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Assemblywoman Sarah Peters
Assistant Majority Whip (North)
Party: Democratic
District: 24
County: Washoe (Part)
Legislative Service
- Nevada Assembly, 2019-2023 (first elected November 2018)—three regular and three special sessions
- 2021 SESSION COMMITTEES: Health and Human Services (Vice Chair); Growth and Infrastructure; Ways and Means
- 2019 SESSION COMMITTEES: Education; Judiciary; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining
- 2019-2020 INTERIM COMMITTEE: Legislative Committee for the Review and Oversight of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Marlette Lake Water System (Vice Chair); Committee to Conduct an Interim Study Concerning Wildfires; Legislative Committee on Energy
Other Achievements
- Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard, Certified, 2016–current
- Certified Environmental Manager, Nevada, 2015
- Engineering Intern, 2011
Affiliations
- Democratic Women of Washoe County, Second Vice Chair, 2018
- House of Genius Reno, Board Member, 2016–2018
- Children's pre-school, Co-Vice Chair PTO, 2018
- Nevada Women’s Lobby, Member, 2018–current
- Nevada Water Resources Association, Member, 2016–current
- Reno Chapter of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Vice Chair and Secretary, 2012–2014
Education
- University of Nevada, Reno, Environmental Engineering, B.S.
Personal
Recreation: Family, gardening, knitting, reading, rock climbing, camping
Born: 1987, Silver City, Nevada
Spouse: Matthew Peters
Children: Isabelle, Castiel, Rose
Born: 1987, Silver City, Nevada
Spouse: Matthew Peters
Children: Isabelle, Castiel, Rose
Committees Serving
Primary Sponsor
| AJR3 | Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to establish certain rights relating to the environment. (BDR C-156) |
| SB78 | Makes various changes relating to property. (BDR 10-623) |
| AB109 | Establishes provisions relating to soil health. (BDR 49-571) |
| SB153 | Makes various changes relating to corrections. (BDR 16-126) |
| AB154 | Provides for the regulation of the living donation of birth tissue. (BDR 40-455) |
| AB155 | Establishes provisions relating to biomarker testing. (BDR 40-305) |
| SB189 | Makes an appropriation to Communities In Schools of Nevada for the purpose of providing integrated student support services. (BDR S-499) |
| AB222 | Makes changes to the computation of credit for service for certain members of the Public Employees' Retirement System. (BDR 23-752) |
| AB224 | Revises provisions governing collective bargaining. (BDR 23-155) |
| AB283 | Makes changes relating to doula services. (BDR 38-844) |
| AB312 | Establishes provisions relating to environmental justice. (BDR 40-157) |
| AB313 | Revises provisions relating to mining reclamation. (BDR 46-590) |
| SB320 | Revises provisions related to the Legislature. (BDR 23-194) |
| AB332 | Revises provisions relating to student education loans. (BDR 55-162) |
| AB337 | Revises provisions relating to public employment. (BDR 23-1052) |
| AB338 | Revises provisions governing health care. (BDR 38-591) |
| AB357 | Revises provisions governing sexual education in public schools. (BDR 34-163) |
| AB382 | Makes an appropriation to the Immigration Clinic at the William S. Boyd School of Law of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, for the purpose of expanding the provision of pro bono legal services relating to immigration law. (BDR S-858) |
| AB383 | Revises provisions relating to health care. (BDR 40-116) |
| SB426 | Revises provisions governing rent increases. (BDR 10-15) |
Co-Sponsor
| AJR1 | Urges the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to study the effectiveness and use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans. (BDR R-838) |
| AJR1* | Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to add and revise terms relating to persons with certain conditions for whose benefit certain public entities are supported by the State. (BDR C-477) |
| SCR3 | Memorializes esteemed attorney and lobbyist Ben Graham. (BDR R-1095) |
| ACR4 | Directs the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs to conduct a study of the use of polygraphic examinations on certain employees. (BDR R-1008) |
| 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) |
| AJR8 | Urges the Congress of the United States to deschedule marijuana as a schedule I controlled substance. (BDR R-615) |
| AB116 | Requires the provision of information and referrals concerning Down syndrome under certain circumstances. (BDR 40-569) |
| AB131 | Revises provisions governing urban and community forestry. (BDR 47-720) |
| SB131 | Revises provisions relating to reproductive health care. (BDR 54-44) |
| SB133 | Revises provisions relating to presidential electors. (BDR 24-539) |
| SB138 | Revises provisions relating to sex trafficking. (BDR 15-609) |
| AB140 | Makes Juneteenth Day a legal holiday in this State. (BDR 19-63) |
| AB162 | Establishes provisions governing the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. (BDR 51-97) |
| AB169 | Revises provisions governing the labeling of feminine hygiene products. (BDR 51-617) |
| AB170 | Revises provisions relating to certain offenses involving concentrated cannabis. (BDR 40-110) |
| AB193 | Revises provisions relating to custodial interrogations of children. (BDR 5-229) |
| SB195 | Revises provisions related to cannabis. (BDR 56-452) |
| AB203 | Revises provisions relating to special license plates. (BDR 43-118) |
| AB217 | Revises provisions governing higher education. (BDR 34-464) |
| AB223 | Revises requirements relating to collection agencies. (BDR 54-755) |
| 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) |
| AB245 | Revises provisions governing education. (BDR 34-818) |
| AB246 | Revises provisions governing elections. (BDR 24-821) |
| SB262 | Revises the qualifications for membership on certain town advisory councils and boards. (BDR 21-857) |
| SB263 | Makes an appropriation to the Children's Cabinet for the purchase and renovation of a parcel of land to carry out the Oddie Project. (BDR S-921) |
| AB265 | Revises provisions relating to mental health. (BDR 39-96) |
| AB274 | Revises provisions governing required instruction in financial literacy. (BDR 34-759) |
| AB276 | Revises provisions governing telehealth. (BDR 54-831) |
| AB277 | Establishes provisions governing rural emergency hospitals. (BDR 40-637) |
| AB282 | Establishes provisions governing a subsidy for certain substitute teachers. (BDR 34-841) |
| SB286 | Revises provisions relating to health care. (BDR 40-84) |
| AB286 | Makes various changes relating to elections. (BDR 24-530) |
| SB296 | Revises provisions related to traffic stops. (BDR 43-196) |
| SB321 | Revises provisions relating to crimes. (BDR 14-550) |
| AB328 | Makes an appropriation to the Thomas & Mack Legal Clinic at the William S. Boyd School of Law of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (BDR S-1058) |
| AB340 | Revises provisions governing certain actions and proceedings relating to real property. (BDR 3-77) |
| SB348 | Revises provisions relating to health facilities. (BDR 40-51) |
| SB428 | Proposes to exempt sales of diapers from sales and use taxes and analogous taxes upon approval by the voters. (BDR 32-1033) |
| SB439 | Revises provisions relating to communicable diseases. (BDR 40-987) |
| AB529 | Revises provisions relating to the compensation of certain county officers. (BDR 20-1229) |