Passed (2) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 6/18/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/18/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 6/18/2020 Passed (3) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 6/18/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 6/18/2020 Passed (1) | Not Voting | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 6/18/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 6/18/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 2 6/18/2020 Passed | Not Voting | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 6/18/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/17/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/17/2020 Passed (2) | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 6/17/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 4 6/17/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 6/17/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 6/17/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 6/17/2020 Passed (2) | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 6/17/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 6/17/2020 Passed (2) | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 6/17/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 6/17/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 4 6/17/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/17/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 6/17/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/28/2022 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | April 28, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/28/2022 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | April 28, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/28/2022 Passed | Yea | pass | April 28, 2022 |