Assemblywoman Sarah Peters

Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2019-2021 (first elected November 2018)—two regular and two special sessions
  • 2021 SESSION COMMITTEES: Health and Human Services (Vice Chair); Growth and Infrastructure; Ways and Means
  • 2019 SESSION COMMITTEES: Education; Judiciary; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining
  • 2019-2020 INTERIM COMMITTEE: Legislative Committee for the Review and Oversight of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Marlette Lake Water System (Vice Chair); Committee to Conduct an Interim Study Concerning Wildfires; Legislative Committee on Energy

Other Achievements

  • Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard, Certified, 2016–current
  • Certified Environmental Manager, Nevada, 2015
  • Engineering Intern, 2011

Affiliations

  • Democratic Women of Washoe County, Second Vice Chair, 2018
  • House of Genius Reno, Board Member, 2016–2018
  • Children's pre-school, Co-Vice Chair PTO, 2018
  • Nevada Women’s Lobby, Member, 2018–current
  • Nevada Water Resources Association, Member, 2016–current
  • Reno Chapter of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Vice Chair and Secretary, 2012–2014

Education

  • University of Nevada, Reno, Environmental Engineering, B.S.

Personal

Recreation: Family, gardening, knitting, reading, rock climbing, camping
Born: 1987, Silver City, Nevada
Spouse: Matthew Peters
Children: Isabelle, Castiel, Rose

Primary Sponsor

AJR2 Urges Congress to reject any expansion in the use of land or exercise of jurisdiction by the United States Air Force in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge. (BDR R-697)
AB175 Revises provisions governing environmental health specialists. (BDR 54-669)
SB179 Revises provisions relating to abortions. (BDR 40-567)
AB182 Designates neon as the official state element of the State of Nevada. (BDR 19-670)
AB240 Requires representatives from certain counties and cities to meet jointly and prepare reports addressing the orderly management of growth in their region. (BDR S-1043)
SB254 Revises provisions relating to carbon reduction. (BDR 40-907)
AB264 Makes various changes relating to relations between state agencies and Indian nations or tribes. (BDR 18-671)
AB265 Requires the Desert Research Institute to conduct a study concerning water treatment and recycling. (BDR S-901)
AB270 Revises provisions related to transportation. (BDR 22-579)
AB271 Revises provisions relating to call centers. (BDR 53-900)
AB289 Revises provisions relating to the subject area of reading. (BDR 34-93)
AB295 Revising provisions governing sexuality education in public schools. (BDR 34-811)
SB310 Authorizes the creation of pilot programs for recycling beverage containers. (BDR 40-752)
AB326 Provides for tax credits for certain business entities that invest in certain fresh food retailers located in underserved communities and similar areas. (BDR 18-318)
AB476 Revises provisions concerning affordable housing. (BDR 25-1119)

Co-Sponsor

AJR1 Expresses objection to the transfer of radioactive plutonium to this State. (BDR R-977)
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)
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)
ACR9 Celebrates the Life of Assemblyman Odis “Tyrone” Thompson. (BDR R-1291)
AB118 Revises provisions relating to certain financial transactions and short-term loans. (BDR 52-621)
AB134 Revises provisions governing privileges. (BDR 4-694)
AB136 Makes various changes relating to public construction. (BDR 28-145)
AB138 Revises provisions governing workers' compensation. (BDR 53-708)
SB143 Repeals, revises and reenacts provisions relating to background checks for certain sales or transfers of firearms. (BDR 15-755)
AB146 Creates the Nevada Office of the Inspector General. (BDR 18-2)
AB152 Revises provisions relating to cultural resources and certain grave sites. (BDR 33-868)
AB163 Revises provisions governing water conservation. (BDR 48-798)
AB165 Revises provisions relating to civil liability for causing the injury or death of certain pets. (BDR 3-126)
AB169 Establishes the Maternal Mortality Review Committee. (BDR 40-712)
AB170 Revises provisions relating to health insurance coverage. (BDR 57-278)
AB174 Establishes the Nevada Interagency Advisory Council on Homelessness to Housing. (BDR 18-94)
SB178 Creates the Council on Food Security and the Food for People, Not Landfills Program. (BDR 18-57)
AB178 Provides for transferable tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic buildings. (BDR 32-297)
AB179 Revises provisions relating to public works. (BDR 28-622)
AB190 Revises provisions relating to certain construction. (BDR 28-637)
AB193 Revises provisions governing driver authorization cards. (BDR 43-896)
AB203 Revises provisions relating to bail in certain criminal cases. (BDR 14-127)
AB219 Makes various changes relating to education. (BDR 34-673)
AB229 Requires the establishment of a technical advisory program for the protection and preservation of certain buildings and structures. (BDR 33-299)
AB234 Makes various changes relating to the Program for Child Care and Development. (BDR 38-305)
AB246 Revises provisions relating to business entities. (BDR 18-996)
SB265 Revises provisions relating to certain information and records concerning public safety. (BDR 14-1042)
SB267 Makes revisions concerning the effect of social and environmental factors on education. (BDR 34-578)
AB267 Provides compensation to certain persons who were wrongfully convicted. (BDR 3-657)
AB277 Requires school districts to establish, through negotiations with an employee organization, a program to increase the salaries of teachers and other employees. (BDR 34-1045)
AB294 Makes various changes concerning graduation requirements for certain pupils who experience instability concerning residence. (BDR 34-1022)
AB304 Revises requirements relating to class sizes in public schools. (BDR 34-930)
AB305 Revises provisions relating to certain financial transactions. (BDR 56-1060)
AB306 Enacts provisions to assist veteran-owned businesses to create cooperatives. (BDR 7-288)
AB307 Establishes provisions governing the use of a gang database by a local law enforcement agency. (BDR 14-897)
AB325 Revises provisions relating to bail. (BDR 14-118)
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)
AB363 Revises certain provisions relating to homeless youth. (BDR 43-1033)
AB390 Revises provisions relating to equipment on motor vehicles. (BDR 43-1059)
AB499 Provides for a special license plate of limited duration commemorating the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage. (BDR 43-1265)