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Assemblymember Selena Torres
Assistant Majority Whip (South)
Party: Democratic
District: 3
County: Clark (Part)
Legislative Service
- Nevada Assembly, 2019-2023 (first elected November 2018)—three regular and three special sessions
- 2021 SESSION COMMITTEES: Government Affairs (Vice Chair); Education; LOE
- 2019 SESSION COMMITTEES: Education; Judiciary; Legislative Operations and Elections
- 2019-2020 INTERIM COMMITTEE: Advisory Council for Family Engagement; Board of Directors for Corporation for Public Benefit for Nevada Youth Legislature; Education Commission of the States; Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
Other Achievements
- Founder, Cesar Chavez Day, Las Vegas, 2013–current
Affiliations
- Teach for America, 2017–current
- Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc., 2015–current
Education
- College of Southern Nevada, A.A.
- University of Nevada, Reno, English Literature, B.A.
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, M.Ed. (Candidate)
Personal
Occupation: High School Teacher
Recreation: Paddleboarding
Born: 1995, Las Vegas, Nevada
Recreation: Paddleboarding
Born: 1995, Las Vegas, Nevada
Committees Serving
Primary Sponsor
| SB92 | Revises provisions relating to sidewalk vendors. (BDR 20-53) |
| AB140 | Makes Juneteenth Day a legal holiday in this State. (BDR 19-63) |
| AB151 | Provides for the issuance for a limited duration of special license plates commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the University of Nevada, Reno. (BDR 43-89) |
| AB171 | Revises provisions governing public works. (BDR 28-179) |
| AB193 | Revises provisions relating to custodial interrogations of children. (BDR 5-229) |
| AB194 | Revises provisions governing the discipline of pupils. (BDR 34-199) |
| SB204 | Provides for the limited practice of medicine by certain medical school graduates. (BDR 54-49) |
| AB210 | Revises provisions governing public works. (BDR 28-832) |
| AB222 | Makes changes to the computation of credit for service for certain members of the Public Employees' Retirement System. (BDR 23-752) |
| SB239 | Establishes provisions governing the prescribing, dispensing and administering of medication designed to end the life of a patient. (BDR 40-677) |
| SB243 | Revises provisions relating to catalytic converters. (BDR 15-37) |
| SB244 | Makes an appropriation to the Other State Education Programs Account for the creation and maintenance of school gardens. (BDR S-557) |
| AB244 | Establishes certain rights of persons compelled to submit to certain mental or physical examinations. (BDR 54-819) |
| 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) |
| AB266 | Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 20-120) |
| AB267 | Revises provisions governing cultural competency training. (BDR 40-820) |
| AB276 | Revises provisions governing telehealth. (BDR 54-831) |
| AB285 | Revises provisions governing school safety and student behavior. (BDR 34-638) |
| SB299 | Revises provisions related to monorails. (BDR 28-955) |
| AB306 | Requires the waiver of certain fees for certain veteran-owned businesses. (BDR 7-956) |
| AB323 | Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-114) |
| 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) |
| AB332 | Revises provisions relating to student education loans. (BDR 55-162) |
| AB336 | Revises provisions governing driver authorization cards. (BDR 43-837) |
| AB347 | Makes an appropriation to the Department of Education for programs of dual credit. (BDR S-115) |
| AB348 | Creates the Virtual Early Childhood Family Engagement Pilot Program in the Department of Health and Human Services. (BDR S-988) |
| AB357 | Revises provisions governing sexual education in public schools. (BDR 34-163) |
| SB373 | Revises provisions relating to language access. (BDR 18-1034) |
| 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) |
| SB428 | Proposes to exempt sales of diapers from sales and use taxes and analogous taxes upon approval by the voters. (BDR 32-1033) |
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) |
| SCR3 | Memorializes esteemed attorney and lobbyist Ben Graham. (BDR R-1095) |
| 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) |
| SB131 | Revises provisions relating to reproductive health care. (BDR 54-44) |
| SB133 | Revises provisions relating to presidential electors. (BDR 24-539) |
| AB139 | Revises provisions governing certain demographic information collected by governmental agencies. (BDR 19-122) |
| AB199 | Authorizes chiropractic physicians to evaluate and treat a person who has sustained an injury to the head. (BDR 54-828) |
| AB203 | Revises provisions relating to special license plates. (BDR 43-118) |
| AB209 | Revises provisions relating to certain providers of health care. (BDR 3-833) |
| AB217 | Revises provisions governing higher education. (BDR 34-464) |
| AB223 | Revises requirements relating to collection agencies. (BDR 54-755) |
| AB224 | Revises provisions governing collective bargaining. (BDR 23-155) |
| 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) |
| AB241 | Revises provisions governing the education of pupils enrolled in a public high school. (BDR 34-625) |
| AB251 | Revises provisions governing prescriptions. (BDR 54-1006) |
| AB269 | Revises provisions governing education. (BDR 34-123) |
| AB277 | Establishes provisions governing rural emergency hospitals. (BDR 40-637) |
| AB279 | Revises provisions governing the waiver of tuition and registration and certain fees for students who are children of certain veterans. (BDR 34-531) |
| AB286 | Makes various changes relating to elections. (BDR 24-530) |
| AB290 | Revises provisions governing motor vehicles. (BDR 43-620) |
| AB296 | Revises provisions governing instructional time in public schools. (BDR 34-607) |
| SB305 | Provides for the establishment of a retirement savings program for private sector employees. (BDR 31-933) |
| AB308 | Revises provisions governing education. (BDR 34-1000) |
| AB339 | Revises provisions governing accountability reports of public schools. (BDR 34-786) |
| AB340 | Revises provisions governing certain actions and proceedings relating to real property. (BDR 3-77) |