Wisconsin State Assembly · District 8

Sylvia Ortiz-Velez

Democratic

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Votes with the Speaker 18% On 188 contested votes where both voted · 41% on all votes Votes with own party 85% Partisan rank: 98 of 99 in the Assembly Didn't vote at roll call 14% 41 of 302 roll calls

Bills passed 0 4 sponsored · 0 became law · Rank 51 of 99 in the Assembly (tied with 48 others) Bills that became law 0 of 0 passed · 0 vetoed

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Every current Assembly member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Sylvia Ortiz-Velez's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

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More liberal than 56% of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

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44th most liberal of 99

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Votes with the Speaker

18%

Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Sylvia Ortiz-Velez.

On 188 contested votes where both voted41% on all 261 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

85%

Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Sylvia Ortiz-Velez.

On 177 party-line votesPartisan rank: 98 of 99 in the Assembly97 Assembly members vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Sylvia Ortiz-Velez sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez
	Bills
Sponsored	4
Passed both chambers	0
Became law	0
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 51 of 99 in the Assembly (tied with 48 others) · 1 of 45 Democrats (tied with 44 others)

A bill's sponsor is its lead author, the first legislator named when it was introduced; coauthors and cosponsors aren't counted, and a bill a committee introduced (the Joint Legislative Council's, or one introduced at the Governor's request) counts for no member.

Bills that passed both chambers

None of the bills Sylvia Ortiz-Velez sponsored passed both chambers.

Budget projects

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Contested votes where they split

154 against the Speaker; 31 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
May 13, 2026	AB 1: An income tax subtraction for qualified tips and for qualified overtime compensation; state aid for school districts; surplus refund payments; increasing… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 13, 2026	AB 1: An income tax subtraction for qualified tips and for qualified overtime compensation; state aid for school districts; surplus refund payments; increasing… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 20, 2026	SB 179: Applying the motor vehicle fuel tax supplier’s administrative allowance to diesel fuel, a motor vehicle fuel tax refund for evaporation losses, and making an… Passage by Concurrence, as Amended	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 20, 2026	AB 870: Adopting changes to the federal Internal Revenue Code for state tax purposes and modifying administrative rules related to such changes Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 20, 2026	AB 1027: Requiring information relating to the food stamp program to be compiled and provided to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 20, 2026	AB 180: Requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 20, 2026	AB 963: Social media accounts for minors and providing a penalty Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 20, 2026	AB 962: App stores and app developers and providing a penalty Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 20, 2026	AB 961: Warning labels for explicit content, creating an explicit content label warning surcharge, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 20, 2026	SB 799: Parental access to health records of minors Passage by Concurrence, as Amended	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 20, 2026	AB 997: Funding for the Department of Financial Institutions for contributions to Trump accounts and making an appropriation Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 20, 2026	AB 996: Contributions by the Department of Financial Institutions to Trump accounts Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 19, 2026	AB 878: A tax credit for certain sales and use taxes paid on services sold through an amusement device Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	AB 659: Tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a… Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 431: Discrimination based on arrest record under the fair employment law Passage by Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 420: Prohibiting rights of nature ordinances Passage by Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 389: The per pupil adjustment for school district revenue limits Passage by Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 291: Making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit Passage by Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	AB 241: Required ratio of journeyworkers to apprentices in apprenticeship programs and contracts Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 176: An income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion Passage by Concurrence, as Amended	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SJR 116: Prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration) Adoption by Concurrence, as Amended	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SJR 116: Prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration) Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 36: An income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee Passage by Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 18, 2026	SB 785: Including information about investigations of license holders in an online licensing portal maintained by the Department of Public Instruction Passage by Concurrence, as Amended	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 17, 2026	AB 683: Prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 17, 2026	AB 793: Creating an Office of Internal Audit attached to the Department of Employee Trust Funds Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 17, 2026	AB 737: Financing certain infrastructure by special charge approved by a neighborhood improvement district Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 485: Video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities Passage by Concurrence, as Amended	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 699: Alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services Passage by Concurrence, as Amended	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 17, 2026	AB 640: Setting a maximum age for serving as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 17, 2026	AB 629: Police authority to disable drones threatening public safety and providing a penalty Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 622: Fees related to animal markets, animal dealers, animal truckers, and animal transport vehicles Passage by Concurrence, as Amended	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 17, 2026	AB 446: Consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning discrimination… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 17, 2026	AB 411: Creation of a farmland link program Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 17, 2026	AB 411: Creation of a farmland link program Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	AB 1005: Admission to University of Wisconsin System institutions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	AB 909: An enterprise-wide data and efficiency study Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 652: Race-based higher education programs and requirements Passage by Concurrence, as Amended	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	AB 625: Pay for performance grant requirements Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	AB 625: Pay for performance grant requirements Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	AB 625: Pay for performance grant requirements Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 610: Increasing the maximum penalty for certain controlled substances offenses if the violation occurs near a homeless shelter and providing a penalty Passage by Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 532: Course fees at University of Wisconsin System institutions Passage by Concurrence, as Amended	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 498: Free speech and academic freedom at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, due process in disciplinary proceedings at University… Passage by Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 498: Free speech and academic freedom at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, due process in disciplinary proceedings at University… Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 498: Free speech and academic freedom at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, due process in disciplinary proceedings at University… Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	AB 486: Permissible financial aid reductions in higher education Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	AB 757: The appointment of certain employees of the University of Wisconsin System and faculty governance Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 432: Mandatory reporting requirements and referring cases of threatened or suspected child abuse to law enforcement Passage by Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 405: A civil cause of action for a minor injured by a gender transition procedure Passage by Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 289: Requirements for proposed administrative rules that impose any costs Passage by Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 275: Statements of scope for administrative rules Passage by Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 277: The expiration of administrative rules Passage by Concurrence, as Amended	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 276: Challenges to the validity of administrative rules and making an appropriation Passage by Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	AJR 133: Legislative suspension of rules promulgated by state agencies (first consideration) Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 20, 2026	AB 840: Certain requirements related to data centers Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 20, 2026	AB 840: Certain requirements related to data centers Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 20, 2026	AB 840: Certain requirements related to data centers Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 20, 2026	AB 840: Certain requirements related to data centers Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 20, 2026	AB 840: Certain requirements related to data centers Motion to Refer	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Jan. 20, 2026	AB 652: Various changes to the unemployment insurance law Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 20, 2026	AB 652: Various changes to the unemployment insurance law Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 20, 2026	SB 533: Intentionally disarming a correctional officer and providing a penalty Passage by Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Jan. 15, 2026	AB 461: An income tax subtraction for certain overtime compensation Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 15, 2026	AB 461: An income tax subtraction for certain overtime compensation Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 15, 2026	AB 461: An income tax subtraction for certain overtime compensation Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 15, 2026	AB 457: The conditions under which a school district may adopt a resolution to exceed its revenue limit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 15, 2026	AB 457: The conditions under which a school district may adopt a resolution to exceed its revenue limit Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 15, 2026	AB 457: The conditions under which a school district may adopt a resolution to exceed its revenue limit Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 15, 2026	AB 377: Establishing English as the official state language, use of artificial intelligence or other machine-assisted translation tools in lieu of appointing English… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 15, 2026	AB 226: Prohibiting school boards and independent charter schools from providing food containing certain ingredients in free or reduced-price meals Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 15, 2026	AB 226: Prohibiting school boards and independent charter schools from providing food containing certain ingredients in free or reduced-price meals Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 15, 2026	AB 226: Prohibiting school boards and independent charter schools from providing food containing certain ingredients in free or reduced-price meals Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 15, 2026	SB 214: Registration of out-of-state health care providers to provide telehealth services Passage by Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 15, 2026	SB 214: Registration of out-of-state health care providers to provide telehealth services Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 15, 2026	AB 38: An income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 15, 2026	AB 38: An income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 13, 2026	SB 391: Equipment of school buses with audiovisual recording devices Passage by Concurrence, as Amended	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Jan. 13, 2026	AB 380: Suspension without pay in cases of judicial misconduct or pending final determination in proceedings involving alleged judicial misconduct or permanent… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 13, 2026	AB 281: The employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 13, 2026	AB 182: Changes to the low-income housing tax credit Motion to Table an Amendment	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Jan. 13, 2026	AB 182: Changes to the low-income housing tax credit Motion to Table an Amendment	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Jan. 13, 2026	AB 182: Changes to the low-income housing tax credit Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 13, 2026	SB 146: Prohibiting persons who have been convicted of a violent crime from changing their name and providing a penalty Passage by Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 13, 2026	AJR 102: Prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration) Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 13, 2026	AJR 10: The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration) Adoption	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 649: Supplemental funding for whole grade sharing grants, supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts, grants for feasibility studies of school… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 648: Supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 648: Supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 648: Supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 647: Whole grade sharing grants for school boards Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 646: Requiring a school district consolidation study Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 644: State aid for consolidated school districts Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 644: State aid for consolidated school districts Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 617: Applying for and returning absentee ballots; use of central counting locations; election night reporting; court determinations of incompetency and… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 617: Applying for and returning absentee ballots; use of central counting locations; election night reporting; court determinations of incompetency and… Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 614: A teacher’s authority to manage the teacher’s class, parental notification of disruptive or violent behavior at school, and a school district’s code of conduct Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 613: Notifying parents if a pupil is removed from the classroom Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 602: Participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 596: A state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments and making an appropriation Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 592: Professional development for science teachers Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 582: Dual enrollment programs, creating the Council on Dual Enrollment, and transfer of postsecondary course credits Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 385: Online credit card contributions and providing a penalty Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	SB 270: The right of appeal for complainants aggrieved by decisions of the Elections Commission concerning the conduct of election officials Passage by Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 156: Requiring child sexual abuse prevention education Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Nov. 19, 2025	AB 156: Requiring child sexual abuse prevention education Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	SB 10: Access to public high schools for military recruiters Passage by Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Nov. 19, 2025	SB 11: Allowing representatives of certain federally chartered youth membership organizations to provide information to pupils on public school property Passage by Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Oct. 14, 2025	SJR 88: Honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk Adoption by Concurrence, as Amended	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Oct. 14, 2025	SB 279: Grants to law enforcement agencies for data-sharing platforms Passage by Concurrence, as Amended	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Oct. 14, 2025	SB 182: Emergency medical services education, tuition and materials reimbursement for emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and a… Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Oct. 14, 2025	SB 76: Dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes Passage by Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Oct. 14, 2025	SB 76: Dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Oct. 14, 2025	SB 309: Immunity for 911 call centers and dispatchers that transfer callers to the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Oct. 14, 2025	SB 183: Reimbursement of emergency services under the Medical Assistance program when a patient is not transported, reporting on changes to the scope of practice of… Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Oct. 14, 2025	SB 66: Registration plate concealment devices and providing a penalty Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Oct. 7, 2025	AB 455: A condominium conversion reimbursement grant program Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Oct. 7, 2025	AB 453: Required approvals of rezoning requests related to residential development, contents of and consistency of local ordinances with local comprehensive plans… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Oct. 7, 2025	AB 453: Required approvals of rezoning requests related to residential development, contents of and consistency of local ordinances with local comprehensive plans… Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Oct. 7, 2025	AB 450: Applicability of the commercial building code to certain buildings Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 11, 2025	AB 308: Prohibiting funding for health services for unlawfully present individuals Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 11, 2025	AB 211: Exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Sept. 11, 2025	AB 58: Flags flown, hung, or displayed from a flagpole or the exterior of state and local buildings and eliminating a related administrative rule Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 11, 2025	AB 58: Flags flown, hung, or displayed from a flagpole or the exterior of state and local buildings and eliminating a related administrative rule Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 11, 2025	AB 39: Requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 11, 2025	AB 39: Requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 11, 2025	AB 39: Requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 3, 2025	SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Passage by Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 2, 2025	AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 24, 2025	SB 283: Public protective services hearing protection assistance Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 24, 2025	SB 283: Public protective services hearing protection assistance Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 24, 2025	AB 279: Talent recruitment grants Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 24, 2025	AB 279: Talent recruitment grants Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 24, 2025	SB 108: Sharing minors’ safety plans Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 24, 2025	SB 108: Sharing minors’ safety plans Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 24, 2025	SB 106: Psychiatric residential treatment facilities, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 24, 2025	SB 106: Psychiatric residential treatment facilities, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority Motion to Table an Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 18, 2025	AB 269: Delivery network couriers and transportation network drivers, Department of Financial Institutions’ approval to offer portable benefit accounts, providing for… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 22, 2025	AB 169: Various changes to the unemployment insurance law Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 22, 2025	AB 168: Various changes to the unemployment insurance law Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 22, 2025	AB 167: Various changes to the unemployment insurance law and requiring approval by the Joint Committee on Finance of certain federally authorized unemployment benefits Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 22, 2025	AB 166: Academic and career planning services provided to pupils and requiring the reporting of certain data on college student costs and outcomes Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 22, 2025	AB 165: Local guaranteed income programs Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 22, 2025	AB 164: Various changes to the unemployment insurance law and federal Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 22, 2025	AB 162: Workforce metrics Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 22, 2025	AB 73: Statutory recognition of specialized treatment court and commercial court dockets Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 20, 2025	AB 105: The distribution of certain material on the Internet Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 20, 2025	AB 104: Prohibiting gender transition medical intervention for individuals under 18 years of age Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 20, 2025	AB 103: School board policies related to changing a pupil’s legal name and pronouns Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 20, 2025	AB 102: Designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 20, 2025	AB 100: Designating athletic sports and teams operated or sponsored by public schools or private schools participating in a parental choice program based on the sex… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2025	AB 4: Required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2025	AB 4: Required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2025	AB 3: Incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards and requiring cursive writing in elementary grades Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2025	AB 2: Requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2025	AB 1: Changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 14, 2025	SJR 2: Requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration) Adoption by Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 6, 2025	SJR 1: The session schedule for the 2025-2026 biennial session period Adoption by Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)

Every roll call

How Sylvia Ortiz-Velez voted on each of the 302 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Speaker	Yeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page: legis.wisconsin.gov
Email: rep.ortiz-velez@legis.wisconsin.gov
Capitol office: State Capitol Room 307 West, P.O. Box 8953 , 2 E. Main St., Madison, WI 53708
608-237-9108

Committees

Consumer Protection
Housing and Real Estate
Judiciary

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Wisconsin Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.

Source: the Wisconsin State Assembly's and Senate's roll-call records, Jan. 6, 2025 to May 13, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections