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Arizona State Legislature
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Forty-ninth Legislature - Second Regular Session
 
 
  Steven B. Yarbrough

Steven B. Yarbrough

Republican
District 21

House of Representatives
1700 W. Washington
Room 302
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone Number: (602) 926-5863
Fax Number: (602) 417-3121

 
Email Address: syarbrough@azleg.gov
Personal Information:
Home City: Chandler
Occupation: Lawyer
Member Since: 2002
Rep. Steven B. Yarbrough has lived in Arizona since 1963. He graduated from Phoenix Union High School in 1965, earned his B.S. in Business Administration (finance) from ASU in 1968 with high distinction, and graduated magna cum laude with his Juris Doctor from the ASU College of Law in 1971.  During 1970-71 he was a Rockefeller Foundation Graduate Fellow in University Administration.

From 1971-1975 he served as a director in the ASU Office of Student Affairs. Since 1975 he has practiced law in Tempe and Chandler and is presently a partner with Yarbrough & Dunn in Chandler. For many years he was a board certified specialist in family law.  His partner, Boyd Dunn, is mayor of Chandler.

Since 1998 he has been the Executive Director of the Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization which has provided scholarships to thousands of Arizona students to attend the school of their parent’s choice.

Rep. Yarbrough taught business law at Mesa Community College from 1975-1977.  He was a co-founder and served on the school board for Valley Christian High School from 1981-2005.

Since 1998 he has been the Executive Director of the Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization which has provided scholarships to thousands of Arizona students to attend the school of their parent’s choice.

Rep. Yarbrough taught business law at Mesa Community College from 1975-1977. He was a co-founder and served on the school board for Valley Christian High School from 1981-2005.

Rep. Yarbrough has been married to his wife Linda since 1968. She taught high school choral music for thirty years. They have three adult sons, all married, seven grandsons, and one granddaughter. Two of their sons are East Valley police officers (Chandler and Gilbert) and one is the mid-south Regional Sales Manager with Shell Oil residing in Nashville, TN.

First elected in 2002, Rep. Yarbrough has been re-elected three times from District 21 (Southwest Mesa, Chandler, Sun Lakes and Queen Creek.)

Rep. Yarbrough previously served on the House Education, Appropriations and Judiciary Committees and on the Ethics Committee of which he was Chairman. Currently he is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee after four years as Vice-Chairman and two years as Chairman. He also serves as Vice-Chairman of the Rules Committee.

Rep. Yarbrough leads a bipartisan group of legislators and citizen group leaders known as the Arizona Values Action Team which supports public policy which is pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-school choice and pro-religious liberty.

Rep. Yarbrough is House Speaker Pro Tempore for the 49th Legislature.

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Committee Assignments
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Sponsored Bills
Bill Number
Sponsor Type
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HB2001 C taxpayer voluntary contribution; fund
HB2148 P adoption
HB2152 C voluntary remediation program; continuation
HB2160 C tax credit review committee recommendations
HB2250 P Arizona's job recovery act
HB2296 P peace officer; spouse; insurance payment.
HB2297 C city or town annexation
HB2307 C Arizona manufactured firearms; regulation
HB2384 C immigration laws; local law enforcement
HB2395 C schools; payroll deductions; union dues
HB2441 C presidential candidates; proof of qualifications
HB2442 C greenhouse gas emissions; regulations
HB2443 C health care coverage; choice
HB2489 P bonding; net premiums
HB2490 P political committee registration; religious entity
HB2491 P city elections; majority vote
HB2595 C enterprise zone; jobs incentives
HB2596 P free exercise of religion
HB2600 C state holiday; boy scouts
HB2601 C eagle scouts; complimentary fishing license
HB2632 C immigration; law enforcement; safe neighborhoods.
HB2645 C rest area maintenance; ADOT agreements
HB2667 C federal monies; appropriation
HB2676 C energy park authority
HB2699 P child prostitution; classification
HB2701 C electric utilities; renewable energy standards
HB2736 C sports authority; surcharges
HCM2014 C nuclear energy plant; development
HCR2001 C sovereignty; tenth amendment
HCR2038 P line item veto; limitation
HCR2039 C temporary suspension; voter-protected funding
HCR2048 C Arizona State University; excellence
HCR2064 C death resolution; Geronimo
HR2001 C Chicago Cubs; spring training
SB1070 C immigration; law enforcement; safe neighborhoods

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