Senator Kelvin Atkinson

Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2003-2011 (first elected November 2002) - Senior Chief Deputy Whip, 2011
  • Nevada Senate (elected November 2012)

Other Public Service

  • Vice Chair, The Council of State Governments-WEST, 2011
  • Chair (2009-2010) and Vice Chair (2007-2008), Water and Public Lands Committee, The Council of State Governments-WEST
  • Clark County Mediator
  • Member, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Recruitment Council
  • Member, Executive Committee, The Council of State Governments-WEST
  • Member, Transportation Committee, The Council of State Governments-WEST
  • Cleanup Leader, Washington, D.C.
  • Member, Transportation Committee, National Council of State Governments

Honors and Awards

  • Henry Toll Fellowship, 2005
  • Class President, Western Legislative Academy, The Council of State Governments-WEST, 2004
  • Graduate, Clark County Leadership Forum, 1996
  • Class President
  • Three Sports Letterman

Affiliations

  • National Conference of State Legislatures
  • Western Legislatve Academy, The Council of State Governments-WEST
  • Nevada Black Elected Officials Caucus
  • National Black Caucus of State Legislators
  • Professionals and Youth Building A Committment (PAYBAC)
  • Black Public Administrators
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  • Alliance for Retired Americans
  • Urban Development Caucus

Education

  • Culver City High School
  • Howard University
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Personal

Occupation: Government Management Analyst
Recreation: Reading, watching the Raiders and Lakers, studying politics, traveling
Born: 1969 - Chicago, Illinois
Children: Haley

Primary Sponsor

SJR13 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to require the recognition of all marriages, regardless of gender. (BDR C-88)
SB114 Revises provisions relating to the filing of rates for insurance. (BDR 57-146)
AB114 Revises provisions governing interactive gaming. (BDR 41-97)
SB122 Revises provisions governing a regional authority for housing in certain counties. (BDR 25-638)
SB123 Revises provisions relating to energy. (BDR 58-106)
SB126 Establishes provisions governing certain acts of pharmacists. (BDR 54-101)
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)
SB135 Revises provisions governing redevelopment agencies. (BDR 22-876)
SB142 Makes various changes to provisions governing local government contracting. (BDR 27-676)
AB146 Revises provisions governing servitude of a minor. (BDR 15-752)
AB152* Creates an advisory committee to develop recommendations for the funding of highways in this State. (BDR S-180)
AB159 Establishes a diversion program for certain defendants. (BDR 14-669)
AB169 Revises provisions relating to contracts with a governmental entity. (BDR 27-793)
SB171 Provides for a program of matching grants to local governments for the maintenance and repair of public works. (BDR 43-621)
SB178 Authorizes the Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Forum to request the drafting of not more than one legislative measure for each regular session of the Legislature. (BDR 17-924)
AB181 Makes various changes to provisions governing employment practices. (BDR 53-48)
SB186 Revises provisions governing real property. (BDR 3-112)
SB235 Authorizes a local law enforcement agency to establish or utilize an electronic reporting system to receive information relating to purchases of scrap metal. (BDR 54-869)
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)
SB269 Revises provisions governing education. (BDR 34-892)
AB270 Revises provisions governing minority affairs. (BDR 18-130)
AB281 Revises provisions relating to recordkeeping on public works projects. (BDR 28-1070)
AB300* Revises provisions governing foreclosures on property. (BDR 9-668)
SB357 Provides for tax credits for certain business entities. (BDR 18-478)
SB363 Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish the Advisory Council on Diabetes Care, Prevention and Awareness. (BDR 40-90)
SB364 Revises provisions governing governmental administration. (BDR 19-185)
SB385 Authorizes certain businesses to apply to the Office of Economic Development for a partial abatement from certain taxes. (BDR 32-822)

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)
SR4 Amends the Standing Rules of the Senate for the 77th Session of the Legislature. (BDR R-998)
ACR4 Honors Nevadans who have lost their lives in the Global War on Terrorism. (BDR R-246)
SR5 Inducts Sue Wagner into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1204)
SJR5 Urges Congress to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act. (BDR R-697)
SCR5 Commemorates the 150th anniversary of the State of Nevada. (BDR R-613)
ACR5 Memorializes former Assemblyman John W. Marvel. (BDR R-1211)
SR6 Inducts Bernice Mathews into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1203)
SCR6 Memorializes former State Senator William J. Raggio. (BDR R-622)
ACR6 Expresses appreciation to the staff of the Legislative Counsel Bureau. (BDR R-1219)
AJR6 Recognizes Nevada's partnership and friendship with, and expresses support for, the State of Israel. (BDR R-458)
SR7 Expresses appreciation to the staff of the Senate. (BDR R-1215)
SR8 Recognizes former State Senator Wilbur Faiss for his distinguished service to the State of Nevada and his exemplary life achievements. (BDR R-1216)
ACR8 Memorializes John J. McDonald. (BDR R-1231)
SCR10 Memorializes former University Regent Dorothy Gallagher. (BDR R-1238)
SJR15 Urges Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform. (BDR R-1208)
SB117 Revises provisions governing the powers of the Department of Taxation. (BDR 32-536)
AB124 Revises provisions governing eligibility for a Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship. (BDR 34-60)
SB139 Expands provisions governing criminal and civil liability for certain crimes to include crimes motivated by the victim's gender identity or expression. (BDR 15-703)
AB142 Revises provisions relating to the sealing and removal of certain records. (BDR 14-490)
SB147 Revises provisions governing the frequency of required inspections of the emissions of certain motor vehicles. (BDR 40-427)
SB164 Revises provisions governing safe and respectful learning environments in public schools. (BDR 34-454)
SB165 Provides for transferable tax credits to attract film and other productions to Nevada. (BDR 32-781)
AB175 Revises provisions relating to uniformed-service and overseas voters. (BDR 24-635)
SB180 Requires a court to award certain relief to an employee injured by certain unlawful employment practices under certain circumstances. (BDR 53-561)
SB182 Expands full-day kindergarten in public schools. (BDR 34-138)
SB183 Enacts provisions governing manufacturers of certain electronic devices. (BDR 40-556)
SB191 Increases the maximum speed at which a person may drive or operate a vehicle. (BDR 43-729)
SB205 Makes various changes concerning the collection of information relating to the treatment of trauma. (BDR 40-698)
SB206 Revises provisions relating to food establishments. (BDR 40-935)
AB208 Prohibits the Department of Taxation from applying sales taxes to the provision of meals by employers to their employees. (BDR 32-492)
AB224 Revises provisions governing the collection and maintenance of certain data relating to public education. (BDR 34-269)
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)
AB234 Revises provisions relating to firearms. (BDR 15-915)
SB258 Creates the Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children. (BDR 38-192)
SB268 Requires a provider of wireless telecommunications to provide call location information to a law enforcement agency in certain emergency situations. (BDR 58-623)
SB303 Provides for the issuance of driver authorization cards. (BDR 43-596)
AB306 Revises provisions relating to private investigators and related professions. (BDR 54-677)
AB307 Revises provisions governing victims of crime. (BDR 16-743)
SB308 Clarifying provisions governing certain tax exemptions for veterans. (BDR 32-644)
AB312 Makes various changes to the Charter of Carson City. (BDR S-41)
AB327 Revises provisions governing state accountability. (BDR 31-554)
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)
SB360* Revises provisions governing redevelopment agencies. (BDR 22-937)
SB373 Makes various changes relating to judgments. (BDR 2-932)
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)
SB408 Revises provisions governing state financial administration. (BDR 31-828)
SB410 Revises provisions governing hypodermic devices. (BDR 40-451)
AB416* Revises provisions governing certain programs for renewable energy. (BDR 58-849)