Assemblyman James Oscarson

Deputy Minority Floor Leader
Party: Republican

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2013-2017 (first elected November 2012)—three regular and four special sessions
  • Co-Assistant Minority Floor Leader, 2017
  • 2017 SESSION COMMITTEES: Health and Human Services; Legislative Operations and Elections; Ways and Means
  • 2015 SESSION COMMITTEES: Health and Human Services (Chair); Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining; Ways and Means
  • 2013 SESSION COMMITTEES: Government Affairs; Health and Human Services; Legislative Operations and Elections
  • 2015-2016 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Interim Finance Committee; Legislative Committee on Health Care (Chair)
  • 2013-2014 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Committee on High-Level Radioactive Waste; Legislative Committee on Health Care

Other Public Service

  • Nye Communities Coalition Board, Member, 2010
  • Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, Member, 2010

Honors and Awards

  • District 5300, Rotary, Governor‘s Choice Award, 2008-2009

Other Achievements

  • No To Abuse (NOTO), Board Member, 2011
  • Nevada State Board of Podiatry, President
  • Moapa Valley Rotary Club, President, 2006-2007

Affiliations

  • Rotary Club of Pahrump Valley, 2004-current
  • National Eagle Scout Association, 2005

Education

  • Community College of Southern Nevada

Personal

Occupation: Health Care, Marketing
Recreation: Fishing, traveling, and exploring rural Nevada with my family
Born: 1957, Ogden, Utah
Spouse: Rebecca
Children: Jared, Joel, and Bren

Primary Sponsor

SJR1 Urges Congress to enact legislation transferring title to certain public lands to the State of Nevada in accordance with the report prepared by the Nevada Land Management Task Force. (BDR R-451)
SJR2 Urges Congress to require the sharing of federal receipts from commercial activity on certain public lands with the State of Nevada and its counties. (BDR R-452)
AJR4 Urges Congress to enact legislation allowing states to establish daylight saving time as the standard time throughout the calendar year. (BDR R-583)
AB103 Provides for the issuance of special license plates for veterans who are awarded the Silver Star or the Bronze Star Medal with “V” device, Combat V or Combat Distinguishing Device. (BDR 43-22)
AB120 Clarifies rights of public school pupils regarding the free exercise of religion and freedom of expression. (BDR 34-520)
SB124 Revises provisions governing gaming establishments. (BDR 41-787)
AB148 Revises provisions governing firearms. (BDR5-242)
AB157 Revises provisions governing service animals. (BDR 38-638)
AB163 Provides for the creation of rangeland fire protection associations. (BDR 42-43)
AB172 Revises provisions relating to public works. (BDR 28-565)
SB181 Provides for the licensure of certified anesthesiology assistants. (BDR 54-240)
AB198 Requires the Legislative Committee on Public Lands to conduct a study concerning water conservation and alternative sources of water for Nevada communities. (BDR S-805)
AB231 Revises provisions governing the practice of chiropractic. (BDR 54-701)
SB250 Revises provisions relating to policies of health insurance. (BDR 57-687)
SB251 Ratifies the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. (BDR 54-576)
AB285 Revises provisions relating to the self-administration of certain medications by pupils in public schools. (BDR 34-812)
AB292 Revises provisions relating to providers of health care who provide services through telehealth and various other provisions relating to insurance coverage for such services. (BDR 54-606)
AB293 Revises provisions relating to public administrators. (BDR 20-168)
AB301 Prohibits restrictions on the freedom to display the flag of the State of Nevada in certain places. (BDR 10-533)
AB305 Authorizes and provides for the regulation of community paramedicine services. (BDR 40-167)
AB352 Revises provisions relating to concealed firearms. (BDR 15-1070)
AB365 Enacts provisions governing vehicle protection product warranties. (BDR 57-1055)
AB487 Revises provisions governing firearms. (BDR 5-1279)

Co-Sponsor

AJR1 Recognizes the strategic partnership and bond of friendship with, and expresses the Nevada Legislature's support for, the State of Israel. (BDR R-525)
ACR3 Honors Nevadans who have lost their lives in the Global War on Terrorism. (BDR R-202)
ACR4 Memorializes former Assemblyman Joseph “Joe” Michael Hogan, Sr. (BDR R-1260)
ACR5 Memorializes former Assemblyman Peter L. “Pete” Livermore. (BDR R-1259)
SCR8 Commemorates the 30th anniversary of the sister-state relationship between the State of Nevada and Taiwan. (BDR R-1265)
AJR8 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to require approval of certain initiative measures by a two-thirds vote. (BDR C-916)
AB119 Revises provisions governing the practice of veterinary medicine. (BDR 54-247)
AB121 Revises provisions governing the discipline of pupils. (BDR 34-173)
AB137 Revises provisions governing contractors. (BDR 54-513)
SB142 Revises provisions governing motor vehicles. (BDR 43-718)
SB143 Revises provisions governing concealed firearms. (BDR 15-221)
AB167 Authorizes the storage and carrying of firearms and ammunition on the premises of a family foster home or by certain persons who reside in a family foster home under certain circumstances. (BDR 38-234)
AB176 Revises various provisions relating to transportation. (BDR 22-649)
AB180 Revises provisions governing the biennial audit requirements for the Public Employees' Retirement System. (BDR 23-569)
AB182 Revises provisions relating to collective bargaining by local government employers. (BDR 23-646)
AB187 Revises provisions governing the selection of providers of health care. (BDR 53-898)
AB190 Revises provisions governing public employees' retirement. (BDR 23-184)
AB206 Revises provisions relating to certain notices provided to the parent or guardian of a pupil who attends a public school. (BDR 34-740)
AB240 Revises provisions governing common-interest communities. (BDR 10-821)
AB241 Creates the Women Veterans Advisory Committee. (BDR 36-579)
AB248 Revises provisions governing reporting of information by physicians to the Department of Motor Vehicles concerning patients with epilepsy. (BDR 40-930)
SB261 Makes various changes relating to certain research facilities. (BDR 50-56)
AB266 Requires proof of identity for voting. (BDR 24-919)
AB278 Revises provisions governing class-size reduction. (BDR 34-749)
AB281 Creates a statutory subcommittee of the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice. (BDR 14-243)
AB282 Revises provisions governing real property. (BDR 3-855)
AB289 Directs the Legislative Commission to appoint a committee to conduct an interim study concerning issues related to the provision of mental health services. (BDR S-693)
AB307 Revises provisions relating to services for children with intellectual disabilities and children with related conditions. (BDR S-803)
AB316 Revises provisions governing the taxation of certain deliveries and transfers of firearms. (BDR 32-918)
AB318 Revises provisions governing financial services. (BDR 52-245)
AB321 Revises provisions relating to school police officers. (BDR 34-925)
AB351 Revises provisions relating to projects to benefit charter schools. (BDR 34-1012)
AB353 Revises provisions governing public purchasing and contracting. (BDR 27-920)
AB408 Enacts provisions relating to certain uses of land and the exercise of law enforcement authority in this State. (BDR 26-1060)