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

SCR3 Memorializes esteemed attorney and lobbyist Ben Graham. (BDR R-1095)
SJR7 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to establish certain rights relating to reproductive health. (BDR C-864)
SB108 Revises provisions governing brew pubs. (BDR 52-296)
SB109 Revises provisions governing anatomical gifts. (BDR 40-453)
AB114 Revises provisions governing the Nevada Early Childhood Advisory Council. (BDR 38-788)
AB126 Revises provisions governing business entities. (BDR 7-762)
SB131 Revises provisions relating to reproductive health care. (BDR 54-44)
AB140 Makes Juneteenth Day a legal holiday in this State. (BDR 19-63)
SB195 Revises provisions related to cannabis. (BDR 56-452)
SB211 Revises provisions relating to marriage. (BDR 11-656)
AB224 Revises provisions governing collective bargaining. (BDR 23-155)
SB234 Revises provisions governing communications with offenders. (BDR S-810)
SB242 Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish the Psychedelic Medicines Working Group. (BDR S-39)
SB243 Revises provisions relating to catalytic converters. (BDR 15-37)
SB250 Revises provisions relating to catalytic converters. (BDR 43-31)
AB251 Revises provisions governing prescriptions. (BDR 54-1006)
SB266 Revises various provisions relating to gaming. (BDR 41-943)
SB280 Revises provisions governing contraception. (BDR 40-40)
SB281 Revises provisions governing public utilities. (BDR 58-693)
SB282 Revises provisions governing education. (BDR 34-532)
SB289 Revises provisions relating to crimes against providers of health care. (BDR 15-996)
SB328 Makes various changes relating to the Cannabis Compliance Board. (BDR 56-519)
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)
SB340 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR S-10)
SB370 Revises provisions relating to the protection of consumer information. (BDR 52-42)
SB373 Revises provisions relating to language access. (BDR 18-1034)
SB380 Revises provisions relating to the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program. (BDR S-991)
SB403 Makes an appropriation to the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide discounts on the governmental services tax. (BDR S-997)

Co-Sponsor

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)
AJR1 Urges the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to study the effectiveness and use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans. (BDR R-838)
SCR2 Declares April 2023 as Financial Literacy Month. (BDR R-1096)
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)
AJR8 Urges the Congress of the United States to deschedule marijuana as a schedule I controlled substance. (BDR R-615)
AB121 Revises provisions relating to incarcerated persons. (BDR 16-138)
SB132 Revises provisions relating to insurance coverage for living organ donors. (BDR 57-551)
SB133 Revises provisions relating to presidential electors. (BDR 24-539)
AB139 Revises provisions governing certain demographic information collected by governmental agencies. (BDR 19-122)
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)
SB161 Makes revisions relating to personal health and wellness. (BDR 38-811)
SB164 Revises provisions relating to special license plates. (BDR 43-8)
SB165 Revises provisions relating to businesses engaged in the development of emerging technologies. (BDR 18-878)
SB166 Revises provisions relating to collective bargaining by public employees. (BDR 23-556)
SB167 Prohibits the imposition of step therapy under certain circumstances. (BDR 57-81)
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)
SB183 Establishes provisions relating to the collection and destruction of unused drugs. (BDR 54-576)
SB189 Makes an appropriation to Communities In Schools of Nevada for the purpose of providing integrated student support services. (BDR S-499)
AB193 Revises provisions relating to custodial interrogations of children. (BDR 5-229)
AB203 Revises provisions relating to special license plates. (BDR 43-118)
AB217 Revises provisions governing higher education. (BDR 34-464)
AB222 Makes changes to the computation of credit for service for certain members of the Public Employees' Retirement System. (BDR 23-752)
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)
SB232 Requires the State Plan for Medicaid to include coverage for postpartum care services. (BDR 38-45)
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)
AB241 Revises provisions governing the education of pupils enrolled in a public high school. (BDR 34-625)
SB244 Makes an appropriation to the Other State Education Programs Account for the creation and maintenance of school gardens. (BDR S-557)
SB259 Revises provisions relating to alcoholic beverages. (BDR 52-676)
SB262 Revises the qualifications for membership on certain town advisory councils and boards. (BDR 21-857)
AB265 Revises provisions relating to mental health. (BDR 39-96)
AB266 Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 20-120)
AB267 Revises provisions governing cultural competency training. (BDR 40-820)
SB272 Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 27-876)
SB273 Changes the name of the Nevada State College to the Nevada State University. (BDR 34-968)
SB277 Revises provisions relating to cannabis. (BDR 56-193)
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)
SB291 Makes various changes relating to education. (BDR 34-503)
SB299 Revises provisions related to monorails. (BDR 28-955)
SB301 Revises provisions governing public works. (BDR 28-967)
SB302 Revises provisions relating to health care. (BDR 54-55)
AB308 Revises provisions governing education. (BDR 34-1000)
SB309 Makes various changes relating to health care. (BDR 15-498)
SB313 Revises provisions relating to mental health education. (BDR 34-58)
SB316 Makes various changes relating to criminal law. (BDR 14-132)
SB321 Revises provisions relating to crimes. (BDR 14-550)
AB322 Revises provisions relating to kratom products. (BDR 52-763)
SB322 Revises provisions relating to reckless driving. (BDR 43-934)
AB323 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-114)
AB332 Revises provisions relating to student education loans. (BDR 55-162)
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)
SB350 Revises provisions relating to graduate medical education. (BDR 18-553)
SB368 Revises provisions relating to real property. (BDR 10-989)
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)
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)