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West Virginia Legislature

1st Session of the 87th Legislature

Senator Rupie Phillips

(R) Logan County

Contact Information

Capitol Office:
Room 217W, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305

Biography

  • Education: Man High School
  • Occupation: Sales Manager
  • Parents: Rupert W. Phillips Sr. and Jewell Wood
  • Religion: Christian
  • Town of Birth: Man, WV
  • Affiliations: National Rifle Association; Aracoma Lodge #99 AF&AM; Scottish Rite; Shriner, ROJ; Loyal Order of the Moose; American Legion; Friends of Coal Military Service United States Air Force

District: 7 (Logan County)

Sponsor Bill Session Title Status
9thSJR42025 RSProtection of Right to Bear Arms AmendmentPending Senate Judiciary Committee
4thSB62025 RSExempting life insurance cash value from Medicaid eligibility calculationsPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
4thSB102025 RSExempting certain meat processes from consumers sales and service taxBecame Law
10thSJR162025 RSHomestead Exemption Increase AmendmentPending Senate Finance Committee
4thSB212025 RSAssessing wildlife impact fee on wind power projectsPending Senate Finance Committee
3rdSB252025 RSCreating WV Coal Marketing ProgramPending Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
3rdSB372025 RSAllowing certain Teachers Retirement System members to exchange unused leave for monetary compensationPending Senate Finance Committee
3rdSB412025 RSApproving overtime pay for teachersPending Senate Education Committee
LeadSB572025 RSEstablishing tax on production of electricity from wind and solar sourcesPending Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
LeadSB582025 RSPermitting State Tax Division investigators carry concealed weaponsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB592025 RSRequiring user photo on EBT cardsPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB602025 RSEstablishing road or highway infrastructure improvement projects or coal production and processing facilities tax credit Pending Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
LeadSB642025 RSProhibiting financial institutions from discriminating against firearms businessesPending Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
LeadSB652025 RSRelating to fire department recruitment and retentionPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB662025 RSProviding exemption from state severance tax for coal sold to coal-fired power plants located in WVPending Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
LeadSB772025 RSProviding all coal severance tax be provided to county that produced coalPending Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
3rdSB1192025 RSStop the Bleed ActPending Senate Education Committee
3rdSB2582025 RSAllowing certain Teachers Retirement System members to apply accrued annual and sick leave toward increase in retirement benefitsPending Senate Pensions Committee
2ndSB2622025 RSEstablishing insurance provisions requiring coverage for annual breast cancer screeningsPending Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
4thSB2642025 RSAllowing death penalty for intentionally killing law-enforcement officer or first responder in line of dutyPending Senate Finance Committee
5thSB2702025 RSDeclaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergencySigned by Governor
2ndSB2722025 RSProhibiting discriminatory practices by financial institution or government entity against firearms manufacturersPending Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
LeadSB4272025 RSPermitting certain teenagers to work without obtaining work permitSigned by Governor
LeadSB4282025 RSPatrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Memorial ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB4302025 RSRelating to cost-sharing requirements for breast examinationsPending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB4372025 RSEstablishing WV Coal Marketing ProgramPending Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
3rdSB4392025 RSRelating to taxation of wind power projectsPending Senate Finance Committee
3rdSB4442025 RSEstablishing 3-year mandatory prison sentence for person convicted of illegal possession of Schedule I and Schedule II drugsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
6thSB4452025 RSPermitting state legislators to carry concealed handguns while on Capitol grounds Pending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB4482025 RSCreating credit against severance tax for certain infrastructure improvementsPending Senate Finance Committee
5thSB4492025 RSPermitting compressed air and rimfire shooting teams in public schoolsSigned by Governor
LeadSB4762025 RSRelating to permissible expenditures by Water Development Authority from Infrastructure FundPending Senate Finance Committee
4thSB5052025 RSEnsuring Reliable and Affordable Electricity ActPending
LeadSB5712025 RSMandating use of electronic lien and title system for anyone who records more than five liens in calendar yearPending Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
5thSB5832025 RSEstablishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within statePending Senate Economic Development Committee
7thSB5852025 RSRelating to Cohen Craddock Student Athlete Safety ActPending Senate Finance Committee
3rdSB6642025 RSEstablishing First Amendment Preservation ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB6782025 RSEstablishing Coal Based Affordable Electricity and Economic Growth ActPending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB6822025 RSRequiring electric utility meter choicePending Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
3rdSB7082025 RSProviding state mine inspectors with raisePending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB7222025 RSCreating WV Short Line Railroad Modernization ActVETO
14thSB7402025 RSEstablishing Stop Squatters ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB7622025 RSCreating Support for Neglected Schools ActPending Senate Education Committee
4thSB7632025 RSCreating Public Electrical Savings ActPending Senate Rules Committee
LeadSB8032025 RSRelating to data centersPending Senate Economic Development Committee
5thSB8072025 RSExempting automobiles 25 years or older from personal property taxesPending Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
LeadSB8152025 RSPermitting access to funding for public water utilities subject to PSC's jurisdictionPending Senate Finance Committee
5thSB8642025 RSClarifying inference of criminal intent in burglary prosecutionPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB8822025 RSRelating to utilitiesPending Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
LeadSB8832025 RSProviding director of WV Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training discretion and authority in certain appointmentsSigned by Governor
9thSB9412025 RSClarifying authority regarding dams designed by US Conservation ServiceSigned by Governor
9thSB9422025 RSModifying requirements for diesel-powered equipment in minesSigned by Governor