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SB400 - Creating limited waiver from certificate of public convenience and necessity requirement for certain water or sewer services projects
Glenn Delmas Jeffries, Vince Deeds, Bennett Montgomery Queen
Last updated 5 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to establish a waiver of the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity for projects that are approved by the Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council and funded by ARPA/SFR monies through Economic Enhancement Grant Fund grants. The waiver shall expire on January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
SB712 - Reducing minimum age for State Police cadet
Vince Deeds, Charles S. Trump, Bill Hamilton
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to revise the statute to reduce the minimum age for a cadet for the West Virginia State Police from the age of 21 to the age of 18.
STATUS
Passed
SB601 - Creating WV Women's Bill of Rights
Amy Nichole Grady, Donna J. Boley, Laura Wakim Chapman
Last updated 7 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to establish the West Virginia Women's Bill of Rights.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB875 - Relating to certain insurance coverage provided by BRIM
Eric Junior Tarr, Rupert W. Phillips, Charles H. Clements
Last updated 5 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SCR4 - US Army 2LT Eston Kuhn Memorial Bridge
Mike Stuart, Rupert W. Phillips, Robert L. Karnes
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
US Army 2LT Eston Kuhn Memorial Road
STATUS
Passed
SB534 - Prohibiting false abuse or neglect referrals in child abuse cases
Vince Deeds, Jason Barrett, Bill Hamilton
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit evidence of accusations of committing false allegations of child abuse in Family Court proceedings unless an individual has been convicted of that crime.
STATUS
Introduced
SR55 - Memorializing life of Honorable William Wayne Bailey, Jr.
Craig P. Blair, Mike Azinger, Jason Barrett
Last updated 7 months ago
34 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SB756 - Increasing salary of state mine inspectors
Michael Lynn Caputo, Laura Wakim Chapman, Glenn Delmas Jeffries
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to provide state mine inspectors with a $4,000 raise.
STATUS
Introduced
SR56 - Memorializing life of Honorable Warren Randolph McGraw Sr.
David Allen Stover, Craig P. Blair, Mike Azinger
Last updated 7 months ago
34 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SB693 - Creating Chronic Weight Management Task Force
Amy Nichole Grady, Rupert W. Phillips
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to create a Chronic Weight Management Task Force to study obesity and make report of its findings to the Joint Committee on Health. The bill sets forth the members of the task force and provides for administrative support by the Department of Health at the discretion of the Secretary. The bill requires other state agencies to cooperate with the task force.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from West Virginia district SD-007
COMMITTEES
West Virginia Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Rupert W. Phillips was born in Freeport, Long Island, New York. He graduated from Freeport High School before receiving a B.A. in English from the College at Oneonta. After college, Phillips worked at BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services) where he taught English to high school students. He later worked for Suffolk County Community College as an Academic Advisor. Phillips serves on the Board of Trustees of the Freeport Memorial Library and volunteers as a literacy tutor. He has also served on the Nassau County Judicial Screening Committee.read less
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West Virginia Senate from West Virginia
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