Assemblymember Venicia Considine

Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2021-2025 (first elected November 2020)—three regular session and three special sessions
  • 2025 SESSION COMMITTEES: Government Affairs (Chair); Revenue (Vice Chair); Natural Resources
  • 2023 SESSION COMMITTEES: Revenue (Vice Chair); Judiciary; Natural Resources
  • 2021 SESSION COMMITTEES: Commerce and Labor; Government Affairs; Revenue

Honors and Awards

  • Emerge Nevada, Graduate, 2010
  • Women’s Research Institute of Nevada, National Education for Women (NEW) Leadership Nevada, Program Manager, 2001-2003

Other Achievements

  • Democratic National Convention, Nevada at-large Delegate, 2004
  • State Bar of Nevada, Member, 2009-current
  • U.S. District Court of Nevada, Member, 2009-current

Affiliations

  • Association of Fundraising Professionals, 2016-2020
  • March for Women’s Lives, Washington, D.C., Honored Guest, 2004
  • National Organization for Women (NOW), Nevada State Chapter and Southern Nevada Chapter, President, 2004-2005; Member, current
  • Nevada State Democratic Party, Bylaws Committee, Member, 2007-2008
  • Nevada Women’s Agenda, Women’s Summit 2004, Program Committee Member, 2003-2004
  • Nevada Women’s Lobby, Steering Committee, Co-Vice Chair, 2004-2005
  • Women’s Democratic Club of Clark County, Vice President, 2004-2005; President, 2005; Member, current

Education

  • William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, J.D., 2008
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas, M.A., American History, December 2002
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas, B.A., American History, August 1997

Personal

Occupation: Attorney, Director of Development
Recreation: Movies, books and libraries, traveling
Born: 1969, Queens, New York
Spouse: Kenn Merrill
Children: Sydny

Primary Sponsor

AB121 Revises provisions governing landlords and tenants. (BDR 10-166)
AB136 Revises provisions relating to animals. (BDR 50-168)
AB211 Revises provisions relating to substandard properties. (BDR 20-811)
AB218* Revises provisions governing landlords and tenants. (BDR 10-136)
AB223 Revises provisions relating to the habitability of rental property. (BDR 10-684)
AB244 Enacts prohibitions relating to the use of disposable foodware containers containing polystyrene foam by certain food dispensing establishments. (BDR 40-685)
AB246 Revises provisions relating to offenders. (BDR 16-686)
AB259 Establishes provisions governing prescription drugs. (BDR 40-165)
SB262 Revises provisions relating to graduate medical education. (BDR 18-120)
AB290 Revises provisions relating to prior authorization for medical or dental care under health insurance plans. (BDR 57-861)
AB362 Provides for taxes on the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in an entity which possesses an interest in real property. (BDR 32-687)
AB416 Revises provisions concerning access to certain library materials. (BDR 34-925)
AB453 Revises provisions relating to taxation. (BDR 32-895)
AB456 Revises provisions relating to public utilities. (BDR 58-170)
AB457 Requires the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Revenue to conduct a study concerning the application of the commerce tax to certain entities. (BDR 32-167)
AB480 Revises provisions relating to discrimination in housing. (BDR 10-1101)

Co-Sponsor

SCR1 Memorializes esteemed native Nevadan and lobbyist Kathleen “Neena” Laxalt. (BDR R-1028)
AJR1 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to revise certain provisions relating to property taxes. (BDR C-185)
ACR3 Expresses gratitude to the National Conference of State Legislatures for 50 years of service. (BDR R-986)
SCR4 Declares April 2025 as Financial Literacy Month. (BDR R-1163)
SJR7* Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to establish certain rights relating to reproductive health. (BDR C-864)
SJR10 Urges Congress to take certain actions relating to the therapeutic use of certain psychedelic compounds. (BDR R-801)
AJR14 Condemns the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and denounces the use of presidential pardons and commutations to absolve the rioters. (BDR R-991)
AB82 Requires the Governor to proclaim certain days of observance. (BDR 19-60)
SB96 Designates January 27 as “International Holocaust Remembrance Day” in the State of Nevada. (BDR 19-604)
AB172* Revises provisions governing collective bargaining for certain public employees. (BDR 23-700)
AB224* Revises provisions governing collective bargaining. (BDR 23-155)
AB246* Revises provisions governing elections. (BDR 24-821)
AB252 Revises provisions relating to the Legislative Department of the State Government. (BDR 17-880)
AB256 Directs the Legislative Commission to appoint a Regional Rail Transit Advisory Working Group to conduct an interim study relating to regional rail transit. (BDR S-614)
AB263 Revises provisions relating to homelessness. (BDR 20-96)
AB278 Designates the month of July as Muslim American Heritage Month. (BDR 19-924)
AB289 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-320)
AB305* Revises provisions governing public works. (BDR 28-112)
AB378 Creates the Alternative Therapy Pilot Program. (BDR 40-820)
AB383* Revises provisions relating to health care. (BDR 40-116)
AB405 Revises provisions relating to agriculture. (BDR 50-911)
AB417 Revises provisions relating to public safety. (BDR 43-647)
AB428 Requires certain health plans to include coverage for fertility preservation services. (BDR 57-915)
AB547 Revises provisions relating to public employment. (BDR 23-994)