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RState Representative · District 7
Sylvia Allen is a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 7; the Navajo County Board of Supervisors appointed her on April 28, 2026, to replace David Marshall, and she assumed office on April 29, 2026.[1]
She represented District 5 in the Arizona Senate from 2008 to 2013 and District 6 from 2015 to 2021, and served as Senate president pro tempore.[1] She was born in Phoenix and worked as a real estate agent at Integrity Realty before serving in the Legislature.[1] She chaired the Navajo County Republican Party from 2000 to 2005.[1]
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-19.
Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned
Most contested
arrestees; unlawfully present; reporting
Requires the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (U.S. ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (U.S. CBP) to be immediately notified when a law enforcement official or agency arrests a person who is unlawfully present in the United States.
Jun 11, 2026 · Passed 31–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
public employees; merit; hiring practices
Prohibits the State of Arizona or a political subdivision of Arizona from establishing any policies or practices that require a person to be hired based on anything other than merit of the employee.
Jun 9, 2026 · Passed 31–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
civil liability; gender reassignment surgery
Establishes civil liability for a physician who performs irreversible gender reassignment surgery on a minor and specifies recoverable damages and a statute of limitations.
Jun 9, 2026 · Passed 31–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
gender transition procedures; provider liability
Subjects health care professionals and physicians who provide gender transition procedures to strict personal liability for all costs associated with subsequent detransition procedures.
Jun 9, 2026 · Passed 31–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
civil liability; gender reassignment surgery
Establishes civil liability for a physician who performs irreversible gender reassignment surgery on a minor and specifies recoverable damages and a statute of limitations.
Jun 9, 2026 · Passed 31–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
gender transition; minors; prohibitions
Effective April 1, 2027, prohibits physicians or other health professionals from providing a gender transition procedure to a person under 18 years old.
Jun 9, 2026 · Passed 31–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
document retention; proposals; donations
Modifies the requirements under the Arizona Procurement Code and for the solicitation and award of grants by state governmental units.
Jun 9, 2026 · Passed 31–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
undocumented aliens; financial services
Prohibits a foreign remittance transfer from being made to unauthorized aliens and a financial institution or check casher from accepting forms of identification issued to unauthorized or undocumented persons and prescribes requirements for compliance and enforcement.
Jun 11, 2026 · Passed 32–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
mobile food vendors; licensure
Prohibits a city or town from requiring a mobile food vendor to obtain a local regulatory permit or license. Removes the specification that statewide licensing standards for a mobile food vendor do not preclude a city or town from requiring a license that includes a background check or identification of the mobile food vendor.
Jun 9, 2026 · Passed 31–24 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
ESA students; interscholastic activities; requirements
Exempts a student's absences from being considered excessive if the student meets specified characteristic requirements.
Jun 12, 2026 · Failed 29–26 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
disruption; educational institution; concealed weapon
Prohibits the governing board of any university, college or community college from prohibiting the possession of a concealed weapon by a concealed weapon permit holder or the lawful transportation or storage of a firearm.
Jun 11, 2026 · Passed 32–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
firearm safety instruction; public schools
Requires, beginning in the 2027-2028 school year, each school district and charter school to provide annual, age-appropriate firearm safety awareness instruction (firearm instruction) to students in kindergarten programs and each of grades 1 through 12 as outlined. Requires the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) to coordinate with the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) to develop firearm safety and awareness instructional materials and make the materials available to school districts and charter schools.
Jun 11, 2026 · Failed 30–28 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
commercial vehicles; operator; lawful presence
Prohibits a commercial motor vehicle operator who is issued a nondomiciled commercial driver license (CDL) from operating in Arizona without evidence of lawful immigration status or lawful presence in the United States, prescribes penalties for failing to provide evidence that may include placing the driver out-of-service and impounding the vehicle and its cargo, and outlines procedures for out-of-service orders, the retrieval of impounded vehicles and cargo and the payment of related charges and fees.
Jun 12, 2026 · Passed 31–24 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
air mobility fund; border security
Adds purchasing advanced air mobility vehicles for border security to the allowable uses of monies in the Advanced Air Mobility Fund (Fund).
Jun 11, 2026 · Passed 33–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
light rail expansion; participation; prohibition
Requires the Auditor General to conduct a comprehensive feasibility review of light rail expansion in Maricopa County.
Jun 11, 2026 · Passed 32–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
small modular reactors; zoning; co-location
Modifies the requirement for a county to adopt or readopt a long-term comprehensive plan and outlines requirements for the siting and development of nuclear generating units in designated nuclear-ready communities.
Jun 9, 2026 · Failed 28–27 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
public monies; Mexican wolf; prohibition
Prohibits the Arizona Game and Fish Commission (Commission) from transporting, or from spending or using public monies or resources to transport, Mexican gray wolf puppies into the boundaries of Arizona.
Jun 9, 2026 · Passed 31–24 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
exceptional events; air quality; wildfires
Requires the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to submit an exceptional event demonstration to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) if a wildfire that is larger than 25,000 acres occurs on federally managed land and the attributable smoke or land damage affects Arizona.
Jun 9, 2026 · Passed 31–23 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
telecommunications infrastructure; equipment requirements
Effective January 1, 2027, establishes the Secure Telecommunications Act of 2026 which prohibits, and requires the removal and replacement of, any critical telecommunications infrastructure that uses equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary, requires telecommunications providers to certify compliance and prescribes a civil penalty for noncompliance.
Jun 9, 2026 · Passed 31–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
foreign entities; land; legislative approval
Prohibits land in Arizona from being conveyed to a foreign entity that is hostile to the United States without the Foreign Entity Review Commission's (Commission's) approval and requires a grantee's identification to be submitted to the Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE). Allows the Attorney General (AG) to bring an action against a person or entity for a knowing violation of the prohibition on conveying land or leasing land in Arizona and outlines civil penalties.
Jun 11, 2026 · Passed 32–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
state contracts; foreign adversary; prohibition
Establishes the Protection Procurement Act which prohibits a company domiciled in and controlled or majority owned by the People's Republic of China from contracting with a state agency for electronic or information technology, requires a prospective company to certify that the company is not domiciled in China or reselling electronic or information technology from a Chinese company to a state agency and outlines penalties for submitting a false certification.
Jun 9, 2026 · Passed 31–24 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
HOAs; uniformed services division flags
Prohibits a condominium unit owners' association (COA) and a planned community association (HOA) from prohibiting the display of division flag of the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force Space Force or Coast Guard .
Jun 2, 2026 · Passed 32–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
malicious delay; enforcement; penalty
Prohibits a municipality or county from maliciously delaying the statutory licensing time frames for single-family residential construction. Allows the Attorney General (AG) to enforce the prohibition on maliciously delaying a response and subjects a municipality or county to a civil penalty of $5,000 per violation. Grants an expedited judicial review of a claim to a plaintiff who files a malicious delay claim in the superior court.
May 5, 2026 · Passed 31–21 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
homeowners' associations; allied countries' flags
Prohibits a condominium unit owners' association (COA) and a planned community association (HOA) from prohibiting the display of flag from a nation that is allied with the United States as a major non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally that was established on May 14, 1948.
Jun 11, 2026 · Passed 33–22 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
telecommunications infrastructure; equipment requirements
Effective January 1, 2027, establishes the Secure Telecommunications Act of 2026 which prohibits, and requires the removal and replacement of, any critical telecommunications infrastructure that uses equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary, requires telecommunications providers to certify compliance and prescribes a civil penalty for noncompliance.
Jun 9, 2026 · Passed 31–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
state contracts; foreign adversary; prohibition
Establishes the Protection Procurement Act which prohibits a company domiciled in and controlled or majority owned by the People's Republic of China from contracting with a state agency for electronic or information technology, requires a prospective company to certify that the company is not domiciled in China or reselling electronic or information technology from a Chinese company to a state agency and outlines penalties for submitting a false certification.
Jun 9, 2026 · Passed 31–24 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
voting; equipment; internet; custody; violation
Prescribes various security requirements for vote recording equipment and tabulating equipment that is certified for use in elections in Arizona.
May 5, 2026 · Passed 31–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Voted against most of their party on 12 of 135 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Education & families (5), Rights & public safety (4), Transportation (2)
watercraft; insurance requirements; penalties
What it does: Requires a watercraft owner who provides a watercraft for rent or charter in Arizona at least four times in a calendar year, a boat livery owner who provides a watercraft for hire on a waterway in Arizona and a peer-t…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 2–20, Republicans 19–12
Jun 13, 2026Official record ↗
unlawful flight; reckless endangerment; violation.
What it does: Classifies willfully fleeing or attempting to elude a pursuing official law enforcement vehicle and operating a vehicle in a manner that recklessly endangers the life of another person as a class 4 felony, or a class…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–24, Republicans 20–11
Jun 12, 2026Official record ↗
off-highway vehicles; weight
What it does: Increases, from 2,500 pounds to 3,500 pounds, the maximum unladen weight of an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) that must register for a resident or nonresident off-highway vehicle (OHV) user indicia. Sets the vehicle licens…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 7–17, Republicans 18–13
Jun 12, 2026Official record ↗
ESAs; returned monies; administrative costs
What it does: Moves, beginning in 2028, the date of the primary election from the second to last Tuesday in July to the Tuesday before the last Monday in May and modifies the filing window for nomination petitions accordingly.
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 1–23, Republicans 29–3
Jun 12, 2026Official record ↗
ESA students; interscholastic activities; requirements
What it does: Exempts a student's absences from being considered excessive if the student meets specified characteristic requirements.
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–23, Republicans 29–3
Jun 11, 2026Official record ↗
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
arrestees; unlawfully present; reporting
With most of their party · Passed 31–25 · Yes 31–No 25 · Democrats 0–25, Republicans 31–0
Jun 11, 2026Official record ↗
public employees; merit; hiring practices
With most of their party · Passed 31–25 · Yes 31–No 25 · Democrats 0–25, Republicans 31–0
Jun 9, 2026Official record ↗
gender transition procedures; provider liability
With most of their party · Passed 31–25 · Yes 31–No 25 · Democrats 0–25, Republicans 31–0
Jun 9, 2026Official record ↗
telecommunications infrastructure; equipment requirements
With most of their party · Passed 31–25 · Yes 31–No 25 · Democrats 0–25, Republicans 31–0
Jun 9, 2026Official record ↗
civil liability; gender reassignment surgery
With most of their party · Passed 31–25 · Yes 31–No 25 · Democrats 0–25, Republicans 31–0
Jun 9, 2026Official record ↗
gender transition; minors; prohibitions
With most of their party · Passed 31–25 · Yes 31–No 25 · Democrats 0–25, Republicans 31–0
Jun 9, 2026Official record ↗
health boards; evaluations; notice
With most of their party · Passed 31–25 · Yes 31–No 25 · Democrats 0–25, Republicans 31–0
Jun 9, 2026Official record ↗
document retention; proposals; donations
With most of their party · Passed 31–25 · Yes 31–No 25 · Democrats 0–25, Republicans 31–0
Jun 9, 2026Official record ↗
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
Motion: Final Reading
Requires the Department of Child Safety (DCS) to place a security freeze on a child's record or credit report within 30 days after the child is placed in the care of DCS.
Motion: Final Reading
Modifies the information that a condominium unit owners' association (COA) or a planned community association (HOA) must include in a disclosure packet.
Motion: Final Reading
Requires a watercraft owner who provides a watercraft for rent or charter in Arizona at least four times in a calendar year, a boat livery owner who provides a watercraft for hire on a waterway in Arizona and a peer-to-peer watercraft sharing program (sharing program) to maintain a liability insurance policy and prescribes coverage requirements for the policy. Classifies a watercraft owner's or boat livery owner's failure to adhere to the insurance requirements as a class 3 misdemeanor or a class 1 misdemeanor, if the watercraft is involved in an accident in Arizona.
Motion: Final Reading
An emergency measure that establishes that images and recordings that depict a deceased minor or child abuse are not subject to public records disclosure, with outlined exceptions.
Motion: Final Reading
Prescribes complaint and investigation procedures for the Arizona State Board of Nursing (AZBN). Establishes a process for the AZBN to expunge certain disciplinary actions imposed on a licensee or certificate holder. Expands the definition of unprofessional conduct for the practice of nursing.
Motion: Final Reading
Requires the Arizona State Land Commissioner (Commissioner) to prioritize the sale of state lands that are subject to an underperforming commercial lease if the lessee provides notice to the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) that the lessee is willing and prepared to purchase the parcel in fee simple consistent with outlined requirements. Prescribes requirements relating to the sale of state lands that are subject to an underperforming commercial lease.
Motion: Final Reading
Requires the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to continue to make driver and nonoperating identification licenses available that are not compliant with the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 (REAL ID Act). Outlines prohibitions and restrictions on ADOT from collecting, retaining and storing certain information when issuing a driver or nonoperating identification license.
Motion: Final Reading
Subject to voter approval, constitutionally prohibits a school district from using public monies and resources to support a labor organization's operations or perform labor organization activities during working hours beginning January 1, 2028. Prohibits a school district employee from distributing any communications in a manner that consumes public resources on a labor organization's behalf beginning January 1, 2028.
Motion: Final Reading
Subject to voter approval, constitutionally prohibits the state from confiscating monies from any scholarship account of a student who is a child of a military family if outlined conditions are met. Stipulates that, if a law or measure approved by the voters on or after November 1, 2026, violates the prohibition, the entire law or measure is void. Designates this resolution as the Military Families College Savings and Scholarship Protection Act .
Motion: Third Reading
Subject to voter approval, statutorily requires each school district to dedicate at least 60 percent of the school district's operational spending to direct instructional expenses. Outlines penalties for school districts that do not comply with the requirements relating to dedicating 60 percent of operational spending to direct instructional expenses, including forfeiture of a school district's Classroom Site Fund (CSF) distributions.
Showing 10 of 206 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.