Legislative Leadership & Policy Highlights
Leadership Highlights:
2017 79th Legislative Session
-Committee Assignments: Assembly Government Affairs Committee; Transportation and Legislative Operations & Elections
-Interim Chair, Legislative Committee on Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice
-Recipient, Emerge America Ambition to Action Award
-Council of State Government’s Western Legislative Academy- Class President
-National Recognized as a New Deal Leader
2019 80th Legislative Session
-Appointed Assistant Majority Floor Leader First Black Female to Hold a Leadership Position in the Nevada State Assembly
Nevada Legislature, 1st in the Nation to have a Female Majority
-Chair, Assembly Committee on Growth & Infrastructure
-Interim Chair, Legislative Committee on Energy
-Vice-Chair, Nevada Black Legislative Caucus
-Appointed, Governor’s Advisory Board on Maternal & Child Health
-Appointed, Cooperative Extension Advisory Board
-State Legislative Leaders Program—Emerging Legislative Leaders Graduate Darden School of Business – University of Virgina
-Recipient, City of Las Vegas African American Trailblazer Community Activism and Politics Award
2021 81st Legislative Session
-Second term serving as the Assistant Majority Floor Leader
-Chair, Assembly Committee on Growth & Infrastructure
-Vice-Chair, Assembly Ways and Means Committee
-Interim Chair, Legislative Committee on Growth & Infrastructure
-Chair, Nevada Black Legislative Caucus
-Appointed, Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Board
-Appointed, Nevada Advisory Council on Federal Assistance
-Appointed, Governor’s Workforce Development Board
-Future Now Program Fellow, 2021 Cohort
Legislative Policy Highlights:
Economic Development / Commerce & Labor /Revenue:
-AB235; 2017 Enacts the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act NRS 232
-AB489; 2019 Revises Provisions Relating to Grant – Federal Grant Match Pilot Program NRS 575
-AB308; 2019 Revises Provisions Relating to the Modified Business Tax with a Employer/Employee Education Tax Credit ---Measure Failed
-AB181; 2019** Revises Provisions Governing Employment Attendance Practices NRS 65
-AB190; 2019** Revises Provisions Relating to Certain Construction---NRS 132
-AB466; 2019 Requires the Creation of a Pilot Program to Facilitate Certain Financial Transactions Relating to Marijuana ---NRS 403
-AB445; 2021 Revises Provisions Relating to Financial Administration the of Grant Procurement and Federal Assistance ---NRS 545
-AB387; 2021 Revises Provisions Relating to Midwives ---Measure Failed
-AB105; 2021* Revises Provisions Governing Interscholastic Activities --NRS 511
-AB331; 2021** Makes Various Changes to Provisions Relating to Affordable Housing ---Measure Failed
-AB365; 2021* * Revises Provisions Relating to Governmental Administration Dignity and Respect in the Workplace—NRS 317
Education:
`-SB249; 2017* Requires Instruction in Financial Literacy and Economics in Public Schools---NRS 456
-AB234; 2019 Makes Various Changes to the Program for Child Care and Development ---NRS 380
-AB253; 2019* Provides for the Establishment of the Pre-Kindergarten and Expansion Program---Measure Failed
-AB284; 2019 Revises Provisions Governing the Alternative Route to Licensure of Certain Teachers who
Teach Pupils with Certain Disabilities-- --Measure Failed
-AB343; 2019 Establishes Provisions Relating to Mental Health Training for Educators (Student Sponsored Bill) ---Measure Failed
-AB138; 2019** Revises Provisions Governing Pupils who are Children of Military Personnel/Interstate Education Compact---NRS 56
-AB304; 2019** Revises Requirements Relating to Class Sizes in Public Schools NRS 184
-AB371; 2021* Enacts Provisions Governing Discrimination Based on Race Related to Bullying and Cyberbullying ----NRS 507
Government Affairs:
-AB436; 2017 Revises Provisions Governing Business ---NRS 426
-AB280; 2017* Revises Provisions Relating to Preferences in Bidding for Certain Contracts for Businesses Based in this State ---NRS 572
-AB382; 2019 Revises Provisions Relating to the Compensation of Certain Public Safety Employees----Measure Failed
-AB176 2019** Enacts the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights---NRS 478
-AB174; 2019** Establishes the Nevada Interagency Advisory Council on Homelessness to Housing ---NRS 343
-AB136; 2019** Makes Various Changes Relating to Prevailing Threshold on Public Construction---NRS 174
-AB336; 2021 Requires the Establishment of Standards for an Annua Behavioral Wellness Visit for
Peace Officers---NRS 129
-AB254; 2021** Revises Provisions Governing Collegiate Athletics/Student Compensation ---NRS 202
Growth & Infrastructure / Natural Resources
-AB152; 2019 Revises Provisions Relating to Cultural Resources and Certain Grave Sites /NV Ice Age Park---NRS Chapter 110
-AB363; 2019* Revises Certain Provisions Relating DMV ID’s for Homeless Youth --- NRS 635
-SB547;2019* Revises Provisions Relating to Providers of New Electric Resources NRS 556
-AB382; 2019 Revises Provisions Relating to the Compensation of Certain Public
Safety Employees --- Measure Failed
-AB465; 2019 Establishes Provisions for the Expanded Solar Access Program NRS 369
-AB483; 2019 Revises Provisions Relating to Motor Vehicles Data Gathering Pilot Program ---NRS 498
-AB413; 2021 Requires the Dept. of Transportation to Establish an Advisory Working Group to Study Certain Issues Related to Transportation.During the 2021-2022 Interim ---NRS 43
-SB389; 2021* Establishes Provisions Governing Peer to Peer Car Sharing Program---NRS 313
Health & Human Services:
-AB141; 2017* Revises the Organizational Structure and Purpose of the Office of Minority Health---NRS Chapter 377
-AB169; 2019 Establishes the Maternal Mortality Review Committee --- NRS Chapter 09
-AB232; 2019* Makes Various Changes to provisions Governing Hospitals Relating to Medicare Participation---NRS 424
-AB129; 2019** Requires Certain First Responders to Receive Certain Training Concerning Persons with Development Disabilities---NRS 341
-AB287; 2021 Revises Provisions Relating to Licensing Freestanding Birthing Centers---NRS 517
-AB189; 2021* Expands Medicaid Coverage for Certain Pregnant Women NRS 398
-AB119; 2021* Revises Provisions Relating to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee ---NRS 85
-AB224; 2021* * Provides for Access to Menstrual Products in Certain Public Schools ---NRS 503
-AB255; 2021** Revises Provisions Governing Boards of Trustees of School Districts --- Measure Failed
Judiciary / Child Welfare & Justice:
-AB180; 2017 Enacts the Juvenile Justice Bill of Rights---NRS 165
-AB303; 2017 Requires the Core Correctional Services be Provided Only by the
State or a Local Government with Certain Exceptions—VETOED
-AB183; 2019 Prohibits Certain Correctional Services from Being Provided by Private Entities --- NRS Chapter 178
-AB322; 2019 Makes Appropriation to Support the Operation of Juvenile Assessment Centers ---NRS Chapter 493
-AB247; 2019* Makes Various Changes Relating to the Care of Children- Parental Authority to Authorize Power of Attorney—Measure Fail
-AB248; 2019* Prohibits a Settlement Agreement from Containing Provisions that Prohibit or Restrict a Party from Disclosing Certain Information under Certain Circumstances ---NRS 145
-AB192 2019** Establishes a Procedure for Sealing Records when Certain Offenses are Decriminalized---NRS 256
-SB173; 2019** Revises Provisions Relating to Criminal Convictions of Victims of Sex Trafficking and Involuntary Servitude---NRS 77
-AB142; 2019** Eliminates the Statute of Limitations for the Prosecution of Sexual Assault in Certain Circumstances---NRS 263
-SB143; 2019** Repeals, Revises and Reenacts Provisions Relating to Background Checks for Certain Sales or Transfers of Firearms---NRS 02
-AB157; 2021 Authorizes a Person who is the Victim of Certain Discriminatory Conduct Relating to an Incident Involving a Peace Officer to Bring a Civil Action Under Certain Circumstances –NRS 86
-AB158; 2021 Revises the Penalties for Certain Offenses Involving Alcohol or Cannabis ---NRS 183
-AB111; 2021* Revises Provisions Relating to the Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission ---NRS 116
Legislative Operations & Elections:
-ACR3; 2017 Memorializes Fallen North Las Vegas Police Detective Chad Parque
-ACR9; 2019 Celebrates the Life of Assemblyman Odis “Tyrone” Thompson
-SB336; 2019* Requires Governor to Annually Proclaim July 28th as the Buffalo Soldiers Day in the State of Nevada--
*= Primary Bill Sponsor
**= Bill Co-Sponsor
