Session:

Arizona Legislature

Senate Member

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Sylvia Allen

Republican
District 6

Committee Assignments

CommitteePositionMinutesAgendas
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Personal Information:
Home City: Snowflake
Occupation: Real Estate
Member Since: 2008-2012, 2015 - Present

Senator Allen was appointed and then elected to serve in the Arizona State Senate in 2008. After serving two terms, she was elected to the Navajo County, Arizona, Board of Supervisors. She then returned to the Senate in 2015 where she continues to serve today.

Currently, Senator Allen serves as the Chair of the Senate Committee on Education, a position she has held since 2016. She has also served three terms as Senate President Pro Tempore.

Senator Allen is currently serving and has previously served on the following Senate Committees: Education; Health and Human Services; Water and Agriculture; Natural Resources and Energy; Appropriations; Rural Affairs; Government.

Senator Allen lives in Snowflake, a small town in the White Mountains of Arizona, with her husband Richard. They have five married children and 19 grandchildren. She was born in Arizona and has deep family roots in the White Mountains. She is a retired real estate agent, and she and her husband are former small business owners.

Sponsored Bills

P = Prime
C = Co-sponsor
Bill NumberSponsor TypeShort Title
HB2056Cappropriation; Tonto Basin bridge
HB2093C2nd amendment; unenforceable federal laws
HB2120Cschools; graduation ceremonies; cultural regalia
HB2352Ccentrally assessed property; valuation; pipelines.
HB2372Cschools; dyslexia; screening; training
HB2447Cgaming compacts; water claims; prohibition
HB2682Cschools; instruction; Holocaust; genocides
HB2683Canti-semitism; crime reporting; aggravating factor
HB2684Ccrisis management team; underperforming districts
HB2742Cuse tax; TPT; education
HB2875Cregulation; short-term rentals
HCR2033Csecond amendment; supporting
HCR2036Csanctuary jurisdiction; prohibition; law enforcement
SB1035Pappropriation; Tonto Creek bridge
SB1036Pempowerment scholarships; third-party administrator; repeal
SB1037Ppublic fireworks displays; permits
SB1057PLyme; vector-borne diseases; treatment
(NOW: Lyme; tick-borne diseases; treatment)
SB1058Pindependent educational evaluations
SB1059PTPT; use tax; education
SB1060Pspecial education; group B weights
SB1061Pschools; parental rights; posting
SB1082Psex education; schools
SB1083Pagriculture department; livestock loss board
SB1084Paverage daily membership; homeschool students
SB1102Cappropriation; Walnut Canyon bridge project
SB1103Cappropriation; Perkins Valley bridge project
SB1104Cappropriation; Red Lake Wash bridge
SB1105Cappropriation; overpass 2450 bridge project
SB1110Cappropriation; Lake Mary Road ramp
SB1122Pschool consolidation elections; majority vote
SB1138Pdental insurers; website; overpayments; predeterminations
(NOW: dental insurance transparency study committee)
SB1143Canti-semitism; crime reporting; aggravating factor.
SB1152Cmedical student loan program
SB1160Cfirefighters; cancers; presumption; workers' compensation
(NOW: firefighters; cancers; irrebuttable presumption; applicability)
SB1173Pappropriation; emergency shelter; transitional housing
SB1174Ptechnical correction; student status guidelines
SB1175Ptechnical correction; supplemental environmental project
SB1176Ptechnical correction; AHCCCS; application process
SB1204Ccentrally assessed property; valuation; pipelines
SB1206Cagriculture workforce program; interns; appropriation
SB1222Cbuilding permits; utilities; restrictions; prohibitions.
SB1223Pappropriation; rural broadband grants
SB1224Pempowerment scholarships; qualified schools; reservations
(NOW: empowerment scholarships; qualifications; administration; appropriations)
SB1234Padditional assistance; restoration
SB1283Cappropriation; emergency shelter beds; seniors
SB1292Pfinancial literacy; state treasurer; fund
SB1299Pclass nine property; nonprofit organizations
SB1328Cappropriations; direct services; referrals.
SB1349Cappropriation; students with disabilities
SB1356Pcivics test; passing score
SB1357Pschools; access; instructional materials; review
SB1397Cinsurance; preexisting condition exclusions; prohibition
SB1398Ctax omnibus
SB1400Celectronic smoking devices; retail licensing
SB1401Csmoking devices; tobacco products; definitions
SB1438Cfantasy sports competitions; definition
SB1460Celectric cooperatives; broadband service
SB1461Clegislators; opt out; per diem
SB1488Cappropriation; best land management practices
SB1491Cliteracy; dyslexia; screening; appropriations
SB1492CArizona teachers academy; program pathways
SB1494Cdepartment of water resources; continuation.
SB1523Cmental health omnibus
SB1552Cdevelopmental disability providers; rates; appropriations
SB1593Cteachers; braille literacy; rules
SB1670Cappropriations; DPS: school safety program..
SB1693Cpublic school closures; coronavirus disease
SCR1007Prestrictions prohibited; immigration laws; enforcement
SCR1018Cindependent redistricting commission; population standards
SCR1019Ccancer screen week 2020
SCR1029Cabortion data; survivors act; supporting.
SCR1030Cwear red day 2020
SCR1031Cstatewide gaming