Assemblyman James Ohrenschall

Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2007-2014 (first elected November 2006)—five regular and six special sessions
  • 2015 SESSION COMMITTEES: Commerce and Labor; Judiciary; Legislative Operations and Elections
  • 2013 SESSION COMMITTEES: Legislative Operations and Elections (Chair); Judiciary (Vice Chair); Commerce and Labor
  • 2011 SESSION COMMITTEES: Judiciary (Vice Chair); Commerce and Labor; Legislative Operations and Elections
  • 2015-2016 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
  • 2013-2014 INTERIM COMMITTEE: Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
  • 2009-2010 INTERIM COMMITTEE: Legislative Commission (Alternate Member)

Other Public Service

  • Member, Governor’s Workforce Investment Board, 2009-2010
  • Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 2009-2010
  • Nevada Statewide AIDS Advisory Task Force, 2009-2010
  • Nevada Autism Task Force, 2007-2008
  • Appointee, Law and Criminal Justice Standing Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures

Honors and Awards

  • Autism Advocate Award, Grant a Gift Autism Foundation
  • Ralph J. Roske Award for Outstanding Work in Introductory History, UNLV Department of History
  • Semifinalist, Clark County Bar Association Client Counseling Competition, William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV
  • Dean’s Honor List, William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV
  • Academic Merit Scholarship, William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV
  • Meritorious Public Service Award, American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association
  • Outstanding Grass-Roots Democrat of the Year Award, Paradise Democratic Club of Clark County

Other Achievements

  • Delegate representing Nevada, Young Democrats of America National Convention
  • Graduate, Western Legislative Academy, The Council of State Governments–WEST

Affiliations

  • Nevada State Bar
  • United States District Court for the District of Nevada
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • UNLV Alumni Association
  • Founding Member, Pi Mu Epsilon, National Mathematics Honor Society, UNLV Chapter
  • Former Member, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union No. 631, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Paradise Democratic Club of Clark County
  • Delegate representing Nevada and the United States, World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association Bi-Annual Meeting

Education

  • Chaparral High School, Sunset High School, Las Vegas
  • College of Southern Nevada
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), B.A., Economics
  • William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV, J.D

Personal

Occupation: Attorney at Law
Recreation: Hiking, climbing, skiing
Born: 1972, Las Vegas, Nevada

Primary Sponsor

SJR13* Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to require the recognition of all marriages, regardless of gender. (BDR C-88)
AB124 Revises provisions governing punishment for crimes. (BDR 4-182)
AB164 Revises provisions relating to access by patients to certain investigational drugs, biological products and devices. (BDR 40-125)
AB209* Revises provisions governing the distribution and sale of raw milk. (BDR 51-1011)
AB210 Revises provisions relating to family law. (BDR 1-818)
AB211 Revises provisions relating to mechanics' and materialmen's liens. (BDR 9-414)
SB211 Revises provisions governing public schools. (BDR 34-426)
AB213 Revises provisions regarding juvenile justice. (BDR 5-842)
AB239 Regulates operators of unmanned aerial vehicles in this State. (BDR 44-8)
AB240* Revises provisions relating to civil actions. (BDR 3-1021)
AB260 Requires youthful offenders to serve their terms of imprisonment in a state juvenile detention facility under certain circumstances. (BDR 14-841)
AB261 Authorizes local governments to establish programs for the managed care of feral cat colonies. (BDR 20-1002)
AB262 Revises provisions concerning the withdrawal of certain pleas. (BDR 3-124)
AB281 Creates a statutory subcommittee of the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice. (BDR 14-243)
AB284 Revises provisions relating to persons with disabilities. (BDR 34-811)
AB306 Requires an employer to make certain accommodations for a nursing mother. (BDR 40-249)
AB307 Revises provisions relating to services for children with intellectual disabilities and children with related conditions. (BDR S-803)
SB316 Revises provisions relating to voter registration. (BDR 24-652)
AB341 Revises provisions relating to pupils with disabilities. (BDR 34-832)
AB347 Revises provisions relating to domestic wells. (BDR 48-253)
AB363 Provides an additional benefit option for the surviving spouse or survivor beneficiary of certain deceased members of the Public Employees' Retirement System. (BDR 23-1056)
AB379 Revises provisions relating to commercial tenancies. (BDR 10-126)

Co-Sponsor

AJR1 Recognizes the strategic partnership and bond of friendship with, and expresses the Nevada Legislature's support for, the State of Israel. (BDR R-525)
ACR3 Honors Nevadans who have lost their lives in the Global War on Terrorism. (BDR R-202)
ACR4 Memorializes former Assemblyman Joseph “Joe” Michael Hogan, Sr. (BDR R-1260)
AJR4 Urges Congress to enact legislation allowing states to establish daylight saving time as the standard time throughout the calendar year. (BDR R-583)
ACR5 Memorializes former Assemblyman Peter L. “Pete” Livermore. (BDR R-1259)
AJR6 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to allow the Legislature to authorize a lottery for support of the public education of children and the health and welfare of senior citizens. (BDR C-1000)
SCR8 Commemorates the 30th anniversary of the sister-state relationship between the State of Nevada and Taiwan. (BDR R-1265)
AB122 Establishes “Nevada Mid-Century Architecture Day” as a day of observance. (BDR 19-538)
AB130 Revises provisions relating to the administration of estates of deceased persons. (BDR 12-862)
AB143 Authorizes electronic verification of motor vehicle insurance. (BDR 43-28)
AB150* Creates the Legislative Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability. (BDR 17-739)
AB162 Revises provisions governing the use of portable event recording devices by law enforcement. (BDR 23-443)
AB179 Revises provisions governing personal information. (BDR 52-756)
AB180 Revises provisions governing the biennial audit requirements for the Public Employees' Retirement System. (BDR 23-569)
SB180 Requires a court to award certain relief to an employee injured by certain unlawful employment practices under certain circumstances. (BDR 53-863)
SB190 Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 18-785)
AB206 Revises provisions relating to certain notices provided to the parent or guardian of a pupil who attends a public school. (BDR 34-740)
SB215 Makes various changes relating to student loans. (BDR 18-933)
AB226 Revises provisions for the payment of certain undergraduate fees and expenses of certain dependent children. (BDR 34-1010)
AB234 Enacts provisions related to multicultural education. (BDR 34-102)
AB235 Requires an employer to provide paid sick leave to each employee of the employer under certain circumstances. (BDR 53-1059)
AB236 Enacts provisions related to the promotion of public engagement by state agencies. (BDR 18-697)
AB238 Revises provisions relating to the solicitation of bids for a homeowners' association project. (BDR 10-808)
SB259 Requires an employer to provide paid sick leave to each employee of the employer under certain circumstances. (BDR 53-973)
SB261 Makes various changes relating to certain research facilities. (BDR 50-56)
AB264 Makes various changes related to residential real estate transactions. (BDR 54-250)
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)
AB278 Revises provisions governing class-size reduction. (BDR 34-749)
SB284 Requires the State Plan for Medicaid to provide for certain nonmedical transportation. (BDR 38-974)
AB289 Directs the Legislative Commission to appoint a committee to conduct an interim study concerning issues related to the provision of mental health services. (BDR S-693)
AB291 Makes an appropriation for school districts to provide early childhood education programs. (BDR S-273)
AB303 Revises provisions governing academic standards in public schools. (BDR 34-886)
AB304 Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 18-1067)
AB317 Revises provisions governing common-interest communities. (BDR 10-712)
AB318 Revises provisions governing financial services. (BDR 52-245)
AB329 Requires members of the executive board of a unit-owners' association to complete certain courses of instruction. (BDR 10-744)
AB350 Provides for certain credits against the modified business tax for taxpayers who donate money to an early childhood education scholarship organization. (BDR 38-1057)
AB357 Revises provisions relating to the prohibition against the ownership, possession and control of firearms by certain persons. (BDR 14-846)
AB361 Enacts provisions relating to captive wild animals. (BDR 20-776)
AB364 Revises provisions relating to the state business portal. (BDR 7-696)