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Assemblywoman Selena Torres
Party: Democratic
District: 3
County: Clark (Part)
Legislative Service
- Nevada Assembly, 2019-2021 (first elected November 2018)—two regular and two special sessions
- 2021 SESSION COMMITTEES: Government Affairs (Vice Chair); Education; LOE
- 2019 SESSION COMMITTEES: Education; Judiciary; Legislative Operations and Elections
- 2019-2020 INTERIM COMMITTEE: Advisory Council for Family Engagement; Board of Directors for Corporation for Public Benefit for Nevada Youth Legislature; Education Commission of the States; Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
Other Achievements
- Founder, Cesar Chavez Day, Las Vegas, 2013–current
Affiliations
- Teach for America, 2017–current
- Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc., 2015–current
Education
- College of Southern Nevada, A.A.
- University of Nevada, Reno, English Literature, B.A.
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, M.Ed. (Candidate)
Personal
Occupation: High School Teacher
Recreation: Paddleboarding
Born: 1995, Las Vegas, Nevada
Recreation: Paddleboarding
Born: 1995, Las Vegas, Nevada
Committees Serving
Primary Sponsor
| AB155 | Revises provisions governing the eligibility requirements for grants awarded under the Silver State Opportunity Grant Program. (BDR 34-674) |
| AB159 | Establishes the Governor's Advisory Council on Food Security within the Department of Health and Human Services. (BDR 18-830) |
| AB168 | Revises provisions governing the discipline of pupils. (BDR 34-539) |
| AB219 | Makes various changes relating to education. (BDR 34-673) |
| SB254 | Revises provisions relating to carbon reduction. (BDR 40-907) |
| AB275 | Makes various changes relating to professional and occupational licensing. (BDR 54-676) |
| AB281 | Restricts certain state and local law enforcement agencies from performing certain actions relating to immigration enforcement. (BDR 14-898) |
| AB293 | Revises provisions governing the discipline of pupils. (BDR 34-672) |
| AB294 | Makes various changes concerning graduation requirements for certain pupils who experience instability concerning residence. (BDR 34-1022) |
| AB295 | Revising provisions governing sexuality education in public schools. (BDR 34-811) |
| AB307 | Establishes provisions governing the use of a gang database by a local law enforcement agency. (BDR 14-897) |
| AB322 | Makes an appropriation to the Eighth Judicial District to support the operation of juvenile assessment centers. (BDR S-713) |
| SB336 | Requires the Governor to annually proclaim July 28 as Buffalo Soldiers Day in the State of Nevada. (BDR 19-791) |
| SB350 | Revises provisions relating to Nevada Promise Scholarships. (BDR 34-308) |
| AB376 | Revises provisions relating to persons in custody. (BDR 16-675) |
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) |
| AJR6 | Urges Congress to prevent the United States Census Bureau from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 decennial census. (BDR R-279) |
| 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) |
| AB134 | Revises provisions governing privileges. (BDR 4-694) |
| AB136 | Makes various changes relating to public construction. (BDR 28-145) |
| AB143 | Revises provisions governing the Capitol Police Division of the Department of Public Safety. (BDR 27-942) |
| 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) |
| AB153 | Revises provisions governing the storage of firearms. (BDR 15-119) |
| AB169 | Establishes the Maternal Mortality Review Committee. (BDR 40-712) |
| AB174 | Establishes the Nevada Interagency Advisory Council on Homelessness to Housing. (BDR 18-94) |
| 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) |
| AB179 | Revises provisions relating to public works. (BDR 28-622) |
| 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) |
| AB189 | Revises provisions relating to warrants for the search of a person. (BDR 14-958) |
| AB190 | Revises provisions relating to certain construction. (BDR 28-637) |
| AB193 | Revises provisions governing driver authorization cards. (BDR 43-896) |
| AB195 | Revises provisions governing crimes against property. (BDR 15-130) |
| AB196 | Makes an appropriation for incentives for teachers who currently teach at Title I schools and underperforming schools. (BDR S-144) |
| AB203 | Revises provisions relating to bail in certain criminal cases. (BDR 14-127) |
| SB229 | Revises provisions relating to certain businesses. (BDR 54-823) |
| AB246 | Revises provisions relating to business entities. (BDR 18-996) |
| AB251 | Expands the employers subject to provisions prohibiting certain unlawful employment practices. (BDR 53-1046) |
| AB258 | Makes changes relating to the provision of special education in public schools. (BDR 34-760) |
| AB267 | Provides compensation to certain persons who were wrongfully convicted. (BDR 3-657) |
| AB274 | Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 18-86) |
| SB286 | Revises provisions relating to aggregated sentences and eligibility for parole. (BDR 14-293) |
| AB289 | Revises provisions relating to the subject area of reading. (BDR 34-93) |
| 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) |
| AB308 | Revises provisions relating to the modified business tax. (BDR 32-867) |
| AB315 | Requires the expungement of all records relating to the wrongful arrest of a person in certain circumstances. (BDR 14-831) |
| AB339 | Revises provisions relating to wages paid to certain persons who participate in job and day training services. (BDR 39-104) |
| AB347 | Revises provisions governing business associations. (BDR 7-554) |
| AB363 | Revises certain provisions relating to homeless youth. (BDR 43-1033) |
| AB390 | Revises provisions relating to equipment on motor vehicles. (BDR 43-1059) |
| AB402 | Establishes provisions for the formation of transportation workers cooperatives. (BDR 58-1053) |
| AB499 | Provides for a special license plate of limited duration commemorating the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage. (BDR 43-1265) |