Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick

Speaker
Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2004-2014 (first elected November 2004)—six special and five regular sessions
  • Speaker, 2013-2014
  • Assistant Majority Floor Leader, 2011

Other Public Service

  • Vice Chair, North Las Vegas Planning Commission, 2003-2004
  • North Las Vegas Planning Commissioner, 2001-2004

Honors and Awards

  • Juliette Low Pearl Award, Dessert Before Dinner, Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada, 2010
  • The Girl Scout Spirit Award (Juliette Gordon Low), Girl Scouts of Frontier Council, Nevada, 2008
  • Dinosaur Award, Cultural Visionary, 2008
  • Parent Hall of Fame

Other Achievements

  • Board Member, Chef for Kids, 2011-present
  • Chair, Girl Scouts Dessert Before Dinner, 2007-2011
  • Girl Scout Leader, 1997-2008
  • Board, Community Events
  • Past Vice President, Girl Scouts of America

Affiliations

  • Nevada Parent Teacher Association
  • Girl Scouts of America
  • National Rifle Association

Education

  • Vegas Verdes Elementary School
  • Brinley Junior High School
  • Western High School
  • Krolak Business School

Personal

Occupation: Food Sales Executive
Born: 1967
Spouse: Mike
Children: Jessica, Tamara, Destiny, Dalton, Sarah, Tara
Grand Children: Briana, Brett, Sierra, Ryan, Lexie, Emma

Primary Sponsor

SB1 Makes an appropriation to the Legislative Fund for the costs of the 77th Legislative Session. (BDR S-882)
SCR3 Provides for the voluntary transfer of a portion of Legislators' salaries to the State General Fund. (BDR R-893)
ACR5 Memorializes former Assemblyman John W. Marvel. (BDR R-1211)
ACR6 Expresses appreciation to the staff of the Legislative Counsel Bureau. (BDR R-1219)
SCR7 Expresses determination of the Nevada Legislature that Nevada is an optimal location for unmanned aircraft system development and testing. (BDR R-1222)
ACR8 Memorializes John J. McDonald. (BDR R-1231)
AR8 Adds former Assemblywoman Gene Wines Segerblom to the Assembly Wall of Distinction. (BDR R-1209)
AR9 Adds Terry Sullivan to the Assembly Wall of Distinction. (BDR R-1210)
AJR9 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to ensure access to affordable health care in an emergency to all persons in this State. (BDR C-1227)
AR11 Expresses appreciation to the Chief Clerk and staff of the Assembly. (BDR R-1217)
AB89 Authorizes the formation of benefit corporations. (BDR 7-28)
AB94 Revises provisions relating to the examinations for licensure as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor. (BDR 54-618)
AB95 Revises provisions governing prescription labels. (BDR 54-648)
AB109 Revises the qualifications and training required for certain persons who operate or are employed by a child care facility. (BDR 38-271)
AB114 Revises provisions governing interactive gaming. (BDR 41-97)
SB117 Revises provisions governing the powers of the Department of Taxation. (BDR 32-536)
SB123 Revises provisions relating to energy. (BDR 58-106)
AB125 Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 26-30)
SB131 Establishes provisions governing the disposition of a decedent's accounts on electronic mail, social networking, messaging and other web-based services. (BDR 12-563)
SB135 Revises provisions governing redevelopment agencies. (BDR 22-876)
AB135 Revises provisions relating to town advisory boards. (BDR 21-128)
AB138 Revises provisions governing the partial abatement of certain taxes. (BDR 32-113)
AB139 Revises provisions relating to the state business portal. (BDR 7-127)
AB147 Requires the notification of patients regarding breast density. (BDR 40-172)
AB150 Creates the Legislative Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability. (BDR 17-739)
AB157 Revises provisions relating to water furnished by a municipal water system for domestic use in certain counties. (BDR 48-565)
SB171 Provides for a program of matching grants to local governments for the maintenance and repair of public works. (BDR 43-621)
AB172 Revises provisions governing bidder preferences on certain public works. (BDR 28-110)
AB173 Revises provisions governing rates which may be charged by certain electric utilities. (BDR 58-966)
AB181 Makes various changes to provisions governing employment practices. (BDR 53-48)
SB182 Expands full-day kindergarten in public schools. (BDR 34-138)
AB192 Repeals the prospective expiration of the authority of county clerks to charge and collect an additional fee for filing and recording a bond of a notary public. (BDR S-1037)
AB221 Requires the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to consider measures to revise the manner in which payments are reviewed and made to providers under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program. (BDR S-232)
AB223 Revises provisions governing constables. (BDR 3-15)
AB239 Makes various changes relating to energy. (BDR 58-224)
AB247 Enacts the Nevada Buy American Act. (BDR 28-190)
AB252 Makes various changes to the Nevada Administrative Procedure Act. (BDR 18-539)
AB262 Revises provisions governing the award of attorney's fees in certain domestic relations actions. (BDR 11-951)
AB272 Revises provisions governing education. (BDR 34-791)
AB316 Revises provisions governing medical records. (BDR 40-233)
SB321 Enacts a “Homeowner's Bill of Rights.” (BDR 9-748)
AB333 Revises provisions relating to incentives for economic development. (BDR 31-811)
AB334 Provides certain exemptions from provisions relating to contractors. (BDR 54-921)
AB335 Creates the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Campus Improvement Authority. (BDR S-866)
AB336 Provides for an extended term of vehicle registration for certain trailers. (BDR 43-240)
AB350 Revises provisions relating to the submission of reports to the Legislature. (BDR 17-794)
AB372 Provides for the award of certain grants relating to the prevention and treatment of substance abuse. (BDR 40-1023)
AB376 Authorizes the reimbursement of teachers for certain out-of-pocket expenses. (BDR 34-774)
AB393 Expands the rights of children placed in foster care. (BDR 38-919)
AB394 Revises provisions relating to statements of financial disclosure. (BDR 23-50)
SB404 Revises provisions relating to business practices. (BDR 28-827)
SB405 Revises provisions relating to the submission of reports to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and certain other persons. (BDR 17-541)
SB406 Revises provisions governing tourism improvement districts. (BDR 21-139)
AB407 Revises provisions governing residency requirements for candidates for public office. (BDR 23-606)
SB408 Revises provisions governing state financial administration. (BDR 31-828)
AB412 Makes various changes relating to the Legislature. (BDR 17-528)
AB498 Revises the tax on live entertainment to create the Nevada Entertainment and Admissions Tax. (BDR 32-1212)
AB503 Revises temporarily provisions governing the use by a local government of money in an enterprise fund. (BDR 31-1226)

Co-Sponsor

SCR2 Commemorates the 20th anniversary of the donation of precious art from the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the people of the State of Nevada, reaffirms the sister-state relationship between the State of Nevada and the Republic of China (Taiwan) and celebrates the donation of additional artwork to the Nevada Legislature under the Nevada Senate's SENarts initiative. (BDR R-695)
ACR4 Honors Nevadans who have lost their lives in the Global War on Terrorism. (BDR R-246)
SCR5 Commemorates the 150th anniversary of the State of Nevada. (BDR R-613)
SCR6 Memorializes former State Senator William J. Raggio. (BDR R-622)
SCR10 Memorializes former University Regent Dorothy Gallagher. (BDR R-1238)
SJR15 Urges Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform. (BDR R-1208)
AB111 Revises provisions related to special license plates for disabled veterans. (BDR 43-530)
AB124 Revises provisions governing eligibility for a Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship. (BDR 34-60)
AB127 Authorizes the Nevada Gaming Commission to adopt a seal identifying certain licensees of interactive gaming and prohibits the unauthorized use of such a seal. (BDR 41-99)
AB131 Revises provisions governing the Board of the Virgin Valley Water District. (BDR S-634)
AB142 Revises provisions relating to the sealing and removal of certain records. (BDR 14-490)
SB142 Makes various changes to provisions governing local government contracting. (BDR 27-676)
AB152* Creates an advisory committee to develop recommendations for the funding of highways in this State. (BDR S-180)
AB155 Revises provisions governing reports of the abuse or neglect of a child. (BDR 38-610)
AB164 Revises provisions governing education. (BDR 34-410)
SB165 Provides for transferable tax credits to attract film and other productions to Nevada. (BDR 32-781)
SB172 Provides a deduction from the payroll tax for newly hired full-time employees under certain circumstances. (BDR 32-537)
SB173 Makes appropriations to the Knowledge Fund. (BDR S-534)
AB175 Revises provisions relating to uniformed-service and overseas voters. (BDR 24-635)
AB179 Revises provisions governing audits of certain regulatory boards of this State. (BDR 17-770)
SB192 Enacts the Nevada Preservation of Religious Freedom Act to prohibit governmental entities from substantially burdening the exercise of religion. (BDR 3-477)
SB204 Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish a next-of-kin registry. (BDR 43-712)
AB227 Creates the Nevada Land Management Task Force to conduct a study addressing the transfer of certain public lands in this State. (BDR S-594)
AB228 Authorizes certain providers of health care to provide voluntary health care service in this State in association with certain organizations. (BDR 54-245)
AB230 Revises provisions governing courses of instruction in sex education. (BDR 34-1034)
AB248 Creates a statutory subcommittee of the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice (BDR 14-616)
SB266 Revises provisions governing coverage for chemotherapy in a policy of health insurance or health care plan. (BDR 57-879)
AB278 Enacts provisions related to multicultural education. (BDR 34-512)
AB281 Revises provisions relating to recordkeeping on public works projects. (BDR 28-1070)
AB287 Authorizes the involuntary court-ordered admission of certain persons with mental illness to programs of community-based or outpatient services under certain circumstances. (BDR 39-163)
SB303 Provides for the issuance of driver authorization cards. (BDR 43-596)
AB311 Creates the Contingency Account for Victims of Human Trafficking. (BDR 16-715)
SB328 Makes various changes relating to education. (BDR 34-937)
SB330 Allows a person who qualifies as both a veteran and the surviving spouse of a veteran to claim both veterans' exemptions from property taxes and governmental services taxes. (BDR 32-690)
SB338 Changes the term “mental retardation” to “intellectual disability” in NRS. (BDR 39-52)
AB344 Provides for the use of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment in this State. (BDR 40-682)
AB345 Revises provisions governing the management of certain wildlife. (BDR 45-273)
SB360* Revises provisions governing redevelopment agencies. (BDR 22-937)
AB360 Revises provisions relating to gaming. (BDR 41-24)
AB361 Directs the Legislative Committee on Health Care to conduct an interim study to determine the benefits and feasibility of providing for the establishment of community paramedicine programs in this State. (BDR S-1040)
AB374 Revises provisions relating to counties. (BDR 20-520)
AB375 Revises provisions relating to services for persons with autism spectrum disorders. (BDR 40-999)
AB381 Encourages the Office of Historic Preservation of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Partners in Conservation to collaborate to identify and develop programs for the preservation and protection of the historical culture of St. Thomas, Nevada. (BDR S-909)
AB384 Revises provisions governing historic preservation. (BDR 33-605)
AB385 Establishes provisions relating to the deposit of data with a provider of information services. (BDR 52-808)
AB390 Revises provisions governing the Knowledge Fund. (BDR 18-884)
AB416* Revises provisions governing certain programs for renewable energy. (BDR 58-849)