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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Larry Phillips
84th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/28/2026
Number of Bills: 56

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (38):
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
04/06/2015 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to regulate the location of halfway houses; providing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
Author:
Phillips
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
05/23/2015 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the continuation and duties of the Red River Boundary Commission.
Author:
Phillips
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/16/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15
Caption:
Relating to the tasting of alcoholic beverages by students enrolled in certain courses.
Author:
Phillips | Flynn | White, James | Riddle | Guillen
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/13/2015 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry a holstered handgun; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Phillips | Keffer | King, Phil | Anchia
Last Action:
05/08/2015 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the name of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Author:
Phillips
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/20/2015 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to criminal liability for certain federal motor carrier safety violations; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
04/30/2015 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to annual permits to move certain equipment; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
04/09/2015 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the allocation of certain motor vehicle sales tax revenue to the state highway fund and to the uses of that revenue.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
05/08/2015 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation of the navigability of the Red River for commercial purposes.
Author:
Phillips
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/19/2015 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of certain provisions concerning invasive species.
Author:
Phillips | Fallon | Guillen
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/01/2015 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the initial inspection period for motor vehicles purchased by certain commercial fleet buyers.
Author:
Phillips
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
05/26/2015 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to vacancies on the governing body of a Type A general-law municipality.
Author:
Phillips | King, Susan | Elkins
Last Action:
04/22/2015 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Joint Committee to Review the Sunset Advisory Commission.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
03/13/2015 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 13 2015 6:08PM
Caption:
Relating to passenger security screening.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
03/13/2015 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Mar 13 2015 6:08PM
Caption:
Relating to fingerprints collected by the Texas Department of Public Safety from an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate and used for the department's image verification system.
Author:
Phillips | Guillen
Last Action:
05/05/2015 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the operation and functions of the Texas Grain Producer Indemnity Board.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
04/02/2015 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of certain dealer's heavy equipment.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
04/16/2015 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the operation of ready-mixed concrete trucks on public roadways in this state; modifying provisions subject to a criminal penalty.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
05/07/2015 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits and the operation of commercial motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
Author:
Phillips
Sponsor:
Garcia
Last Action:
06/17/2015 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the definition of homeland security activity.
Author:
Phillips
Sponsor:
Burton
Last Action:
06/17/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to obtain criminal history record information for certain persons, including employees, independent contractors, and volunteers.
Author:
Phillips
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/17/2015 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to certain laws governing the intersections of railroad tracks and public roadways.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
05/12/2015 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the penalty for delivery of certain miscellaneous substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
05/18/2015 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that a candidate appoint a campaign treasurer before making certain expenditures.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
05/14/2015 H Failed to pass to engrossment
Caption:
Relating to the reporting requirements for a person who makes direct campaign expenditures.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
03/17/2015 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 17 2015 6:30PM
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain persons to bring a survival action.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
03/17/2015 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Mar 17 2015 6:30PM
Caption:
Relating to certain concrete plants issued a standard permit by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; amending a provision subject to a criminal penalty.
Author:
Phillips
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/16/2015 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of a concealed handgun license to certain retired judicial officers.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
03/23/2015 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 23 2015 1:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the collection of money by certain prosecuting attorneys.
Author:
Phillips
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/18/2015 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 1919.
Author:
Phillips | Keffer | King, Phil | Anchia
Last Action:
05/07/2015 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to change the name of the Railroad Commission of Texas to the Texas Energy Commission.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
03/24/2015 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 24 2015 6:06PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating certain revenue derived from the tax imposed on the sale of motor vehicles to the state highway fund.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
03/20/2015 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2015 8:01AM
Caption:
Congratulating Donnie Glenn on his retirement as battalion chief of the Sherman Fire Department.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
05/29/2015 H Reported enrolled: May 29 2015 3:24PM
Caption:
Commemorating the legacy of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the effort to build a national memorial to him in Washington, D.C.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
05/30/2015 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2015 2:09PM
Caption:
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 910.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
06/01/2015 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2015 10:32AM
Caption:
In memory of Bonnie Sue Pierson of Austin.
Author:
Phillips
Last Action:
06/03/2015 H Reported enrolled: Jun 3 2015 10:22AM
Caption:
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 1465.
Author:
Phillips | Howard | Pickett
Last Action:
06/04/2015 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2015 9:04AM
Caption:
Congratulating Lawrence Olsen on his retirement as executive vice president of the Texas Good Roads and Transportation Association.
Joint Author (18):
Author:
Bonnen, Dennis | Phillips | Oliveira | Lucio III | Parker
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
06/09/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15
Caption:
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Public Safety, military and law enforcement training, and the investigation, prosecution, punishment, and prevention of certain offenses; creating an offense and increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
Author:
Longoria | Thompson, Senfronia | Phillips | Bonnen, Greg
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
06/09/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15
Caption:
Relating to the border prosecution unit.
Author:
Pickett | Phillips | Martinez, "Mando" | Simmons | Burkett
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
05/29/2015 S Returned from the House for further action
Caption:
Relating to categories of and funding allocation for transportation projects by the Texas Department of Transportation and local transportation entities.
Author:
Simmons | Pickett | Burkett | Phillips | Goldman
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/03/2015 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the operations of and transportation planning and expenditures by the Texas Department of Transportation and planning organizations.
Author:
Dale | King, Phil | Parker | Geren | Phillips
Last Action:
05/13/2015 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to requiring state agencies to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.
Author:
Riddle | Phillips
Last Action:
02/16/2015 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 16 2015 2:50PM
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry the handgun; providing penalties.
Author:
Burkett | Phillips | Hughes | Stephenson
Last Action:
04/22/2015 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a suit for possession of or access to a child by a grandparent.
Author:
Hernandez | Phillips | Lucio III | King, Susan | Martinez Fischer
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
05/29/2015 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the criteria for issuing a silver alert for a missing senior citizen.
Author:
King, Phil | Burns | Huberty | Price | Phillips
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
05/25/2015 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the qualifications, duties, and limitations of Texas delegates to a convention called under Article V of the United States Constitution.
Author:
Murphy | Herrero | Deshotel | Fletcher | Phillips
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
06/19/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the operation of an unmanned aircraft over certain facilities; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Miller, Doug | Keffer | Phillips | Clardy | Sheets
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/16/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15
Caption:
Relating to consideration of asbestos or silica trust claims in certain actions asserting asbestos- or silica-related injuries.
Author:
Turner, Scott | Harless | Fletcher | Phillips | Raymond
Last Action:
05/11/2015 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the transportation and storage of firearms and ammunition in private vehicles on the campuses of institutions of higher education.
Author:
Dale | Phillips | Moody
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
05/28/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15
Caption:
Relating to a concealed handgun license application that is submitted by a peace officer or a member of the state military forces.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Phillips | Pickett
Last Action:
05/12/2015 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to penalties for certain criminal offenses regarding operating a motor vehicle; imposing a fee and changing a surcharge.
Author:
Springer | Frank | Phillips | VanDeaver | Geren
Last Action:
05/12/2015 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Urging the United States Congress to direct the Bureau of Land Management to affirm the provisions of the Red River Boundary Compact and acknowledge that the vegetation line on the south bank of the Red River forms the boundary between Oklahoma and Texas.
Author:
Springer | Guillen | King, Ken | Price | Phillips
Last Action:
04/28/2015 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to private road work by certain counties.
Author:
Sanford | Leach | Phillips | Davis, Sarah | Hughes
Last Action:
02/20/2015 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2015 8:22PM
Caption:
Congratulating the Baylor University football team for its outstanding 2014-2015 season.
Author:
Flynn | Phillips | Hughes | Burkett
Last Action:
03/01/2015 H Reported enrolled: Mar 1 2015 1:13PM
Caption:
Honoring Congressman Ralph M. Hall for his service.
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