• President pro Tempore, 2019

• Majority Floor Leader, 2013-2014

• Assistant Majority Whip, 2011-2012

• Nevada Senate, 2010 - Present (first elected November 2010)

• Nevada Assembly, 2004-2010 (first elected November 2004)

• Governing Board, North Vista Hospital

• President, Nevada PTA, 2009

• Past Chair, Las Vegas/Clark County Library District

• Past Regional Vice President, Assocation for Library Trustees and Advocates

• Past Chair, Nevada Commission on Educational Technology

• Past Chair, City of Las Vegas Community Development Block Grant Committee

• Eagle Scout

• Clark County School District Parent Hall of Fame

• Lifetime Membership, Nevada PTA

• Boulder Dam Area Council District Award of Merit, Boy Scouts of America

• Community Service Award, Latin Chamber of Commerce

• National Advocacy Honor Roll, American Library Assocation

• Hispanic of the Year Award, Latin Chamber of Commerce

• Foundation for Recovery Community Partner Award

• National Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

• Boy Scouts of America

• Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce

• Paradise Democratic Club

• Nevada Hispanic Democratic Caucus

• State of Nevada Employees Association/American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees

• Easter Seals of Southern Nevada

• National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials

• National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators

• Seniors United

• Western Legislative Academy, The Council of State Governments-WEST, 2005

• Rancho High School, Las Vegas

• Brigham Young University, B.A., Music

• Meeting of the Hispanic Caucus
  4/17/2013

• Senator Denis' Website
  4/17/2013

• Senate Education (Chair)
• Senate Finance (Member)
• Senate Growth and Infrastructure (Member)

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)
SJR5	Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to revise provisions relating to the State Legislature. (BDR C-58)
SB126	Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-906)
SB155	Revises provisions regarding the possession and use of personal identifying information and fictitious personal identifying information. (BDR 15-917)
SB159	Requires each public school and private school to adopt a policy concerning safe exposure to the sun. (BDR 34-583)
SB160	Requires the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to adopt certain regulations concerning natural gas infrastructure. (BDR 58-909)
SB167	Revises provisions relating to public utilities. (BDR 58-911)
SB207	Revises provisions governing apprentices. (BDR 28-740)
SB208	Revises provisions governing cosmetology. (BDR 54-565)
SB210	Revises provisions relating to energy. (BDR 58-307)
SB212	Revises provisions relating to the notice required before towing a motor vehicle from a residential complex. (BDR 58-373)
SB227	Requires certain information to be reported concerning public school expenditures. (BDR 34-825)
SB229	Revises provisions relating to certain businesses. (BDR 54-823)
SB230	Revises provisions relating to certain real estate professions. (BDR 54-311)
SB249	Requires each public school to establish and maintain a school library. (BDR 34-13)
SB255	Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-790)
AB275	Makes various changes relating to professional and occupational licensing. (BDR 54-676)
AB289	Revises provisions relating to the subject area of reading. (BDR 34-93)
SB313	Revises provisions relating to computer literacy and computer science education. (BDR 34-731)
SB314	Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-730)
AB319	Revises provisions governing professional licensing. (BDR 54-314)
SB319	Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-1063)
SB321	Abolishes the Achievement School District. (BDR 34-682)
SB323	Revises provisions governing the attorney's fees and costs which may be recovered by certain regulatory bodies which administer occupational licensing. (BDR 54-905)
SB324	Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-683)
SB339	Revises provisions relating to public records. (BDR 19-821)
SB350	Revises provisions relating to Nevada Promise Scholarships. (BDR 34-308)
SB358	Revises provisions relating to the renewable energy portfolio standard. (BDR 58-301)
SB376	Revises provisions relating to the Nevada Institute on Teaching and Educator Preparation. (BDR 34-732)
SB388	Revises provisions relating to public records. (BDR 19-827)
SB392*	Revises provisions relating to energy. (BDR 58-663)
SB394	Revises provisions relating to rules of the road. (BDR 43-826)
SB395	Revises provisions relating to public safety. (BDR 43-822)
SB396	Revises provisions relating to certain licenses and cards issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. (BDR 43-1041)
SB403	Revises provisions relating to data privacy for pupils. (BDR 34-309)
SB491	Revises provisions concerning vehicles. (BDR 43-135)

ACR3	Memorializes former Assemblyman Bob Price. (BDR R-971)
AJR4	Urges the President and the Congress of the United States to pass acts to combat illegal harvesting and trafficking of human organs. (BDR R-92)
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)
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)
SB143	Repeals, revises and reenacts provisions relating to background checks for certain sales or transfers of firearms. (BDR 15-755)
AB144	Proposes to exempt sales of diapers from sales and use taxes and analogous taxes upon approval by the voters. (BDR 32-275)
SB158	Revises the definition of the term “supervisory employee” for purposes of provisions relating to collective bargaining. (BDR 23-789)
SB166	Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 18-5)
SB168	Revises provisions relating to energy efficiency standards for buildings. (BDR 58-912)
SB173	Revises provisions relating to criminal convictions of victims of sex trafficking and involuntary servitude. (BDR 14-595)
AB174	Establishes the Nevada Interagency Advisory Council on Homelessness to Housing. (BDR 18-94)
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)
SB187	Revises provisions governing prescriptions for controlled substances by a dentist, optometrist or physician for the treatment of pain. (BDR 54-39)
AB190	Revises provisions relating to certain construction. (BDR 28-637)
SB193	Makes an appropriation for educational programs relating to history, law and civics. (BDR S-368)
SB202	Revises provisions relating to children with disabilities. (BDR 34-685)
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)
SB215	Revises provisions relating to occupational diseases. (BDR 53-317)
SB218	Revises provisions relating to domestic violence. (BDR 3-316)
SB223	Revises provisions relating to persons in need of care or assistance. (BDR 13-67)
SB231	Revises provisions relating to certain construction. (BDR 28-910)
SB245	Revises provisions relating to civil actions. (BDR 3-965)
SB254	Revises provisions relating to carbon reduction. (BDR 40-907)
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)
SB293	Makes various changes relating to children who are victims of commercial sexual exploitation. (BDR 38-517)
SB315	Revises provisions relating to public health. (BDR 40-581)
AB316	Revises provisions relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or a prohibited substance. (BDR 43-312)
SB320	Makes various changes concerning the placement of pupils in certain more rigorous courses. (BDR 34-681)
SB325	Establishes the Nevada Child Adoption Grant Program to provide grants to assist certain prospective adoptive parents with certain costs of adoption. (BDR 11-163)
SB331	Designates the new Interstate Highway No. 11 as the Purple Heart Highway. (BDR S-78)
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)
SB416	Revises provisions relating to the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). (BDR 23-895)
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)
SB547	Revises provisions relating to providers of new electric resources. (BDR 58-913)
SB557	Revises provisions relating to campaign practices. (BDR 24-1272)