Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick

Minority Floor Leader
Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2004-2015 (first elected November 2004)—six regular and eight special sessions
  • Minority Floor Leader, 2015
  • 2015 SESSION COMMITTEES: Commerce and Labor; Taxation; Transportation; Ways and Means
  • Speaker, 2013-2014
  • Assistant Majority Floor Leader, 2011
  • 2015-2016 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Interim Finance Committee; Legislative Commission; Legislative Commission's Subcommittee to Review Regulations

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

AB1 Revises provisions relating to constructional defects. (BDR 3-584)
ACR2 Provides for the voluntary transfer of a portion of Legislators' salaries to the State General Fund. (BDR R-958)
SCR3 Temporarily suspends subparagraph (1) of paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.2. (BDR R-1261)
ACR3 Honors Nevadans who have lost their lives in the Global War on Terrorism. (BDR R-202)
ACR4 Memorializes former Assemblyman Joseph “Joe” Michael Hogan, Sr. (BDR R-1260)
SCR8 Commemorates the 30th anniversary of the sister-state relationship between the State of Nevada and Taiwan. (BDR R-1265)
AR8 Adds former Assemblyman Alan H. Glover to the Assembly Wall of Distinction. (BDR R-1274)
AR9 Adds former Assemblywoman Peggy Pierce to the Assembly Wall of Distinction. (BDR R-1273)
SJR9 Expresses support for continued enforcement action against voting discrimination. (BDR R-7)
SB106 Revises provisions relating to financing school facilities. (BDR 30-139)
AB118 Revises provisions governing residency requirements for candidates for public office. (BDR 23-761)
AB124 Revises provisions governing punishment for crimes. (BDR 4-182)
AB150* Creates the Legislative Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability. (BDR 17-739)
SB151 Requires the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to adopt regulations authorizing a natural gas utility to expand its infrastructure in a manner consistent with a program of economic development. (BDR 58-52)
SB170 Provides for a partial abatement of certain taxes for new or expanding data centers and related businesses in this State. (BDR 32-765)
SB190 Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 18-785)
AB191 Revises provisions governing taxes on fuels for motor vehicles. (BDR 32-667)
AB201 Revises provisions governing eminent domain. (BDR 3-960)
SB215 Makes various changes relating to student loans. (BDR 18-933)
AB218 Revises provisions relating to emergencies in schools. (BDR 34-666)
AB226 Revises provisions for the payment of certain undergraduate fees and expenses of certain dependent children. (BDR 34-1010)
SB259 Requires an employer to provide paid sick leave to each employee of the employer under certain circumstances. (BDR 53-973)
AB278 Revises provisions governing class-size reduction. (BDR 34-749)
AB279 Revises provisions concerning controlled substances. (BDR 40-775)
SB284 Requires the State Plan for Medicaid to provide for certain nonmedical transportation. (BDR 38-974)
AB289 Directs the Legislative Commission to appoint a committee to conduct an interim study concerning issues related to the provision of mental health services. (BDR S-693)
AB291 Makes an appropriation for school districts to provide early childhood education programs. (BDR S-273)
AB304 Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 18-1067)
AB318 Revises provisions governing financial services. (BDR 52-245)
SB319 Revises provisions governing the restoration of certain civil rights for ex-felons. (BDR 14-968)
AB325 Enacts and revises provisions relating to guardians. (BDR 54-976)
AB329 Requires members of the executive board of a unit-owners' association to complete certain courses of instruction. (BDR 10-744)
AB330 Revises provisions relating to certain systems for the generation of electricity. (BDR 58-934)
SB331 Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-969)
AB331 Revises provisions governing Medicaid reimbursements for ground emergency medical transportation services. (BDR 38-961)
AB332 Makes various changes concerning government purchasing and bidding. (BDR 28-256)
AB350 Provides for certain credits against the modified business tax for taxpayers who donate money to an early childhood education scholarship organization. (BDR 38-1057)
AB363 Provides an additional benefit option for the surviving spouse or survivor beneficiary of certain deceased members of the Public Employees' Retirement System. (BDR 23-1056)
AB364 Revises provisions relating to the state business portal. (BDR 7-696)
AB377 Establishes provisions for the preservation, development and use of the Nevada State Prison as a historical, cultural, educational and scientific resource. (BDR 26-625)
AB380 Revises provisions relating to sales and use taxes. (BDR 32-964)
AB381 Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-966)
AB382 Revises provisions relating to state business licenses. (BDR 7-962)
AB383 Revises provisions relating to drivers' licenses. (BDR 43-743)
AB384 Establishes the Nevada Legislature Oral History Program. (BDR 17-1011)
AB385 Revises provisions related to tow cars. (BDR 58-967)
AB386 Revises provisions relating to real property. (BDR 3-921)
AB387 Revises provisions relating to the calculation of the years of service of certain members of the Public Employees' Retirement System, the Judicial Retirement Plan and the Legislators' Retirement System. (BDR 23-1061)
AB388 Revises provisions governing certain leaves of absence for military duty for public officers and employees. (BDR 23-180)
AB392 Revises provisions governing taxation. (BDR 32-585)
AB393 Revises provisions relating to the Live Entertainment Tax. (BDR 41-591)
SB396 Contingently reduces by half the valuation of certain vehicles for the purpose of determining the amount of governmental services taxes imposed. (BDR 32-119)
AB412 Revises provisions relating to public financial administration. (BDR 31-963)
SB415 Revises provisions relating to public financial administration. (BDR 31-659)
AB497 Revises certain provisions relating to taxes. (BDR 22-1295)
SB511 Establishes the Teach Nevada Scholarship Program and incentives for new teachers in certain schools. (BDR 34-1277)

Co-Sponsor

AJR1 Recognizes the strategic partnership and bond of friendship with, and expresses the Nevada Legislature's support for, the State of Israel. (BDR R-525)
ACR5 Memorializes former Assemblyman Peter L. “Pete” Livermore. (BDR R-1259)
AB93 Revises provisions relating to the continuing education required to renew certain licenses and certificates. (BDR 54-27)
AB179 Revises provisions governing personal information. (BDR 52-756)
AB180 Revises provisions governing the biennial audit requirements for the Public Employees' Retirement System. (BDR 23-569)
SB181 Provides for the licensure of certified anesthesiology assistants. (BDR 54-240)
AB206 Revises provisions relating to certain notices provided to the parent or guardian of a pupil who attends a public school. (BDR 34-740)
AB232 Revises provisions governing health districts. (BDR 40-694)
AB234 Enacts provisions related to multicultural education. (BDR 34-102)
AB235 Requires an employer to provide paid sick leave to each employee of the employer under certain circumstances. (BDR 53-1059)
AB236 Enacts provisions related to the promotion of public engagement by state agencies. (BDR 18-697)
AB281 Creates a statutory subcommittee of the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice. (BDR 14-243)
AB345* Revises provisions governing the management of certain wildlife. (BDR 45-273)
AB357 Revises provisions relating to the prohibition against the ownership, possession and control of firearms by certain persons. (BDR 14-846)
SB371 Revises provisions governing the use of apprentices on public works. (BDR 53-671)
SB397 Revises provisions relating to the funding formula for K-12 public education. (BDR 34-563)