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
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2026Senator Phillips was the Lead Sponsor of 19 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJR 19 | Governor Born in West Virginia Amendment | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 48 | Relating to powers and duties of PSC | Pending | Finance |
| SB 49 | Relating to permissible expenditures by Water Development Authority from Infrastructure Fund | Pending | Finance |
| SB 50 | Providing all coal severance tax be provided to county that produced coal | Pending | |
| SB 76 | Providing exemption from state severance tax for coal sold to coal-fired power plants located in WV | Pending | Finance |
| SB 77 | Relating to fire department recruitment and retention | Pending | |
| SB 78 | Prohibiting financial institutions from discriminating against firearms businesses | Pending | |
| SB 79 | Establishing road or highway infrastructure improvement projects or coal production and processing facilities tax credit | Pending | |
| SB 80 | Requiring user photo on EBT cards | Pending | |
| SB 81 | Permitting State Tax Division investigators carry concealed weapons | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 82 | Establishing tax on production of electricity from wind and solar sources | Pending | |
| SB 131 | Creating credit against severance tax for certain infrastructure improvements | Pending | Finance |
| SB 158 | Patrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Memorial Act | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 243 | Establishing disaster repair and recovery effort tax credit for taxpayers subject to severance and business privilege tax in certain circumstances | Pending | |
| SB 622 | Extending mine safety technology tax credit | Pending | |
| SB 668 | Providing compensation to victims of abusive lawsuits | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 975 | Excluding county reimbursement for any inmate declared incompetent to stand trial | Pending | |
| SB 984 | Clarifying that petition to restore firearms rights may include right to serve on jury | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 1052 | Requiring county commissions approve certain purchase made with county fire levy moneys | Pending | |
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