Senator James A. Settelmeyer

Co-Minority Whip
Party: Republican

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Senate, 2011 -Present (first elected November 2010)
  • Co-Majority Whip, 2015
  • Minority Whip, 2011-2012
  • Nevada Assembly, 2007-2010 (first elected November 2006)

Other Public Service

  • Nevada Tax Commission's Blue Ribbon Property Tax Commission
  • Member, Nevada Tax Commission's Blue Ribbon Subcommittee to Study Property Taxes, 2007
  • Past Chair, United States Small Business Administration Region IX Regulatory Fairness Board
  • Chair, Nevada State Conservation Commission
  • Chair, Carson Valley Conservation District
  • Member, Farm Service Agency Community Outreach Committee

Honors and Awards

  • American Farmer Degree
  • Outstanding Young Farmer for Nevada
  • Graduate, Leadership Douglas County

Affiliations

  • Member, Douglas County Republican Central Committee
  • Western Legislative (Leadership) Academy, The Council of State Governments-WEST
  • Legislative Academy, National Conference for State Legislatures

Education

  • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Agricultural Education/Agricultural Science

Personal

Occupation: Agriculturalist
Recreation: Reading
Born: 1971 - Carson City, Nevada
Spouse: Sherese
Children: Two daughters

Primary Sponsor

SB4 Revises requirements for the taking of wild mammals on private property. (BDR 45-89)
SB5 Revises provisions governing elections for nonpartisan offices. (BDR 24-90)
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)
SB103 Exempts certain persons from the modified business tax on financial institutions. (BDR 32-42)
SB104 Makes various changes relating to political advertising. (BDR 24-86)
SB105 Authorizes the owners or operators of certain establishments to allow dogs to enter such establishments. (BDR 40-88)
SB108 Revises provisions relating to public works projects. (BDR 28-598)
SB109 Revises provisions relating to the sale or lease of a county-owned telephone system. (BDR 58-603)
SB127 Revises provisions relating to the Department of Motor Vehicles. (BDR 43-601)
SB155 Revises provisions relating to farm vehicles and implements of husbandry. (BDR 32-707)
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)
SB175 Makes various changes relating to public safety. (BDR 15-515)
SB176 Revises provisions governing certain dangerous or deadly weapons. (BDR 15-87)
SB246 Revises provisions governing alcoholic beverages. (BDR 52-631)
SB274 Enacts provisions governing the State's delegates to any federal constitutional conventions. (BDR 24-600)
SB278 Revises provisions concerning an application for the registration of an off-highway vehicle. (BDR 43-92)
SB376 Revises provisions relating to motor carriers. (BDR 58-632)
AB377 Establishes provisions for the preservation, development and use of the Nevada State Prison as a historical, cultural, educational and scientific resource. (BDR 26-625)
SB414 Encourages the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to enter into a reciprocal agreement with the State of California to authorize waivers of nonresident tuition to certain residents of the Lake Tahoe Basin. (BDR S-993)

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)
SJR11 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to preserve the right to hunt, trap and fish in this State. (BDR C-1001)
SJR15 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to require proof of identity to vote in person. (BDR C-850)
SJR17 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to expand the rights guaranteed to victims of crime. (BDR C-952)
AB127 Provides for the uniform regulation of firearms in the State of Nevada. (BDR 20-74)
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)
SB138 Revises provisions governing the forfeiture of property. (BDR 14-222)
AB139 Revises provisions governing the issuance of permits to carry concealed firearms. (BDR 15-522)
SB139 Revises provisions concerning brew pubs. (BDR 52-715)
SB140 Revises provisions governing postconviction petitions for habeas corpus. (BDR 3-714)
AB140 Revises provisions governing certain domestic relations matters involving veterans with a service-connected disability. (BDR 11-519)
SB141 Revises provisions governing certain dangerous or deadly weapons. (BDR 15-224)
SB143 Revises provisions governing concealed firearms. (BDR 15-221)
SB151 Requires the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to adopt regulations authorizing a natural gas utility to expand its infrastructure in a manner consistent with a program of economic development. (BDR 58-52)
SB154 Revises provisions relating to common-interest communities. (BDR 10-725)
AB163 Provides for the creation of rangeland fire protection associations. (BDR 42-43)
AB171 Revises provisions relating to the use of force in defense of persons and property. (BDR 15-817)
AB172 Revises provisions relating to public works. (BDR 28-565)
AB177 Revises provisions governing elections. (BDR 24-627)
SB192 Revises provisions relating to sexual conduct between certain persons. (BDR 14-731)
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)
AB208 Revises provisions governing certain sexual offenses. (BDR 14-233)
SB208 Requires certain notice to be provided to certain parents and legal guardians when a new charter school will begin accepting applications or an existing charter school expands enrollment by a certain percentage or opens a new facility. (BDR 34-729)
SB225 Revises provisions relating to the sale and distribution of tobacco products, vapor products and alternative nicotine products. (BDR 15-796)
SB229 Provides for the issuance of special license plates indicating support for Second Amendment rights. (BDR 43-713)
SB240 Makes certain changes relating to public safety. (BDR 14-955)
SB253 Enacts provisions governing the sale of guaranteed asset protection waivers. (BDR 57-795)
SB254 Revises provisions relating to construction. (BDR 28-791)
SB256 Revises provisions relating to the civil liability of innkeepers. (BDR 54-1018)
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)
AB267 Revises provisions concerning the sentencing and parole of persons convicted as an adult for a crime committed when the person was less than 18 years of age. (BDR 14-641)
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)
AB300 Creates the Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Administration. (BDR 18-581)
AB316 Revises provisions governing the taxation of certain deliveries and transfers of firearms. (BDR 32-918)
SB317 Makes certain changes relating to economic development. (BDR 18-91)
SB322 Revises provisions relating to printed electioneering communications. (BDR 24-733)
SB325 Revises provisions relating to state purchasing. (BDR 27-1024)
SB333 Revises provisions governing the homestead exemption. (BDR 10-971)
AB351 Revises provisions relating to projects to benefit charter schools. (BDR 34-1012)
AB353 Revises provisions governing public purchasing and contracting. (BDR 27-920)
AB367 Revises provisions relating to craft distilleries. (BDR 52-1039)
SB386 Revises provisions relating to motor vehicles. (BDR 40-675)
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)
SB398 Prohibits the sale or transfer of ivory under certain circumstances. (BDR 52-1022)