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Assemblyman Steve Yeager
Party: Democratic
District: 9
County: Clark (Part)
Legislative Service
- Nevada Assembly, 2017 (first elected November 2016)—one regular session
- 2017 SESSION COMMITTEES: Judiciary (Chair); Corrections, Parole, and Probation (Vice Chair); Health and Human Services; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining
Other Public Service
- Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice, Subcommittee to Review Arrestee DNA, Chairman, 2013-2014
Other Achievements
- Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Dedicated Service Award, 2016
Affiliations
- State Bar of Nevada, Member
- Clark County Bar Association, Member
- Howard D. McKibben American Inn of Court, Member
- Hope for Prisoner Advisory Council, Member
Education
- University of Michigan, B.A., History and Spanish
- Cornell Law School, J.D., Cum Laude
Personal
Occupation: Chief Deputy Public Defender, Clark County
Recreation: Running, hiking, reading, writing, traveling
Born: 1978, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Spouse: Bita Yeager
Recreation: Running, hiking, reading, writing, traveling
Born: 1978, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Spouse: Bita Yeager
Committees Serving
Primary 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) |
| AR7 | Adds former Assemblyman Peter “Pete” Livermore to the Assembly Wall of Distinction. (BDR R-1189) |
| AR8 | Adds former Assemblywoman Barbara E. Buckley to the Assembly Wall of Distinction. (BDR R-1188) |
| AR10 | Expresses appreciation to the staff of the Assembly for their service during the 82nd Session of the Nevada Legislature. (BDR R-1233) |
| AR11 | Expresses appreciation to Lucinda “Cindy” Benjamin for her many years of service to the Nevada Assembly. (BDR R-1234) |
| AB75 | Revises certain requirements relating to securities. (BDR 7-145) |
| AB76 | Revises provisions governing civil actions. (BDR 2-147) |
| AB77 | Revises provisions governing economic development. (BDR 18-711) |
| AB122 | Revises provisions relating to tobacco. (BDR 32-728) |
| SB132 | Revises provisions relating to insurance coverage for living organ donors. (BDR 57-551) |
| SB133 | Revises provisions relating to presidential electors. (BDR 24-539) |
| 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) |
| AB160 | Revises provisions governing the sealing of certain criminal records. (BDR 14-634) |
| AB164 | Revises provisions related to outdoor recreation. (BDR 35-487) |
| SB182 | Revises provisions governing motor vehicles. (BDR 43-674) |
| AB184 | Establishes an incentive program for the purchase of certain zero-emission medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles. (BDR 40-588) |
| SB195 | Revises provisions related to cannabis. (BDR 56-452) |
| SB226 | Revises provisions governing governmental financial administration. (BDR 28-494) |
| 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) |
| SB243 | Revises provisions relating to catalytic converters. (BDR 15-37) |
| SB266 | Revises various provisions relating to gaming. (BDR 41-943) |
| SB285 | Makes an appropriation for civics education programs. (BDR S-86) |
| AB299 | Creates the Nevada Medal of Distinction. (BDR 18-780) |
| AB300 | Revises provisions relating to domestic partnerships. (BDR 11-146) |
| AB322 | Revises provisions relating to kratom products. (BDR 52-763) |
| AB355 | Revises provisions relating to firearms. (BDR 15-937) |
| SB375 | Makes an appropriation to the Nevada System of Higher Education for a grant program to expand undergraduate and graduate nursing programs at institutions within the System. (BDR S-917) |
| AB388 | Makes an appropriation to the Department of Sentencing Policy for the purpose of funding certain grants awarded by the Nevada Local Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council. (BDR S-1049) |
| AB399 | Creates the Subcommittee on Education Accountability of the Interim Finance Committee. (BDR 17-1043) |
| AB410 | Revises provisions relating to industrial insurance. (BDR 53-1030) |
| AB448 | Revises provisions governing the real property transfer tax. (BDR 32-938) |
| AB465 | Revises provisions governing the state militia. (BDR 36-1192) |
| AB490 | Authorizes the establishment of academic medical districts. (BDR 22-586) |
| AB514 | Revises provisions governing public buildings. (BDR S-1193) |
| AB528 | Establishes a program to provide matching funds to certain qualified projects related to the prevention of homelessness and provision of assistance to persons who are experiencing homelessness. (BDR 18-1226) |
Co-Sponsor
| 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) |
| AB140 | Makes Juneteenth Day a legal holiday in this State. (BDR 19-63) |
| AB170 | Revises provisions relating to certain offenses involving concentrated cannabis. (BDR 40-110) |
| AB224 | Revises provisions governing collective bargaining. (BDR 23-155) |
| SB286 | Revises provisions relating to health care. (BDR 40-84) |
| AB356 | Enacts provisions relating to mobile tracking devices. (BDR 15-1007) |