Assemblywoman Ellen B. Spiegel

Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2009 and 2013-2019 (first elected November 2008; after lapse in service, subsequently elected November 2012)—five regular and six special sessions
  • Assistant Majority Whip, 2017
  • 2019 SESSION COMMITTEES: Commerce and Labor (Chair); Taxation; Ways and Means; Ways and Means Subcommittee on K-12/Higher Education/Capital Improvement Programs (Vice Chair); Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Services
  • 2017 SESSION COMMITTEES: Transportation (Vice Chair); Taxation; Ways and Means; Ways and Means Subcommittee on K-12/Higher Education/Capital Improvement Programs; Ways and Means Subcommittee on General Government
  • 2015 SESSION COMMITTEES: Health and Human Services; Government Affairs; Transportation
  • 2013 SESSION COMMITTEES: Health and Human Services (Vice Chair); Judiciary; Transportation
  • 2009 SESSION COMMITTEES: Government Affairs; Health and Human Services; Transportation
  • 2019-2020 INTERIM COMMITTEE: Interim Finance Committee
  • 2017-2018 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Interim Finance Committee; Legislative Committee on Health Care; Commission on Educational Technology; Nevada Task Force on Financial Security; Nevada Commission on Aging; Nevada Advisory Council on Federal Assistance
  • 2015-2016 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans, and Adults with Special Needs; Safe-to-Tell Program Advisory Committee
  • 2013-2014 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans, and Adults with Special Needs; Advisory Board on Maternal and Child Health; Nevada Commission on Aging
  • 2009-2010 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Legislative Committee on Health Care; Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans, and Adults with Special Needs

Honors and Awards

  • Jewish Nevada, Award of Gratitude, 2019
  • Breastfeeding Task Force of Nevada, Shining Star Award, 2017
  • Nevada Advanced Practice Nurses Association, Certificate of Appreciation, 2017
  • Urban Chamber of Commerce, Women in Politics Award, 2016
  • Henderson Democratic Club, Governor Richard H. Bryan Award, 2016
  • March of Dimes, Peggy Pierce Advocacy Award, 2015
  • United Veterans Legislative Council, Certificate of Appreciation, 2015
  • Emerge Nevada, 2014 Woman of the Year
  • Mi Familia Vota, Certificate of Appreciation, 2013
  • Making a Difference in Their Neighborhoods, 2011 Co-Award Winner, City of Henderson
  • Nevada Women's Lobby, Rising Stars Award, 2010
  • Nevada Chapter, Community Associations Institute, Large Association Board Member of the Year, 2009
  • Young Democrats of Nevada, Honorary Membership Award, 2008
  • Prodigy Services Company, Prodigy Quality Award, 1990
  • Prodigy Services Company, Citation for Quality and Prodigy Quality Award, 1990

Other Achievements

  • Council of State Governments, Henry Toll Fellow, 2017
  • Council of State Governments, Western Legislative Academy, 2010
  • Emerge Nevada, Class of 2007
  • Co-author, “Weighing the Value of Cost Containment in a Workers Comp Plan,” American Agent and Broker Magazine, 2007
  • Author, “Consumer Issues Affecting E-Commerce: How to Make Online Shoppers Comfortable Enough to Buy Your Online Goods,” SRDS Interactive Advertising Source, 1998
  • Internet Alliance (IA) Board, 1995-1999; Officer, 1997-1999
  • Public Policy Committee, Internet Alliance, Founding Chair, 1994

Affiliations

  • Southern Nevada Forum: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Chair, 2018
  • President's Council of Cornell Women, 2018-Current
  • Easter Seals Nevada, Board Member, 2009-2018; Vice Chair, 2012
  • Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network
  • Seniors United, Member
  • National Association of Jewish Legislators, Board Member, 2013-Current; Board Secretary, 2015-Current
  • National Association of Jewish Legislators, Nevada Chapter, President, 2013-Current
  • Friends of the Nevada Libraries, President, 2011-2012
  • Project GREEN: Friends of Pittman Wash, Steering Committee Member
  • Green Valley Ranch Community Association, former Board Member and Social Committee Chair

Education

  • Cornell University, B.S., Ithaca, New York

Personal

Occupation: Business Consultant
Recreation: Cooking, traveling, theater/art appreciation
Born: 1962, New York City, New York
Spouse: Bill

Primary Sponsor

AB134 Revises provisions governing privileges. (BDR 4-694)
SB142 Makes various changes relating to school safety. (BDR 34-167)
AB170 Revises provisions relating to health insurance coverage. (BDR 57-278)
AB172 Revises provisions governing the settlement of certain claims under policies of motor vehicle insurance. (BDR 57-129)
AB174 Establishes the Nevada Interagency Advisory Council on Homelessness to Housing. (BDR 18-94)
SB179 Revises provisions relating to abortions. (BDR 40-567)
AB185 Providing for a study concerning certain health benefits. (BDR S-277)
AB187 Revises provisions governing the safety of children. (BDR 43-128)
SB193 Makes an appropriation for educational programs relating to history, law and civics. (BDR S-368)
AB196 Makes an appropriation for incentives for teachers who currently teach at Title I schools and underperforming schools. (BDR S-144)
SB230 Revises provisions relating to certain real estate professions. (BDR 54-311)
AB257 Provides for the establishment of the Nevada State Holocaust Museum. (BDR 33-1039)
SB266 Provides for the establishment of a program to provide certain training relating to behavioral health. (BDR 39-550)
SB267 Makes revisions concerning the effect of social and environmental factors on education. (BDR 34-578)
AB282 Revises the Charter of the City of Henderson. (BDR 24-939)
AB287 Imposes certain requirements on the amount of pay an employer of practitioners of applied behavior analysis must provide to such practitioners from reimbursement received from Medicaid. (BDR 38-1078)
AB288 Makes various changes relating to services provided by the Department of Motor Vehicles. (BDR 43-938)
AB289 Revises provisions relating to the subject area of reading. (BDR 34-93)
AB372 Revises provisions governing insurance coverage of emergency medical services. (BDR 57-940)
AB373 Prohibits certain state and local governmental entities from restricting certain communications and services provided by a provider of health care to provide certain information and services to a patient. (BDR 40-941)
AB382* Establishes provisions governing payment for the provision of emergency services and care to patients. (BDR 40-570)
AB399 Provides for the establishment of a retirement savings program for private sector employees. (BDR 31-606)
AB408* Revises provisions relating to Medicaid and health insurance. (BDR 38-957)

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)
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)
AB120 Revises provisions relating to the crime of sex trafficking. (BDR 15-817)
AB136 Makes various changes relating to public construction. (BDR 28-145)
AB142 Eliminates the statute of limitations for the prosecution of sexual assault in certain circumstances. (BDR 14-175)
SB143 Repeals, revises and reenacts provisions relating to background checks for certain sales or transfers of firearms. (BDR 15-755)
AB147 Authorizes a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse to perform certain services. (BDR 40-85)
AB160 Revises provisions governing the Commission on Tourism. (BDR 18-24)
AB169 Establishes the Maternal Mortality Review Committee. (BDR 40-712)
AB178 Provides for transferable tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic buildings. (BDR 32-297)
SB178 Creates the Council on Food Security and the Food for People, Not Landfills Program. (BDR 18-57)
AB181 Revises provisions governing employment attendance practices. (BDR 53-833)
AB182 Designates neon as the official state element of the State of Nevada. (BDR 19-670)
AB183 Prohibits certain correctional services from being provided by private entities. (BDR 16-290)
AB186 Makes various changes related to elections. (BDR 24-678)
AB190 Revises provisions relating to certain construction. (BDR 28-637)
AB194 Revises provisions governing the Nevada Early Childhood Advisory Council. (BDR 38-862)
AB215 Revises provisions relating to document preparation services. (BDR 19-666)
AB275 Makes various changes relating to professional and occupational licensing. (BDR 54-676)
SB284 Creates the Advisory Task Force on HIV Exposure Modernization. (BDR S-742)
SB311 Revises provisions prohibiting certain discriminatory practices against a person seeking credit. (BDR 52-1048)
AB363 Revises certain provisions relating to homeless youth. (BDR 43-1033)
AB374* Requires the Department of Health and Human Services, if authorized by federal law, to establish a health care plan within Medicaid for purchase by persons who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid. (BDR 38-881)
AB499 Provides for a special license plate of limited duration commemorating the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage. (BDR 43-1265)