Senator Pete Goicoechea

Party: Republican

District: 19

County: Clark (Part), Elko, Eureka, Lincoln, Nye (Part), White Pine

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Legislative Service

  • Nevada Senate, 2013 - Present (first elected November 2012)
  • Nevada Assembly, 2003-2012 (first elected November 2002)
  • Minority Floor Leader, 2011-2012
  • Minority Whip, 2007-2010

Other Public Service

  • Member, State Land Use Planning Advisory Council
  • Member, Nevada Grazing Board of Districts No. 4 and 6
  • Member, Central Committee of Nevada State Grazing Boards
  • Director, Nevada Water Resource Association

Affiliations

  • Eureka Volunteer Fire Department
  • Rodeo Club, Eureka High School
  • Nevada Cattlemen's Association
  • Nevada Water Resource Association
  • E Clampus Vitus
  • Snowshoe Thompson Chapter, Carson City, Nevada
  • Humboldt River Authority
  • Nevada Rural Health Centers
  • Western States Coalition
  • Nevada Association of Counties

Education

  • White Pine County Schools
  • Eureka County High School
  • Utah State University

Government

  • Commissioner, Eureka County (sixteen years)

Personal

Occupation: Rancher
Born: 1949 - Salt Lake City, Utah
Spouse: Glady Tognoni
Children: J.J. Goicoechea, D.V.M., Jolene Goicoechea-Lema

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)
SJR11 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to preserve the right to hunt, trap and fish in this State. (BDR C-1001)
SB11 Grants power to local governments to perform certain acts or duties which are not prohibited or limited by statute. (BDR 20-284)
SJR15 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to require proof of identity to vote in person. (BDR C-850)
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)
SB110 Revises provisions governing the disposal of abandoned recreational vehicles. (BDR 43-609)
SB124 Revises provisions governing gaming establishments. (BDR 41-787)
SB125 Makes various changes related to recruiting, retaining, stabilizing and expanding regional commercial air service in this State. (BDR 18-610)
SB129 Limits civil liability of certain persons for injuries or death resulting from certain equine activities. (BDR 3-611)
SB130 Converts the Department of Wildlife into the Division of Wildlife of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (BDR 45-613)
AB137 Revises provisions governing contractors. (BDR 54-513)
SB143 Revises provisions governing concealed firearms. (BDR 15-221)
SB154 Revises provisions relating to common-interest communities. (BDR 10-725)
SB155 Revises provisions relating to farm vehicles and implements of husbandry. (BDR 32-707)
AB157 Revises provisions governing service animals. (BDR 38-638)
SB168 Revises provisions relating to collective bargaining by local government employers. (BDR 23-602)
SB169 Requires proof of identity for voting. (BDR 24-599)
SB171 Revises provisions governing the issuance of permits to carry concealed firearms. (BDR 15-597)
AB172 Revises provisions relating to public works. (BDR 28-565)
SB176 Revises provisions governing certain dangerous or deadly weapons. (BDR 15-87)
AB177 Revises provisions governing elections. (BDR 24-627)
AB187 Revises provisions governing the selection of providers of health care. (BDR 53-898)
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)
AB217 Revises provisions governing off-highway vehicles. (BDR 43-994)
SB235 Revises provisions relating to wildlife. (BDR 45-612)
SB249 Revises provisions relating to local financial administration. (BDR 31-1023)
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)
SB325 Revises provisions relating to state purchasing. (BDR 27-1024)
SB333 Revises provisions governing the homestead exemption. (BDR 10-971)
SB410 Revises provisions relating to motor vehicles. (BDR 43-705)

Co-Sponsor

ACR3 Honors Nevadans who have lost their lives in the Global War on Terrorism. (BDR R-202)
SR4 Inducts Dean Rhoads into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1268)
ACR4 Memorializes former Assemblyman Joseph “Joe” Michael Hogan, Sr. (BDR R-1260)
ACR5 Memorializes former Assemblyman Peter L. “Pete” Livermore. (BDR R-1259)
SR5 Inducts Terry Care into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1270)
SR6 Inducts Randolph J. Townsend into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1269)
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)
SJR13 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to limit the total amount of certain property taxes that may be levied on real property. (BDR C-1004)
AB148 Revises provisions governing firearms. (BDR5-242)
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)
SB175 Makes various changes relating to public safety. (BDR 15-515)
SB192 Revises provisions relating to sexual conduct between certain persons. (BDR 14-731)
SB212 Revises provisions governing discipline of pupils and prohibited acts at public schools. (BDR 34-177)
SB225 Revises provisions relating to the sale and distribution of tobacco products, vapor products and alternative nicotine products. (BDR 15-796)
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)
SB250 Revises provisions relating to policies of health insurance. (BDR 57-687)
SB251 Ratifies the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. (BDR 54-576)
SB261 Makes various changes relating to certain research facilities. (BDR 50-56)
SB262 Revises provisions relating to guardians. (BDR 13-643)
SB264 Exempts spendthrift trusts from the application of the periods of limitation set forth in the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. (BDR 10-780)
SB266 Revises provisions relating to the tax on live entertainment. (BDR 32-720)
AB300 Creates the Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Administration. (BDR 18-581)
SB326 Revises provisions relating to public works. (BDR 28-792)
SB334 Proposes to exempt sales of certain durable medical equipment, mobility-enhancing equipment, hearing aids, hearing aid accessories, and ophthalmic or ocular devices or appliances from sales and use taxes and analogous taxes. (BDR 32-262)
SB391 Revises provisions governing educational instruction in the subject of reading. (BDR 34-644)
SB396 Contingently reduces by half the valuation of certain vehicles for the purpose of determining the amount of governmental services taxes imposed. (BDR 32-119)