Senator Rochelle T. Nguyen

Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Senate, 2022-Present (appointed December, 2022)
  • Nevada Assembly, 2019-2022 (appointed December, 2018)—three regular sessions and three special sessions
  • 2021 SESSION COMMITTEES: Health and Human Services (Chair); Judiciary (Vice Chair); Education
  • 2019 SESSION COMMITTEES: Growth and Infrastructure; Health and Human Services; Judiciary
  • 2019-2020 INTERIM COMMITTEE: Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice (Chair); Committee to Conduct an Interim Study of Issues Relating to Pretrial Release of Defendants in Criminal Cases (Vice Chair); Nevada Sentencing Commission

Education

  • University of Puget Sound, BA - Sociology, 1999
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Boyd School of Law, JD, 2002

Personal

Occupation: Attorney
Born: 1977 - Vancouver, Washington
Spouse: Matt Lay
Children: Henry and Hannah

Primary Sponsor

SJR7* Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to establish certain rights relating to reproductive health. (BDR C-864)
AJR7 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to revise provisions relating to the compensation of certain elected officers. (BDR C-654)
SB132 Makes an appropriation to the Nevada Clean Energy Fund for securing and implementing grants for qualified clean energy projects. (BDR S-593)
SB139 Repeals the crime of terminating a pregnancy through performing certain acts under certain circumstances. (BDR 15-744)
SB143 Revises provisions relating to natural resources. (BDR 17-10)
SB161 Revises provisions relating to local government employees. (BDR 23-34)
SB165 Establishes provisions relating to behavioral health. (BDR 54-145)
SB168 Revises provisions relating to cannabis. (BDR 56-553)
SB182 Revises provisions relating to the staffing of health care facilities. (BDR 40-33)
AB224* Revises provisions governing collective bargaining. (BDR 23-155)

Co-Sponsor

SB96 Designates January 27 as “International Holocaust Remembrance Day” in the State of Nevada. (BDR 19-604)
SB262* Revises the qualifications for membership on certain town advisory councils and boards. (BDR 21-857)
SB272* Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 27-876)
SB301* Revises provisions governing public works. (BDR 28-967)
AB322* Revises provisions relating to kratom products. (BDR 52-763)