Bill Sponsor
Richard Briggs
Tennessee · State Senator · District 7 · Republican
Overview
Bills
Votes
Address
Room 774, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone
615-741-1766
Address
Room 774, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone
615-741-1766
Featured Bills
Apr 04, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1676
Taxes, Hotel Motel - As introduced, requires a municipality levying the hotel-motel tax under general law to submit a report annually detailing how the revenue earned from the tax is used by the municipality; requires the comptroller of the treasury to audit the reports of the municipality; requires a municipality found to have used the funds improperly to appropriate general funds in the same amount for promotion of tourism and tourism development; prohibits a municipality, on and after July 1, 2025, from levying or increasing the hotel-motel tax if the aggregate total tax would exceed 8 percent. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4 and Title 67, Chapter 4.
Active
Apr 04, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Tennessee House Bill 2240
Taxes, Hotel Motel - As introduced, requires a municipality levying the hotel-motel tax under general law to submit a report annually detailing how the revenue earned from the tax is used by the municipality; requires the comptroller of the treasury to audit the reports of the municipality; requires a municipality found to have used the funds improperly to appropriate general funds in the same amount for promotion of tourism and tourism development; prohibits a municipality, on and after July 1, 2025, from levying or increasing the hotel-motel tax if the aggregate total tax would exceed 8 percent. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4 and Title 67, Chapter 4.
Active
Apr 04, 2024
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 2398
Vital Records - As enacted, increases from 48 hours to two business days the time by which a physician in charge of a patient who dies or a medical examiner must determine the cause of death and complete and sign a medical certification of death. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 3.
Became Law
Apr 04, 2024
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee House Bill 2371
Vital Records - As enacted, increases from 48 hours to two business days the time by which a physician in charge of a patient who dies or a medical examiner must determine the cause of death and complete and sign a medical certification of death. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 3.
Became Law
Mar 28, 2024
Passed House
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 2399
Professions and Occupations - As introduced, requires the board for professional counselors, marital and family therapists, and clinical pastoral therapists to license without examination a marital and family therapist applicant who is licensed in another state if the applicant's qualifications meet the licensure requirements of this state; removes the board's authorization to license an applicant by endorsement. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33 and Title 63, Chapter 22.
Active
Recent Votes
Apr 4, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/4/2024 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 145
Election Laws - As introduced, increases the time allowed for an employee to take time off to vote on election day from three to four hours. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8.
Apr 4, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/4/2024 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 517
Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, increases from 10 to 20, the amount of days within the action complained of, that an aggrieved party must make a written request for a formal hearing under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, when the commissioner of revenue issues or refuses to issue a certificate of title, discharges or refuses to discharge a lien, or issues or refuses to issue a replacement certificate of title. - Amends TCA Title 55.
Apr 4, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/4/2024 Passed (1)
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 757
Criminal Procedure - As introduced, extends from 90 days to 100 days, the amount of time in which captured plate data collected or retained by a governmental entity through the use of an automated license plate recognition system may be stored unless the data is retained or stored as part of an ongoing investigation. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.
Apr 4, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/4/2024 Passed (1)
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1676
Taxes, Hotel Motel - As introduced, requires a municipality levying the hotel-motel tax under general law to submit a report annually detailing how the revenue earned from the tax is used by the municipality; requires the comptroller of the treasury to audit the reports of the municipality; requires a municipality found to have used the funds improperly to appropriate general funds in the same amount for promotion of tourism and tourism development; prohibits a municipality, on and after July 1, 2025, from levying or increasing the hotel-motel tax if the aggregate total tax would exceed 8 percent. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4 and Title 67, Chapter 4.
Apr 4, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/4/2024 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1723
Election Laws - As introduced, enacts the "Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act." - Amends TCA Title 2.
Apr 4, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/4/2024 Passed (1)
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1715
Law Enforcement - As introduced, authorizes a law enforcement agency to assign a law enforcement officer to serve as a school resource officer at a school within a local board of education's control that has not entered into a memorandum of understanding with a law enforcement agency to assign a school resource officer to the school. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 37; Title 38; Title 49 and Title 62.