Senator Roberta Lange

Assistant Majority Leader
Party: Democratic

Honors and Awards

  • 100 Distinguished Women in Nevada
  • Richard Bryan Award for Leadership
  • Outstanding Leadership from AAPI Caucus
  • Senate and Assembly Proclamation for Chair of Nevada State Democratic Party
  • Clark County Commission Proclamation for Chair of Nevada State Democratic Party
  • Distinguished Woman Award from Women's Democratic Club

Other Achievements

  • Chair, Henderson Democratic Club
  • Chair, Women's Democratic Club 2017 - 2019
  • Chair, Nevada State Democratic Party 2011 - 2017
  • Member, Democratic National Committee 2011 - 2017
  • Democratic National Committee Executive Committee 2011 - 2017
  • Association of State Democratic Chairs 2011 - 2017
  • Association of State Democratic Chairs Executive Committee 2011 - 2017
  • Board of Directors for NGP VAN 2011 - 2017
  • Chair, Clark County Democratic Party 2008 - 2011

Affiliations

  • Women's Democratic Club of Clark County - Current
  • Nevada State Education Association Lifetime Member
  • United States Global Leadership Coalition Advisory Committee 2014 - 2016
  • Washington State Education Association 1981 - 1995

Personal

Occupation: Retired K-12 Teacher
Recreation: Watching all sports, Airstream trailer travel, Pickleball and enjoying family
Born: 1957, Lancaster, CA
Spouse: Ken Lange
Children: Hilary, Jake, Liz and Taylor

Primary Sponsor

SCR2 Declares April 2023 as Financial Literacy Month. (BDR R-1096)
SCR5 Urges the expansion of comprehensive cardiovascular screening programs and directs the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services to conduct a study concerning such programs and certain other matters relating to cardiovascular disease. (BDR R-1025)
AJR6 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to adopt the National Popular Vote Compact. (BDR C-389)
SJR7 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to establish certain rights relating to reproductive health. (BDR C-864)
SB91 Authorizes a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor to supervise a certified problem gambling counselor intern. (BDR 54-57)
SB131 Revises provisions relating to reproductive health care. (BDR 54-44)
SB144 Establishes a credit against certain taxes for a taxpayer who donates money to a career and technical program tax credit organization that makes grants to programs of career and technical education. (BDR 34-866)
SB145 Revises provisions related to employee misclassification. (BDR 53-159)
SB146 Revises provisions relating to health care. (BDR 40-462)
SB147 Makes changes relating to employment. (BDR 53-463)
SB148 Revises provisions relating to local school precincts. (BDR 34-160)
SB189 Makes an appropriation to Communities In Schools of Nevada for the purpose of providing integrated student support services. (BDR S-499)
SB231 Makes appropriations to the Interim Finance Committee for allocation to school districts that budget salary increases for certain employees and to the Department of Education for certain personnel costs. (BDR S-508)
SB232 Requires the State Plan for Medicaid to include coverage for postpartum care services. (BDR 38-45)
SB236 Makes an appropriation for educational programs relating to history, law and civics. (BDR S-939)
SB244 Makes an appropriation to the Other State Education Programs Account for the creation and maintenance of school gardens. (BDR S-557)
SB249 Revises provisions relating to cosmetology. (BDR 54-829)
SB266 Revises various provisions relating to gaming. (BDR 41-943)
SB273 Changes the name of the Nevada State College to the Nevada State University. (BDR 34-968)
SB276 Revises provisions related to collection agencies. (BDR 54-158)
AB279 Revises provisions governing the waiver of tuition and registration and certain fees for students who are children of certain veterans. (BDR 34-531)
SB290 Provides for the regulation of employer-integrated earned wage access providers and direct-to-consumer earned wage access providers. (BDR 52-9)
SB291 Makes various changes relating to education. (BDR 34-503)
SB301 Revises provisions governing public works. (BDR 28-967)
SB309 Makes various changes relating to health care. (BDR 15-498)
SB313 Revises provisions relating to mental health education. (BDR 34-58)
SB314 Revises provisions relating to energy storage systems. (BDR 58-60)
SB330 Revises provisions related to health care. (BDR 57-161)
SB332 Revises provisions governing Medicaid. (BDR 38-130)
SB341 Revises provisions relating to governmental financial administration. (BDR S-502)
SB350 Revises provisions relating to graduate medical education. (BDR 18-553)
SB355 Revises provisions relating to commerce. (BDR 55-59)
SB356 Revises provisions relating to electric utilities. (BDR 58-865)
AB393 Establishes the Doctors for Nevada Program to attract providers of health care to this State. (BDR 18-207)
SB425 Establishes the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education to develop a statewide vision and implementation plan to improve the public education system in this State. (BDR 34-1060)
SB438 Revises provisions relating to the recruitment, preparation and retention of teachers. (BDR 34-1061)
SB496 Revises provisions relating to the film industry. (BDR S-1039)

Co-Sponsor

SCR3 Memorializes esteemed attorney and lobbyist Ben Graham. (BDR R-1095)
SR4 Inducts Richard Bryan into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1196)
SR5 Inducts Joseph Paul Hardy into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1195)
SJR5 Urges Congress to expand the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children to cover the purchase of menstrual products. (BDR R-980)
SR6 Inducts Claire Jesse Clift as an honorary member into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1197)
SB129 Revises provisions relating to certain civil actions involving sexual assault. (BDR 2-573)
SB132 Revises provisions relating to insurance coverage for living organ donors. (BDR 57-551)
SB133 Revises provisions relating to presidential electors. (BDR 24-539)
AB140 Makes Juneteenth Day a legal holiday in this State. (BDR 19-63)
SB142 Enacts the Homeless Persons' Bill of Rights. (BDR 38-195)
AB163 Revises provisions governing employment. (BDR 53-834)
SB165 Revises provisions relating to businesses engaged in the development of emerging technologies. (BDR 18-878)
AB169 Revises provisions governing the labeling of feminine hygiene products. (BDR 51-617)
SB177 Imposes requirements governing Medicaid coverage of certain antipsychotic or anticonvulsant drugs. (BDR 38-82)
SB181 Revises provisions relating to economic development. (BDR 18-683)
SB182 Revises provisions governing motor vehicles. (BDR 43-674)
SB183 Establishes provisions relating to the collection and destruction of unused drugs. (BDR 54-576)
SB194 Revises provisions relating to step therapy protocols. (BDR 57-885)
AB217 Revises provisions governing higher education. (BDR 34-464)
SB219 Makes an appropriation to Special Olympics of Nevada to establish the organization as an independent nonprofit entity and expand its programs in this State. (BDR S-547)
SB239 Establishes provisions governing the prescribing, dispensing and administering of medication designed to end the life of a patient. (BDR 40-677)
SB241 Revises provisions relating to Medicaid. (BDR 38-971)
SB243 Revises provisions relating to catalytic converters. (BDR 15-37)
SB260 Revises provisions relating to certain persons providing referrals to group housing for persons who are aged. (BDR 40-675)
SB262 Revises the qualifications for membership on certain town advisory councils and boards. (BDR 21-857)
SB267 Establishes provisions relating to insurance coverage of mental health services. (BDR 57-1020)
SB272 Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 27-876)
AB274 Revises provisions governing required instruction in financial literacy. (BDR 34-759)
SB275 Revises provisions relating to manufactured home parks. (BDR 10-958)
SB283 Revises certain provisions relating to health care . (BDR 54-555)
SB285 Makes an appropriation for civics education programs. (BDR S-86)
SB286 Revises provisions relating to health care. (BDR 40-84)
SB299 Revises provisions related to monorails. (BDR 28-955)
SB300 Makes an appropriation from the State General Fund to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, for a grant program for certain interns. (BDR S-100)
SB303 Revises provisions relating to motor vehicles. (BDR 43-673)
SB305 Provides for the establishment of a retirement savings program for private sector employees. (BDR 31-933)
SB317 Establishes provisions relating to resources for persons experiencing homelessness. (BDR 38-981)
SB339 Makes an appropriation to the Department of Education for the provision of grants to organizations to provide certain supplies and materials to teachers and specialized instructional support personnel. (BDR S-85)
SB340 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR S-10)
SB361 Revises provisions relating to solid waste. (BDR 40-935)
SB368 Revises provisions relating to real property. (BDR 10-989)
SB370 Revises provisions relating to the protection of consumer information. (BDR 52-42)
SB381 Prohibits a landlord from requiring a tenant to pay certain charges. (BDR 10-650)
SB392 Revises provisions relating to commercial kitchen equipment. (BDR 42-966)
SB403 Makes an appropriation to the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide discounts on the governmental services tax. (BDR S-997)