Senator Dina Neal

Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Senate, 2020-Present (first elected November 2020)
  • Nevada Assembly, 2011-2020 (first elected November 2010)—five regular and four special sessions
  • 2019 SESSION COMMITTEES: Taxation (Chair); Commerce and Labor; Ways and Means, Public Safety, Natural Resources and Transportation (Vice Chair)
  • 2017 SESSION COMMITTEES: Taxation (Chair); Government Affairs (Vice Chair); Commerce and Labor
  • 2015 SESSION COMMITTEES: Commerce and Labor; Government Affairs; Taxation
  • 2013 SESSION COMMITTEES: Government Affairs (Vice Chair); Education; Taxation
  • 2011 SESSION COMMITTEES: Education; Government Affairs; Taxation; Transportation
  • 2019-2020 INTERIM COMMITTEE: Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools; Interim Finance Committee; Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Board
  • 2017-2018 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Advisory Committee to Monitor Implementation of the Reorganization of Large School Districts; Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools; Committee to Conduct an Interim Study Concerning the Advisability and Feasibility of Treating Certain Traffic and Related Violations as Civil Infractions
  • Legislative Commission, Alternate member, 2015-2016

Other Public Service

  • Adult Literacy Program, Volunteer
  • Clark County Community Development Block Grant Board, Vice Chair
  • Education Commission of the States, Commissioner 2011-2012; Policy Advocate 2013-2014
  • Southern Economic Enterprise Board, Community Board Member, 2007-2009
  • Southern Nevada Health District, Teen Pregnancy Committee, 2011-current
  • Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board, Inc., Executive Committee, Director

Other Achievements

  • Project Save, Grant writer
  • Ninth Circuit Court, Extern, 2001

Affiliations

  • National Bar Association, Member
  • Committee Member, Task Force on State and Local Taxation, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2019-2024
  • Executive Committee Member of National Streamline Sales Governing Board of State and Local Tax Policy, 2019-2023
  • Member, Board of Directors, Parliamentarian for Nobel Women, National Organization of Black Elected Women, 2017-2019
  • National Black Caucus of State Legislators, Region 12 Chair, 2016-2022
  • Committee Member, Labor and Workforce Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2015-2019
  • National Black Caucus of State Legislators, Committee on Labor and Workforce Development,Vice Chair, 2014-2018
  • Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Board, Committee Chair, 2013-2018
  • Finance and Economic Development Committee, CSG-West, 2011-2015; Committee Member, 2017-2019
  • Clark County Democrats Recruitment Committee, Member, 2009
  • Presidential Caucus, Precinct 4017, Caucus Chair, 2008
  • Urban Chamber of Commerce, Member, 2005-2007
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Education

  • Chaparral High School, Las Vegas
  • Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
  • Southern University Law Center, Juris Doctorate

Professional

  • Adjunct Professor, Nevada State College

Personal

Occupation: Professor
Recreation: Research, Writing and Reading
Born: North Las Vegas, NV
Children: Alexandra and Tuwaski

Primary Sponsor

SB76* Establishes provisions governing certain products that contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. (BDR 52-291)
SB107 Revises provisions relating to housing. (BDR 18-83)
SB119 Revises provisions relating to the NV Grow Program. (BDR S-81)
SB121 Revises provisions governing common-interest communities. (BDR 10-80)
SB126 Revises provisions relating to domestic relations. (BDR 11-582)
SB128 Makes changes related to health care. (BDR 57-87)
SB137 Requires the establishment of a program relating to medical emergencies. (BDR 40-702)
SB160 Revises provisions relating to the Nevada Equal Rights Commission. (BDR 18-82)
SB173 Establishes provisions relating to the environment. (BDR 52-585)
SB192 Revises provisions relating to public health. (BDR 40-86)
SB193 Establishes a pilot program to reduce interest rates on mortgage loans to certain eligible borrowers. (BDR 25-42)
SB199 Enacts provisions relating to artificial intelligence systems. (BDR 52-583)
SB201 Prohibits certain restrictions on the display of religious or cultural items under certain circumstances. (BDR 10-122)
SB207 Requires the establishment of a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly. (BDR 38-763)
AB231 Requires certain service contracts to impose certain duties upon the provider of the service contract. (BDR 57-655)
SB246* Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR S-1028)
SB259 Revises provisions relating to taxation. (BDR 32-703)
SB262* Revises the qualifications for membership on certain town advisory councils and boards. (BDR 21-857)
AB328 Creates certain commissions and subcommittees for the purpose of educating the general public concerning certain cultural affairs relating to African-Americans. (BDR 18-619)
SB330 Revises provisions relating to facilities for skilled nursing. (BDR 40-584)
SB331 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-698)
SB332 Prohibits the making of a bad-faith claim or assertion of copyright infringement. (BDR 52-699)
SB333 Makes an appropriation to the Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Board for certain expenses of the Board. (BDR S-1002)
SB334 Revises provisions relating to the employment of offenders. (BDR 16-1115)
SB390 Revises provisions relating to the support of children. (BDR 38-85)
SB391 Revises provisions relating to real property. (BDR 10-84)
SB392 Imposes a tax on the retail sale of certain digital products. (BDR 32-700)
SB393 Revises the Windsor Park Environmental Justice Act. (BDR S-701)
SB395* Revises provisions relating to real property. (BDR 10-288)
SB400* Revises provisions relating to homelessness. (BDR 38-1027)
AB444 Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 18-772)

Co-Sponsor

SCR1 Memorializes esteemed native Nevadan and lobbyist Kathleen “Neena” Laxalt. (BDR R-1028)
AJR1 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to revise certain provisions relating to property taxes. (BDR C-185)
ACR3 Expresses gratitude to the National Conference of State Legislatures for 50 years of service. (BDR R-986)
SR5 Inducts Pete Goicoechea into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1169)
SR6 Inducts Joyce Woodhouse into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1168)
AB82 Requires the Governor to proclaim certain days of observance. (BDR 19-60)
SB96 Designates January 27 as “International Holocaust Remembrance Day” in the State of Nevada. (BDR 19-604)
SB179 Revises provisions relating to discrimination. (BDR 18-35)
AB184 Revises provisions relating to interscholastic activities. (BDR 34-186)
SB189 Provides for the licensure and regulation of genetic counselors. (BDR 54-69)
SB217 Makes revisions relating to reproductive health care. (BDR 40-24)
SB262 Revises provisions relating to graduate medical education. (BDR 18-120)
SB275* Revises provisions relating to manufactured home parks. (BDR 10-958)
SB301* Revises provisions governing public works. (BDR 28-967)
SB460 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-16)