Assemblyman Steve Yeager

Speaker pro Tempore
Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2017-2021 (first elected November 2016)—three regular and two special sessions
  • 2021 SESSION COMMITTEES: Judiciary (Chair); Growth and Infrastructure; Revenue
  • 2019 SESSION COMMITTEES: Judiciary (Chair); Growth and Infrastructure (Vice Chair); Commerce and Labor
  • 2017 SESSION COMMITTEES: Judiciary (Chair); Corrections, Parole, and Probation (Vice Chair); Health and Human Services; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining
  • 2019-2020 INTERIM COMMITTEE: Committee to Conduct an Interim Study of Issues Relating to Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana (Chair); Committee to Consult with the Director; Gaming Policy Committee; Southern Regional Behavioral Health Policy Board; Technological Crime Advisory Board
  • 2017-2018 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Committee to Conduct an Interim Study Concerning the Advisability and Feasibility of Treating Certain Traffic and Related Violations as Civil Infractions (Chair); Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice; Gaming Policy Committee; Nevada State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision; Southern Regional Behavioral Health Policy Board

Other Public Service

  • Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice, Subcommittee to Review Arrestee DNA, Chairman, 2013-2014

Honors and Awards

  • Alumni Exemplary Public Service Award, Cornell Law School, 2020
  • Southwest Legislator of the Year, TechNet, 2019
  • 2019 Legislative Award, Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 2019

Other Achievements

  • Graduate, Citizens' Police Academy, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 2018
  • Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Dedicated Service Award, 2016

Affiliations

  • State Bar of Nevada, Member
  • Clark County Bar Association, Member
  • Hope for Prisoner Advisory Council, Member
  • Support America's Teachers, Board Member, 2019-current

Education

  • University of Michigan, B.A., History and Spanish
  • Cornell Law School, J.D., Cum Laude

Personal

Occupation: Partner, Battle Born Injury Lawyers
Recreation: Running, hiking, reading, writing, traveling
Born: 1978, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Spouse: Bita Yeager

Primary Sponsor

AJR1 Expresses objection to the transfer of radioactive plutonium to this State. (BDR R-977)
AJR4 Urges the President and the Congress of the United States to pass acts to combat illegal harvesting and trafficking of human organs. (BDR R-92)
AJR5 Submits an application to Congress to call an Article V convention of the states limited to proposing certain amendments to the United States Constitution. (BDR R-699)
SCR8 Memorializes former Nevada Attorney General and Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Springer. (BDR R-1259)
SB131 Revises provisions relating to the resale of tickets to an athletic contest or live entertainment event. (BDR 52-64)
SB143 Repeals, revises and reenacts provisions relating to background checks for certain sales or transfers of firearms. (BDR 15-755)
SB160 Requires the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to adopt certain regulations concerning natural gas infrastructure. (BDR 58-909)
AB164 Revises provisions relating to marijuana. (BDR 40-619)
AB165 Revises provisions relating to civil liability for causing the injury or death of certain pets. (BDR 3-126)
SB165 Makes various changes to provisions governing prescribing, dispensing and administering controlled substances designed to end the life of a patient. (BDR 40-292)
SB173 Revises provisions relating to criminal convictions of victims of sex trafficking and involuntary servitude. (BDR 14-595)
AB176 Enacts the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights. (BDR 14-87)
AB177 Revises provisions governing short-term lessors of vehicles. (BDR 43-88)
AB192 Establishes a procedure when certain offenses are decriminalized. (BDR 14-319)
SB201 Revises provisions governing loans. (BDR 52-568)
AB206* Revises provisions relating to renewable energy and the renewable portfolio standard. (BDR 58-746)
AB232 Makes various changes to provisions governing hospitals. (BDR 40-158)
AB246 Revises provisions relating to business entities. (BDR 18-996)
AB247 Makes various changes relating to the care of children. (BDR 38-289)
AB267 Provides compensation to certain persons who were wrongfully convicted. (BDR 3-657)
AB303 Revises provisions relating to kratom products. (BDR 52-1055)
AB303* Requires that core correctional services be provided only by the State or a local government with certain exceptions. (BDR 16-1103)
AB319 Revises provisions governing professional licensing. (BDR 54-314)
AB331 Creates the Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program. (BDR 35-89)
AB345 Makes various changes relating to elections. (BDR 24-873)
AB351 Revises provisions relating to shampoo technologists. (BDR 54-174)
AB367 Revises provisions governing persons affected by addictive disorders. (BDR 17-690)
AB368 Imposes additional surcharges on the rental of a room in a hotel in Washoe County. (BDR S-710)

Co-Sponsor

AJR2* Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to require the recognition of all marriages regardless of gender. (BDR C-690)
SJR2 Proposes an amendment to the Nevada Constitution that revises the provisions governing appointments of judicial officers to fill vacancies. (BDR C-766)
ACR3 Memorializes former Assemblyman Bob Price. (BDR R-971)
SCR7 Celebrates the sister state relationship between the State of Nevada and Taiwan. (BDR R-1266)
ACR9 Celebrates the Life of Assemblyman Odis “Tyrone” Thompson. (BDR R-1291)
SCR11 Directs the Legislative Commission to appoint a committee to conduct an interim study of issues relating to pretrial release of defendants in criminal cases. (BDR R-1295)
AB128 Revises provisions governing vocational rehabilitation. (BDR 53-829)
AB136 Makes various changes relating to public construction. (BDR 28-145)
AB138 Revises provisions governing workers' compensation. (BDR 53-708)
AB142 Eliminates the statute of limitations for the prosecution of sexual assault in certain circumstances. (BDR 14-175)
AB159 Establishes the Governor's Advisory Council on Food Security within the Department of Health and Human Services. (BDR 18-830)
SB167 Revises provisions relating to public utilities. (BDR 58-911)
SB168 Revises provisions relating to energy efficiency standards for buildings. (BDR 58-912)
AB169 Establishes the Maternal Mortality Review Committee. (BDR 40-712)
AB174 Establishes the Nevada Interagency Advisory Council on Homelessness to Housing. (BDR 18-94)
SB178 Creates the Council on Food Security and the Food for People, Not Landfills Program. (BDR 18-57)
AB178 Provides for transferable tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic buildings. (BDR 32-297)
AB181 Revises provisions governing employment attendance practices. (BDR 53-833)
AB190 Revises provisions relating to certain construction. (BDR 28-637)
AB216 Requires the establishment of a database of information relating to funding opportunities for higher education. (BDR 18-858)
AB234 Makes various changes relating to the Program for Child Care and Development. (BDR 38-305)
AB251 Expands the employers subject to provisions prohibiting certain unlawful employment practices. (BDR 53-1046)
SB254 Revises provisions relating to carbon reduction. (BDR 40-907)
AB258 Makes changes relating to the provision of special education in public schools. (BDR 34-760)
AB272 Requires law enforcement agencies in certain counties to participate in the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network. (BDR 15-603)
AB304 Revises requirements relating to class sizes in public schools. (BDR 34-930)
AB326 Provides for tax credits for certain business entities that invest in certain fresh food retailers located in underserved communities and similar areas. (BDR 18-318)
AB333 Provides for the issuance of “Vegas Strong” specialty license plates. (BDR 43-273)
AB338 Revises requirements for the operation of a motor vehicle by a young driver. (BDR 43-600)
AB363 Revises certain provisions relating to homeless youth. (BDR 43-1033)
AB374* Requires the Department of Health and Human Services, if authorized by federal law, to establish a health care plan within Medicaid for purchase by persons who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid. (BDR 38-881)
SB389 Prohibits a person from owning or possessing an apiary within certain areas of this State. (BDR 49-1018)
AB399 Provides for the establishment of a retirement savings program for private sector employees. (BDR 31-606)