R Tennessee Senate · District 7 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Richard Briggs

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Session

Total votes

24,413

all sessions

Attendance

99%

264 missed

Lower than 99% of chamber peers

With party

99%

of cast votes

Lower than 78% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Sponsored

828

bills & resolutions

Near the chamber average

Committees

4

assignments

Biography

About Sen. Richard Briggs

Sen. serving Tennessee District 7. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 11 years · 10 months. Serves on 4 committees, including State and Local Government, Select Rules and Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.

Sworn in

Nov 4, 2014

11 years · 10 months

Closest ally

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no co-sponsorship data

Top topic

Criminal Justice

54 votes tracked

Voting record · by topic

How Richard votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 59% / 41%

17 support · 12 oppose

Budget & Taxes 95% / 5%

18 support · 1 oppose

Housing 60% / 40%

3 support · 2 oppose

Labor & Employment 33% / 67%

2 support · 4 oppose

Technology 100% / 0%

3 support · 0 oppose

Education 65% / 35%

11 support · 6 oppose

Healthcare 67% / 33%

4 support · 2 oppose

Transportation 50% / 50%

2 support · 2 oppose

Veterans 100% / 0%

4 support · 0 oppose

Environment 11% / 89%

1 support · 8 oppose

Immigration 33% / 67%

3 support · 6 oppose

Energy 0% / 100%

0 support · 1 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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SB 1620Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, establishes new premier type tourist resorts, restaurants, community theaters, clubs, retirement centers, premises, and commercial passenger boat companies that can offer liquor by the drink; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 57. signed

3 months ago

SB 2283Tourism - As enacted, requires revenue that is received by a municipality and that is used to fund a destination marketing entity engaged in tourism promotion on behalf of the municipality be released to the destination marketing entity no later than 120 days after the municipality approves its final budget. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67. signed

3 months ago

SB 2162Open Meetings - As enacted, authorizes a governing body to conduct an executive session for the purpose of interviewing applicants for employment as director-level staff of the body without providing public notice of such session. - Amends TCA Title 8. in committee

3 months ago

SB 2019Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, revises law relative to alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57. in committee

3 months ago

SB 1760Real Property - As enacted, authorizes a tax increment agency to enter into a taxpayer agreement relative to a plan area after obtaining a written statement executed by each holder of an existing, previously recorded mortgage or deed of trust on the property securing indebtedness and in which each holder consents to the taxpayer agreement and indicates that the assessment does not constitute an event of default under the existing mortgage or deed of trust. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 23 and Title 67, Chapter 5. in committee

3 months ago

SB 1757Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes, if a candidate changes treasurers and notifies the registry of election finance of the change, the candidate to continue to use print communication that includes the identification of the former treasurer until the print communication is exhausted. - Amends TCA Title 2. in committee

3 months ago

SB 1944Open Meetings - As enacted, authorizes local governmental bodies to conduct certain community meetings via electronic means of communication. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8, Chapter 44. signed

3 months ago

SB 2163Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, changes present law concerning common ownership of entities involved in the alcoholic beverages industry. - Amends TCA Title 57. in committee

3 months ago

SJR 1181Memorials, Academic Achievement - Leo Nishizawa, Salutatorian, Bearden High School - signed

4 months ago

SJR 1135Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ruhaan Singh, Salutatorian, Farragut High School - signed

4 months ago