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Representative Stephenson is a member of the House committees on (1) Pensions and (2) Government Efficiency and Reform.<ref name=votesmart/>
Representative Stephenson is a member of the House committees on (1) Pensions and (2) Government Efficiency and Reform.<ref name=votesmart/>
===Legislative positions===
===Legislative positions===
In 2013, Stephenson supported the ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the measure passed the House, 96-49. He co-sponsored companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers.<ref name=votingrecords/> These issues brought forth an unsuccessful [[filibuster]] in the [[Texas State Senate]] from Wendy Russell Davis of [[Fort Worth]], who in 2014 was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for [[governor]] against Republican [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Filibuster in Texas Senate Tries to Halt Abortion Bill|author=Manny Fernandez|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/politics/senate-democrats-in-texas-try-blocking-abortion-bill-with-filibuster.html|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 25, 2013|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref> The Texas [[Right to Life]] Committee rated him 78 percent favorable on [[pro-life]] issues.<ref name=ratings/>
In 2013, Stephenson supported the ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the measure passed the House, 96-49. He co-sponsored companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers.<ref name=votingrecords/> These issues brought forth an unsuccessful [[filibuster]] in the state Senate from Wendy Russell Davis of [[Fort Worth]], a leftist organizer dubbed "Abortion Barbie" by her conservative critics. In 2014, Davis was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for [[governor]] against Republican [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Filibuster in Texas Senate Tries to Halt Abortion Bill|author=Manny Fernandez|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/politics/senate-democrats-in-texas-try-blocking-abortion-bill-with-filibuster.html|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 25, 2013|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref> The Texas [[Right to Life]] Committee rated him 78 percent favorable on [[pro-life]] issues.<ref name=ratings/>
Stephenson supported the bill to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73-58. He co-sponsored legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. He also co-sponsored the extension of the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. He voted to adopt the biennium state budget. He voted against the bill to prohibit [[texting]] while driving, which passed the House, 97-45. Stephenson voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving [[unemployment compensation]]. He voted against the "equal pay for women" measure, which passed the House, 78-61.<ref name=votingrecords/>
Stephenson supported the bill to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73-58. He co-sponsored legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. He also co-sponsored the extension of the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. He voted to adopt the biennium state budget. He voted against the bill to prohibit [[texting]] while driving, which passed the House, 97-45. Stephenson voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving [[unemployment compensation]]. He voted against the "equal pay for women" measure, which passed the House, 78-61.<ref name=votingrecords/>
Stephenson co-sponsored the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. He co-sponsored legislation to allow college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. He supported legislation to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit. He backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House and Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. King voted for term limits for certain state officials.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/49730/phil-stephenson#.UyIEcstOUfg|title=Phil Stevenson's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref>
Stephenson co-sponsored the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. He co-sponsored legislation to allow college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. He supported legislation to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit. He backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House and Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. King voted for term limits for certain state officials.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/49730/phil-stephenson#.UyIEcstOUfg|title=Phil Stevenson's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref>