Senator David R. Parks

President Pro Tempore
Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 1997-2007 (first elected November 1996) - Assistant Majority Floor Leader, 2001; Assistant Majority Whip, 1999
  • Nevada Senate, 2008-2011 (first elected November 2008) - President Pro Tempore; 2013-Present

Other Public Service

  • Member, California-Nevada Super Speed Ground Transportation Commission, 2009-2011
  • Board of Directors, Nevada Homeless Alliance, 2006-2011
  • Member, Governor's Statewide AIDS Advisory Task Force, 1987-1994 and 2002-2011
  • Member, Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada Board, 2006-2011
  • Member, Community Counseling Center of Las Vegas Board, 2006-2011
  • Board of Trustees, Aid for AIDS of Nevada, Inc., 1986-2010
  • Member, Nevada Military Advocacy Commission, 2004-2006
  • Commissioner, Education Technology Commission, 2001-2003
  • Member, Governor's Fundamental Review Committee, 2001-2002
  • Member, National Conference for Community and Justice, Southern Nevada Region Board, 1998-2002
  • Member (1991) and Chair (1992-1996), Paradise Town Advisory Board
  • Member, Community District 89109 Leadership Council, 1993-1996
  • Member, Governor's MX Missile Economic Impact Study, 1980-1981
  • Member, Joint City-County Consolidation Technical Committee, 1975-1976
  • United States Air Force, 1967-1971

Education

  • University of New Hampshire, B.S.
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas, M.B.A.

Professional

  • Assistant Director, Regional Transportation Commission, 1990-1999
  • Senior Management Analyst, Clark County, 1984-1990
  • Director, Office of Budget and Management, City of Las Vegas, 1979-1984
  • Budget Officer, City of Las Vegas, 1974-1979

Personal

Occupation: Consultant
Born: 1943 - Boston, Massachusetts

Primary Sponsor

SJR5 Urges Congress to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act. (BDR R-697)
AJR7 Urges recognition of the importance of mid-20th century architecture in Nevada. (BDR R-609)
SJR11 Urges Congress to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to restore the authority of the governments of the United States and individual states to regulate and restrict independent political expenditures. (BDR R-1047)
SJR13 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to require the recognition of all marriages, regardless of gender. (BDR C-88)
SB71 Revises provisions governing sentencing of certain criminal offenders and determining eligibility of certain prisoners for parole. (BDR 14-447)
AB75 Revises provisions governing the publication of property tax rolls. (BDR 32-486)
SB79 Revises provisions governing the use of net profits derived from certain municipal utilities. (BDR 58-449)
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)
SB117 Revises provisions governing the powers of the Department of Taxation. (BDR 32-536)
SB127 Prohibits employers from conditioning employment on a consumer credit report or other credit information. (BDR 53-453)
SB128 Exempts certain persons from the licensing requirements for broker-dealers. (BDR 7-444)
AB133 Makes various changes to criminal law. (BDR 14-423)
SB136 Revises provisions relating to justifiable homicide by a public officer. (BDR 15-867)
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)
SB143 Revises provisions governing certain examinations for driver's licenses. (BDR 43-696)
SB148 Revises provisions governing the Pollution Control Account. (BDR 40-448)
SB153 Revises provisions relating to occupational therapy. (BDR 54-568)
SB156 Requires certain policies of health insurance and health care plans to provide coverage for acupuncture treatments in certain circumstances. (BDR 57-602)
SB159 Declares the Legislature's support for a land exchange near the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. (BDR S-552)
AB159 Establishes a diversion program for certain defendants. (BDR 14-669)
SB164 Revises provisions governing safe and respectful learning environments in public schools. (BDR 34-454)
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)
SB183 Enacts provisions governing manufacturers of certain electronic devices. (BDR 40-556)
SB200 Revises provisions relating to the pilot diversion program for certain probation violators. (BDR S-744)
SB201 Revises provisions governing the employment of retired public employees. (BDR 23-559)
SB205 Makes various changes concerning the collection of information relating to the treatment of trauma. (BDR 40-698)
SB213 Revises certain provisions relating to trapping. (BDR 45-450)
SB215 Makes various changes relating to the taxation of property. (BDR 32-569)
SB216 Revises certain procedures for the billing and collection of property taxes. (BDR 32-560)
AB224 Revises provisions governing the collection and maintenance of certain data relating to public education. (BDR 34-269)
SB228 Revises provisions relating to public servants. (BDR 23-445)
SB230 Provides for the design, construction or installation and maintenance of a memorial dedicated to Nevada's fallen soldiers. (BDR S-553)
AB230 Revises provisions governing courses of instruction in sex education. (BDR 34-1034)
SB232 Revises certain provisions relating to the regulation of certain municipal utilities. (BDR 58-481)
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)
SB236 Revises provisions governing state agencies. (BDR 19-769)
AB247 Enacts the Nevada Buy American Act. (BDR 28-190)
SB267 Establishes provisions governing tanning establishments. (BDR 52-958)
SB275 Requires the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to include certain requirements in the State Plan for Medicaid. (BDR 38-699)
AB281 Revises provisions relating to recordkeeping on public works projects. (BDR 28-1070)
SB292 Makes an appropriation to the Greater Las Vegas After-School All-Stars for certain after-school programs. (BDR S-934)
SB298 Requires the Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults with Special Needs to conduct a study concerning property tax assistance for senior citizens. (BDR S-735)
SB308 Clarifying provisions governing certain tax exemptions for veterans. (BDR 32-644)
SB309 Urges the establishment of certain mentoring programs. (BDR S-768)
SB344 Revises provisions relating to the education of certain children who are patients or residents of certain hospitals or facilities. (BDR 34-933)
AB344 Provides for the use of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment in this State. (BDR 40-682)
SB345 Creates the Advisory Council on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. (BDR S-700)
AB351 Requires the Legislative Committee on Health Care to study the laws prohibiting a person from having a specified amount of certain prohibited substances in his or her blood or urine while driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle. (BDR S-733)
AB352 Revises provisions governing hoax bombs. (BDR 15-510)
SB360* Revises provisions governing redevelopment agencies. (BDR 22-937)
SB363 Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish the Advisory Council on Diabetes Care, Prevention and Awareness. (BDR 40-90)
SB373 Makes various changes relating to judgments. (BDR 2-932)
AB374 Revises provisions relating to counties. (BDR 20-520)
SB376 Proposes to revise provisions relating to the preservation and promotion of the arts and museums in this State. (BDR 18-625)
SB377 Revises provisions relating to taxes on fuel. (BDR 32-930)
SB382 Revises provisions governing safety standards for school buses. (BDR 34-868)
SB383 Revises provisions governing time shares. (BDR 10-916)
SB387 Revises provisions concerning the insuring and registering of motor vehicles. (BDR 43-452)
SB388 Revises provisions relating to crimes involving certain persons. (BDR 15-927)
SB394 Provides for the establishment of intermediate sanction facilities within the Department of Corrections for certain probation violators and offenders. (BDR S-498)
SB396 Makes various changes relating to firearms. (BDR 15-931)
SB404 Revises provisions relating to business practices. (BDR 28-827)
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)
SB412 Makes an appropriation to the Nevada System of Higher Education to allow senior citizens to audit college classes for a nominal fee. (BDR S-1048)

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)
ACR5 Memorializes former Assemblyman John W. Marvel. (BDR R-1211)
SR5 Inducts Sue Wagner into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1204)
SCR5 Commemorates the 150th anniversary of the State of Nevada. (BDR R-613)
SCR6 Memorializes former State Senator William J. Raggio. (BDR R-622)
SR6 Inducts Bernice Mathews into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1203)
ACR6 Expresses appreciation to the staff of the Legislative Counsel Bureau. (BDR R-1219)
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)
SJR9 Urges the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to expedite the process for approving special recreation permits for certain uses of federal public lands in Nevada. (BDR R-1008)
SCR10 Memorializes former University Regent Dorothy Gallagher. (BDR R-1238)
SJR15 Urges Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform. (BDR R-1208)
AB89 Authorizes the formation of benefit corporations. (BDR 7-28)
AB111 Revises provisions related to special license plates for disabled veterans. (BDR 43-530)
SB142 Makes various changes to provisions governing local government contracting. (BDR 27-676)
SB147 Revises provisions governing the frequency of required inspections of the emissions of certain motor vehicles. (BDR 40-427)
SB165 Provides for transferable tax credits to attract film and other productions to Nevada. (BDR 32-781)
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)
SB182 Expands full-day kindergarten in public schools. (BDR 34-138)
SB192 Enacts the Nevada Preservation of Religious Freedom Act to prohibit governmental entities from substantially burdening the exercise of religion. (BDR 3-477)
SB202 Creates the Nevada Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations as a statutory committee. (BDR 19-905)
SB203 Requires legislative lobbyists to file quarterly reports concerning lobbying activities under certain circumstances. (BDR 17-26)
SB206 Revises provisions relating to food establishments. (BDR 40-935)
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)
SB240 Authorizes the reimbursement of teachers for certain out-of-pocket expenses. (BDR 34-651)
SB244 Authorizes the placement of a designation of veteran status on certain documents issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. (BDR 43-80)
SB245 Enacts provisions relating to captive wild animals. (BDR 20-161)
AB248 Creates a statutory subcommittee of the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice (BDR 14-616)
AB249 Revises provisions governing vacancies in the office of district attorney. (BDR 20-39)
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)
SB303 Provides for the issuance of driver authorization cards. (BDR 43-596)
SB338 Changes the term “mental retardation” to “intellectual disability” in NRS. (BDR 39-52)
SB379 Revises provisions concerning the Nevada Transportation Authority. (BDR 58-56)
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)
SB385 Authorizes certain businesses to apply to the Office of Economic Development for a partial abatement from certain taxes. (BDR 32-822)