Senator Moises (Mo) Denis

President pro Tempore
Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • 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)

Other Public Service

  • 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

Honors and Awards

  • 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

Affiliations

  • 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

Education

  • Rancho High School, Las Vegas
  • Brigham Young University, B.A., Music

Personal

Occupation: Computer Network Technician
Recreation: Music, theater, camping, reading, basketball, volunteer work
Born: 1961 - Brooklyn, New York
Spouse: Susan Cook
Children: Diana Marie (Gale), Dustin Lee, Daniel Carlos, Denae Virgilia, Dallin Moises

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)
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)

Co-Sponsor

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)