Senator Pat Spearman

Co-Majority Whip
Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Co-Majority Whip, 2019
  • Nevada Senate, 2012 - Present (first elected November 2012)

Other Public Service

  • United States Army Military Police Corp, 1977-2007
  • Kentucky Colonel, 2004
  • Member, 17th Congressional District Selection Committee for Military Academies, 1992-1996
  • President, San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District, 1991-1994
  • Board of Directors, Hays County United Way, 1990-1994
  • Chair, Texas Region 6 Health and Human Services, 1984-1986

Affiliations

  • The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries International
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  • Stonewall Democratic Club of Southern Nevada

Education

  • Walden University, Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
  • University of Idaho Legislative Energy Horizon Institute Energy Policy Planning Program
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Executive Leadership Academy
  • Norfolk State University, B.S.
  • Seminary of the Southwest, Master of Divinity, Austin, Texas
  • Military Police Officer Basic and Advance Course
  • Department of Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute, Certified Equal Opportunity Manager
  • U.S. Army Command and General Staff College

Personal

Occupation: Retired Soldier; Ordained Minister
Recreation: Playing and listening to music, reading, spending time with family, meeting people and traveling
Born: 1955 - Indianapolis, Indiana

Primary Sponsor

SCR1 Directs the Legislative Committee on Energy to conduct an interim study concerning the development of renewable energy and clean energy resources in this State. (BDR R-117)
SJR3* Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to provide certain rights to voters. (BDR C-55)
SCR3 Directs the Legislative Committee on Energy to conduct an interim study to consider alternative solutions for transportation system funding in Nevada. (BDR R-779)
SJR5 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to revise provisions relating to the State Legislature. (BDR C-58)
AJR6 Urges Congress to prevent the United States Census Bureau from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 decennial census. (BDR R-279)
SJR8 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to guarantee equal rights. (BDR C-1278)
ACR9 Celebrates the Life of Assemblyman Odis “Tyrone” Thompson. (BDR R-1291)
SB119 Requires certain health and safety training for workers and supervisors performing certain work at sites where exhibitions, conventions or trade shows occur. (BDR 53-570)
SB142 Makes various changes relating to school safety. (BDR 34-167)
AB142 Eliminates the statute of limitations for the prosecution of sexual assault in certain circumstances. (BDR 14-175)
SB151 Revises provisions related to certain proceedings concerning property. (BDR 3-516)
SB155 Revises provisions regarding the possession and use of personal identifying information and fictitious personal identifying information. (BDR 15-917)
SB158 Revises the definition of the term “supervisory employee” for purposes of provisions relating to collective bargaining. (BDR 23-789)
SB160 Requires the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to adopt certain regulations concerning natural gas infrastructure. (BDR 58-909)
AB160 Revises provisions governing the Commission on Tourism. (BDR 18-24)
SB165 Makes various changes to provisions governing prescribing, dispensing and administering controlled substances designed to end the life of a patient. (BDR 40-292)
SB166 Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 18-5)
SB167 Revises provisions relating to public utilities. (BDR 58-911)
SB168 Revises provisions relating to energy efficiency standards for buildings. (BDR 58-912)
AB170 Revises provisions relating to health insurance coverage. (BDR 57-278)
SB173 Revises provisions relating to criminal convictions of victims of sex trafficking and involuntary servitude. (BDR 14-595)
SB175 Revises provisions relating to public works. (BDR 28-618)
SB177 Revises provisions relating to employment practices. (BDR 53-723)
SB178 Creates the Council on Food Security and the Food for People, Not Landfills Program. (BDR 18-57)
SB192 Revises provisions relating to health care. (BDR 53-781)
SB193 Makes an appropriation for educational programs relating to history, law and civics. (BDR S-368)
SB194 Establishes programs for certain persons of low-income and persons in foster care. (BDR 38-780)
AB194 Revises provisions governing the Nevada Early Childhood Advisory Council. (BDR 38-862)
SB196 Revises provisions relating to preferences in bidding for certain contracts for businesses based in this State. (BDR 28-66)
SB200 Requires health insurers to provide coverage for certain services and equipment. (BDR 57-43)
SB202 Revises provisions relating to children with disabilities. (BDR 34-685)
SB203 Revises provisions governing programs for children who are blind, visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing. (BDR 38-77)
SB204 Revises provisions relating to the mental health of pupils. (BDR 34-551)
SB205 Requires the Office of Grant Procurement, Coordination and Management of the Department of Administration to create a pilot program to award grants of money to certain governmental and nonprofit organizations. (BDR S-807)
SB206 Revises provisions relating to state financial administration. (BDR 31-806)
SB210 Revises provisions relating to energy. (BDR 58-307)
SB218 Revises provisions relating to domestic violence. (BDR 3-316)
SB220 Revises provisions relating to Internet privacy. (BDR 52-920)
SB223 Revises provisions relating to persons in need of care or assistance. (BDR 13-67)
SB225 Revises provisions relating to veterans. (BDR 37-552)
SB226 Makes various changes relating to health insurance. (BDR 38-549)
SB228 Revises provisions relating to industrial hemp. (BDR 54-180)
SB254 Revises provisions relating to carbon reduction. (BDR 40-907)
SB255 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-790)
SB256 Revises various provisions relating to landlords and tenants. (BDR 10-569)
SB266 Provides for the establishment of a program to provide certain training relating to behavioral health. (BDR 39-550)
SB267 Makes revisions concerning the effect of social and environmental factors on education. (BDR 34-578)
SB268 Revises provisions related to regulatory bodies. (BDR 54-1011)
SB283 Revises provisions relating to prescription drugs. (BDR 38-114)
SB284 Creates the Advisory Task Force on HIV Exposure Modernization. (BDR S-742)
SB286 Revises provisions relating to aggregated sentences and eligibility for parole. (BDR 14-293)
SB287 Revises provisions governing public records. (BDR 19-648)
SB295 Creates the Nevada National Guard Youth Challenge Program. (BDR 34-566)
SB299 Revises provisions relating to the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration Program. (BDR 58-916)
AB303* Requires that core correctional services be provided only by the State or a local government with certain exceptions. (BDR 16-1103)
SB326 Revises provisions relating to the restoration of the right to vote. (BDR 14-1014)
SB330 Revises provisions relating to the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration Program. (BDR 58-782)
SB331 Designates the new Interstate Highway No. 11 as the Purple Heart Highway. (BDR S-78)
SB336 Requires the Governor to annually proclaim July 28 as Buffalo Soldiers Day in the State of Nevada. (BDR 19-791)
AB338 Revises requirements for the operation of a motor vehicle by a young driver. (BDR 43-600)
AB342 Revises provisions governing pupils who are children of military personnel. (BDR 34-624)
SB342 Revises provisions relating to animals. (BDR 14-748)
SB344 Revises requirements relating to Medicaid. (BDR 38-743)
SB348 Revises provisions relating to time shares. (BDR 10-961)
SB358 Revises provisions relating to the renewable energy portfolio standard. (BDR 58-301)
SB364 Prohibits discrimination against and provides protection for patients or residents of certain facilities. (BDR 40-757)
SB368 Revises provisions relating to protections for victims of crime. (BDR 3-166)
SB370 Revises the State Plan for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program. (BDR 38-966)
SB371 Revises provisions relating to maintenance of manufactured home parks and repairs of manufactured homes. (BDR 10-303)
SB385 Revises provisions relating to insurance for personal property at storage facilities. (BDR 57-538)
SB392* Revises provisions relating to energy. (BDR 58-663)
AB410 Revises provisions relating to orders for protection. (BDR 3-176)
SB416 Revises provisions relating to the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). (BDR 23-895)
SB483 Revises provisions governing the Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention. (BDR 40-1163)
SB484 Authorizes reimbursement under Medicaid for the services of a chiropractor. (BDR 38-1133)
SB490 Requires the Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs to conduct a study related to disparities and unlawful discrimination in the awarding of certain contracts by the State or a local government. (BDR S-586)
SB493 Revises provisions relating to misclassification of employees. (BDR 53-1087)
SB494 Revises provisions relating to emerging small businesses. (BDR 27-585)
AB499 Provides for a special license plate of limited duration commemorating the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage. (BDR 43-1265)
SB547 Revises provisions relating to providers of new electric resources. (BDR 58-913)

Co-Sponsor

ACR3 Memorializes former Assemblyman Bob Price. (BDR R-971)
SR5 Inducts Valerie Wiener into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1262)
SR6 Inducts Barbara Katherine Cegavske into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1261)
SCR7 Celebrates the sister state relationship between the State of Nevada and Taiwan. (BDR R-1266)
SCR8 Memorializes former Nevada Attorney General and Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Springer. (BDR R-1259)
SB115 Requires the State Plan for Medicaid to include coverage for donor breast milk and certain related products. (BDR 38-560)
SB143 Repeals, revises and reenacts provisions relating to background checks for certain sales or transfers of firearms. (BDR 15-755)
AB152 Revises provisions relating to cultural resources and certain grave sites. (BDR 33-868)
SB159 Requires each public school and private school to adopt a policy concerning safe exposure to the sun. (BDR 34-583)
SB161 Revises provisions relating to certain financial businesses, products and services. (BDR 52-875)
AB166 Revises provisions relating to prostitution. (BDR 15-861)
AB169 Establishes the Maternal Mortality Review Committee. (BDR 40-712)
AB174 Establishes the Nevada Interagency Advisory Council on Homelessness to Housing. (BDR 18-94)
SB179 Revises provisions relating to abortions. (BDR 40-567)
SB201 Revises provisions governing loans. (BDR 52-568)
AB206* Revises provisions relating to renewable energy and the renewable portfolio standard. (BDR 58-746)
SB207 Revises provisions governing apprentices. (BDR 28-740)
SB209 Revises provisions relating to hemp. (BDR 49-584)
SB215 Revises provisions relating to occupational diseases. (BDR 53-317)
SB245 Revises provisions relating to civil actions. (BDR 3-965)
AB251 Expands the employers subject to provisions prohibiting certain unlawful employment practices. (BDR 53-1046)
SB261 Revises provisions relating to firearms. (BDR 15-21)
SB262 Makes various changes to provide for tracking and reporting of information concerning the pricing of prescription drugs for treating asthma. (BDR 40-55)
SB293 Makes various changes relating to children who are victims of commercial sexual exploitation. (BDR 38-517)
SB310 Authorizes the creation of pilot programs for recycling beverage containers. (BDR 40-752)
SB311 Revises provisions prohibiting certain discriminatory practices against a person seeking credit. (BDR 52-1048)
AB316 Revises provisions relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or a prohibited substance. (BDR 43-312)
AB363 Revises certain provisions relating to homeless youth. (BDR 43-1033)
SB386 Revises provisions governing certain tax exemptions for veterans. (BDR 32-737)
AB403 Revises provisions relating to certain traffic offenses. (BDR 43-42)
SB477 Prohibits the release of a child to a parent or guardian in a child welfare proceeding in certain circumstances. (BDR 38-1005)
SB489 Revises provisions relating to state and local business licenses. (BDR 7-137)
SB491 Revises provisions concerning vehicles. (BDR 43-135)
SB557 Revises provisions relating to campaign practices. (BDR 24-1272)