Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Larry Phillips
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/8/2026

Number of Bills: 68

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (60):
HB 106 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 02/12/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to a minimum salary schedule for certain professional public school employees with more than 20 years of experience.

HB 107 Author: Phillips | Moody | Herrero
Sponsor: Seliger
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to allowing for certain criminal proceedings in the absence of certain defendants.

HB 108 Author: Phillips
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to persons eligible to be appointed as a receiver for certain mineral interests.

HB 109 Author: Phillips | Olivo | Paxton | Martinez, "Mando"
Last Action: 04/15/2009 H Recalled from subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the issuance of "Choose Life" license plates and the creation of the Choose Life account in the general revenue fund.

HB 339 Author: Phillips | Kolkhorst | Ortiz, Jr. | Menendez
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to driver education and driver's licensing requirements.

HB 1270 Author: Phillips | Laubenberg
Last Action: 05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to regulate the location of halfway houses in the unincorporated areas of the county; providing a penalty.

HB 1272 Author: Phillips
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the designation of State Highway 289 as the Preston Trail Highway.

HB 2219 Author: Phillips
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 05/23/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the public transportation advisory committee.

HB 2231 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Van Alstyne Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

HB 2232 Author: Phillips
Sponsor: Deuell
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the creation of a county court at law in Fannin County.

HB 2435 Author: Phillips
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the location of an arbitration trial.

HB 2436 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/04/2009 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the zoning authority of counties around certain bodies of water.

HB 2982 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 04/02/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the fees for certain license plates.

HB 2983 Author: Phillips
Sponsor: Hegar
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the electronic transmission of motor vehicle rental information in connection with the payment of tolls.

HB 2984 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/01/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to child support arrearages and a counterclaim or offset based on certain disability payments.

HB 2985 Author: Phillips | Harless | Leibowitz
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the operation of certain commercial vehicles in this state.

HB 2986 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/21/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the participation of certain retired employees of juvenile probation departments in the group benefits plan for state employees.

HB 2987 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/08/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to a nonsubstantive revision of statutes relating to railroads; including conforming amendments.

HB 2988 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/04/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to providing a patron of a pay-to-park or valet parking service with certain information; providing a civil penalty.

HB 2989 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/18/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the reactivation of a peace officer license for certain peace officers.

HB 2990 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 04/23/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority and powers of regional mobility authorities.

HB 3277 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/04/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the imposition of the franchise tax on certain combined groups.

HB 3278 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 03/24/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation, organization, governance, duties, and functions of the Texas Department of Vehicles; providing a penalty.

HB 3279 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 03/30/2009 H Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to the discharge of a surety's liability on a bail bond.

HB 3280 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/15/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the procedure for the removal of a cattle guard on a county road.

HB 3557 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the waiver of sovereign immunity from certain suits by certain municipalities.

HB 3558 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the authority of a local authority to require a person who violates a photographic traffic signal enforcement system to take an intersection safety course.

HB 3559 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 04/20/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the qualifications and duties of a parenting coordinator in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

HB 3560 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a shared database for deer breeder reporting requirements.

HB 3561 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 03/19/2009 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the permissible uses of the state highway fund.

HB 3873 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 04/30/2009 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for certain golf carts.

HB 3874 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 03/23/2009 H Referred to Public Safety
Caption: Relating to the analysis of physical evidence in a criminal case, to the accreditation of crime laboratories in this state, and to audits of and standards for the analyses performed by those laboratories.

HB 3875 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/19/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to certain renewals of a qualified handgun instructor certification.

HB 3876 Author: Phillips
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/30/2009 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to certain enforcement actions alleging the failure to pay child support.

HB 4520 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 03/25/2009 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to administrative fees for nonpayment of a toll.

HB 4521 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/04/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the calculation of the rollback tax rate of a school district.

HB 4522 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Transportation related to county traffic officers.

HB 4523 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/05/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to certain requirements for sunscreening devices that are placed on or attached to a motor vehicle; providing a penalty.

HB 4524 Author: Phillips | Driver | Truitt | Bolton
Last Action: 05/13/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities; providing penalties.

HB 4538 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 03/26/2009 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the rendering of a judgment and sentence in the absence of certain defendants charged with certain misdemeanors.

HB 4674 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 04/27/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of driver's licenses and personal identification certificates by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, including enforcement measures against fictitious or fraudulently obtained licenses or certificates; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 4675 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the requirement of citizenship or lawful presence in the United States for issuance of a driver's license, personal identification certificate, commercial driver's license, or commercial driver learner's permit.

HB 4676 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/05/2009 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to registration and license plate fees for motor vehicles.

HB 4677 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/05/2009 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to motor vehicles; providing penalties.

HB 4678 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 03/26/2009 H Referred to Public Safety
Caption: Relating to the use of an offender identification card or similar form of identification as proof of identity for an applicant for a driver's license or commercial driver's license.

HB 4736 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Red River Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds.

HB 4737 Author: Phillips
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Lake Texoma Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax or assessment and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

HB 4790 Author: Phillips
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Brown's Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

HCR 53 Author: Phillips | Swinford | Smithee | Chisum | Homer
Sponsor: Deuell
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Designating the American quarter horse as the official State Horse of Texas.

HJR 113 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 03/19/2009 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting the purposes for which revenue from taxes on motor fuels and lubricants may be used.

HR 291 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 02/11/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 11 2009 8:13AM
Caption: Recognizing February 10, 2009, as Grayson County Day at the State Capitol.

HR 698 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 03/19/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 19 2009 7:50AM
Caption: Recognizing March 4, 2009, as Fannin County Day at the State Capitol.

HR 991 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 03/26/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 26 2009 7:53AM
Caption: In memory of Dr. John D. Moseley, president emeritus of Austin College and former executive director of the Texas Legislative Council.

HR 1891 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 18 2009 4:30PM
Caption: Honoring Texas pilot Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III for his heroism in landing a crippled plane on the Hudson River on January 15, 2009.

HR 1892 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 18 2009 9:40PM
Caption: Honoring Bethel Baptist Church in Whitewright on its 125th anniversary.

HR 2235 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/26/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2009 6:20PM
Caption: Honoring Dr. Oscar C. Page of Sherman on the occasion of his retirement as the president of Austin College.

HR 2578 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/26/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2009 6:20PM
Caption: In memory of U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Miguel Antonio Wilson of Bonham.

HR 2641 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 05/27/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 27 2009 5:40PM
Caption: In memory of U.S. Army Specialist Braden Joseph Long of Sherman.

HR 2871 Author: Phillips | Flynn
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: In memory of Richard Earle Deweese of Bonham.

HR 3121 Author: Phillips
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: In memory of Raymond Risk, Sr., of Sherman.

Joint Author (8):
HB 401 Author: Raymond | Phillips | Guillen
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 05/13/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.

HB 1047 Author: Deshotel | Paxton | Phillips
Last Action: 05/12/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the permissible uses of the state highway fund.

HB 1317 Author: Rose | Phillips | Herrero | Ortiz, Jr. | Naishtat
Last Action: 04/07/2009 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption: Relating to the protection and care of individuals with mental retardation.

HB 3097 Author: McClendon | Davis, Yvonne | Phillips | Harper-Brown | Smith, Todd
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the creation, organization, governance, duties, and functions of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, including the transfer of certain duties to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and to the regulation of certain franchised motor vehicle dealers; providing a penalty.

HB 4767 Author: Homer | Phillips
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the designation of days, weeks, and months for recognition by concurrent resolution of the legislature.

HJR 54 Author: Deshotel | Paxton | Phillips
Last Action: 05/12/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the purposes for which revenues from motor vehicle registration fees, taxes on motor fuels and lubricants, and certain revenues received from the federal government may be used.

HR 1754 Author: Laubenberg | Phillips | Flynn | Merritt | Homer
Last Action: 05/19/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 19 2009 1:19PM
Caption: Honoring the life of Mary Ellen Murphy Hall of Rockwall.

HR 2736 Author: Hughes | Smithee | Phillips
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: In memory of Franklin Jones, Jr., of Marshall.

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