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Republican Former Representative · Assembly District 59

Source: Wisconsin Legislature , Wisconsin Ethics Commission · pulled · record through

Bills they led · 19

Bills where Ty Bodden is the lead author, the first name on the bill. Sponsoring a bill means putting it forward: the text itself is drafted by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau. Bills they signed onto behind another member are listed below, and bills they only voted on are in Vote history. What these roles mean

Of the 19 bills they led: 0 became law, 0 were vetoed, 9 died without a public hearing. Statuses come from each bill's official history.

1 passed one chamber 18 died at session end
Passed one chamber 1 bills
  • AJR 106 Recognizing the importance of sturgeon to Wisconsin and designating the second Saturday of February in 2024 as State Sturgeon Spearing Day. 2023
Died at session end 18 bills
  • AJR 60 The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (first consideration). 2023
  • AJR 101 Prohibiting ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin elections and prohibiting voting for candidates of more than one political party in primaries for partisan office (first consideration). 2023
  • AB 899 Dissolving the Elections Commission, requiring the secretary of state to administer elections, and granting rule-making authority. (FE) 2023
  • AB 79 Prostitution crime surcharge and making an appropriation. (FE) 2023
  • AB 778 Requiring the display of the national motto in public schools. (FE) 2023
  • AB 60 Requirements for adult-entertainment establishments and providing a penalty. 2023
  • AB 559 Caller identification spoofing, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE) 2023
  • AB 490 Wisconsin's membership agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center. (FE) 2023
  • AB 468 Prohibiting firearms merchant category codes in payment card transactions, prohibiting government lists of firearm owners, and providing a penalty. 2023
  • AB 447 Definition of “sex” for the purpose of placing prisoners and conducting strip searches. 2023
  • AB 441 Timeline for sending or transmitting presidential preference primary absentee ballots. (FE) 2023
  • AB 270 Hunter education requirements for persons under the age of 18 and granting rule-making authority. (FE) 2023
  • AB 21 Removing ineligible voters from the official voter registration list. (FE) 2023
  • AB 165 The regulation of wind energy systems by local governments. 2023
  • AB 1174 Use of information stored on motor vehicle data recorders and providing a penalty. (FE) 2023
  • AB 1160 A sales and use tax exemption for firearms and ammunition. (FE) 2023
  • AB 110 A pediatric cancer research tax credit. (FE) 2023
  • AB 1059 Eliminating the green tier program and the environmental compliance audit program and restricting governmental actions with regard to certain international programs and organizations. (FE) 2023

Coauthored · 176

Bills led by another member of the Assembly that Ty Bodden signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.

Show all 176 coauthored bills
  • AR 24 The impeachment of Meagan Wolfe, the administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. 2023
  • AR 20 Recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. 2023
  • AR 19 Condemning the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement and condemning the increasing incidents of anti-Semitism. 2023
  • AR 18 The impeachment of Meagan Wolfe, the Administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, citing allegations of maladministration in office and potential violations of election laws. 2023
  • AJR 82 Condemning Hamas' barbaric attack against Israel. 2023
  • AJR 77 Prohibiting state and local governments from using privately sourced moneys or equipment in connection with the conduct of elections and specifying who may perform tasks related to the conduct of an election (second consideration). 2023
  • AJR 76 Eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (second consideration). 2023
  • AJR 66 Requiring a supermajority in each house of the legislature for passage of tax increase legislation (first consideration). 2023
  • AJR 6 The appropriation authority of the legislature and the allocation of moneys Wisconsin receives from the federal government (second consideration). 2023
  • AJR 54 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Daniel LeMahieu. 2023
  • AJR 36 Congratulating the Rotary Club of Hartford, Wisconsin, USA, on its 100th anniversary. 2023
  • AJR 132 The right of the people to pursue their chosen trades, occupations, businesses, or professions (first consideration). 2023
  • AJR 128 Supporting Texas Governor Greg Abbott in his effort to stand up for his state and protect the U.S. border with Mexico. 2023
  • AJR 127 Proclaiming the month of March 2024 as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month throughout the state of Wisconsin. 2023
  • AJR 123 Requesting Governor Tony Evers to send aid and resources to the U.S.-Mexico border to assist with immigration efforts. 2023
  • AJR 112 Prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (first consideration). 2023
  • AJR 109 Prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (first consideration). 2023
  • AB 988 Eliminating minimum markup requirements and the prohibition on sales below cost. (FE) 2023
  • AB 98 Signs along snowmobile trails that advertise nearby businesses. 2023
  • AB 946 Creating an individual income tax checkoff for donations to the Wisconsin Fire & EMS Memorial, Inc., and making an appropriation. (FE) 2023
  • AB 937 Incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards and requiring cursive writing in elementary grades. (FE) 2023
  • AB 93 Verifying citizenship of individuals on the official voter registration list and contents of operator's licenses and identification cards. (FE) 2023
  • AB 92 Creation of a Joint Committee on State Mandates and required funding of state mandates. (FE) 2023
  • AB 900 Reductions to state aid paid to school districts for payments made under parental choice programs and the Special Needs Scholarship Program. (FE) 2023
  • AB 90 Third-party processing of applications for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants and granting rulemaking authority. (FE) 2023
  • AB 882 Allowing a tactical emergency medical services professional to carry a firearm in prohibited areas. (FE) 2023
  • AB 875 Registration of out-of-state health care providers to provide telehealth services and granting rule-making authority. (FE) 2023
  • AB 853 Local candidates filing campaign finance reports and making an appropriation. (FE) 2023
  • AB 831 The sale of unpasteurized dairy products. (FE) 2023
  • AB 82 Including with a referendum question for issuing bonds a statement of the estimated interest accruing on the amount of the bonds. 2023
  • AB 817 The provision of absentee ballots to nonresident students at the University of Wisconsin System. (FE) 2023
  • AB 801 Possession of a firearm by a licensee in a place of worship located on the grounds of a private school. 2023
  • AB 80 The timing of equalization aid payments to school districts. (FE) 2023
  • AB 799 Nonresident archer and crossbow hunting license fees. (FE) 2023
  • AB 794 Harboring or transporting a child runaway without the consent of the child's parent or guardian and providing a penalty. 2023
  • AB 793 Modifying the tax treatment of college savings accounts and the employee college savings account contribution credit. (FE) 2023
  • AB 77 Pupil applications to attend a private school participating in a parental choice program. 2023
  • AB 76 Restoration of the right to vote to a person barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction. (FE) 2023
  • AB 758 An alternative teacher certification program for an initial license to teach. 2023
  • AB 749 Postelection audits by the Legislative Audit Bureau and providing a penalty. (FE) 2023
  • AB 738 Solar and wind energy projects on prime farmland. (FE) 2023
  • AB 730 The distribution of certain materials to minors. 2023
  • AB 725 Central bank digital currency. 2023
  • AB 723 Local government competitive bidding thresholds and requiring school districts to utilize competitive bidding. (FE) 2023
  • AB 722 Prohibited considerations in awarding state or local financial assistance. 2023
  • AB 720 Local authority to modify highway speed restrictions. 2023
  • AB 72 A resident lifetime fishing license, a lifetime fishing trust fund, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE) 2023
  • AB 719 Public contracts with persons engaged in certain boycotts. 2023
  • AB 71 The disability rating at which veterans qualify for certain hunting and fishing authorizations and exemptions from state park and trail admission fees. (FE) 2023
  • AB 690 Student qualification for employment as a nurse aide. (FE) 2023

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Cosponsored · 180

Bills from the other house that Ty Bodden signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.

Show all 180 cosponsored bills
  • SJR 94 Prohibiting ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin elections and prohibiting voting for candidates of more than one political party in primaries for partisan office (first consideration). 2023
  • SJR 78 Prohibiting state and local governments from using privately sourced moneys or equipment in connection with the conduct of elections and specifying who may perform tasks related to the conduct of an election (second consideration). 2023
  • SJR 74 Condemning Hamas' barbaric attack against Israel. 2023
  • SJR 71 Eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (second consideration). 2023
  • SJR 63 Requiring a supermajority in each house of the legislature for passage of tax increase legislation (first consideration). 2023
  • SJR 54 The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (first consideration). 2023
  • SJR 52 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Daniel LeMahieu. 2023
  • SJR 5 The appropriation authority of the legislature and the allocation of moneys Wisconsin receives from the federal government (second consideration). 2023
  • SJR 13 Creation of a police and fire fund, and deposit of moneys into the police and fire fund (first consideration). 2023
  • SJR 125 Proclaiming the month of March 2024 as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month throughout the state of Wisconsin. 2023
  • SJR 118 Supporting Texas Governor Greg Abbott in his effort to stand up for his state and protect the U.S. border with Mexico. 2023
  • SJR 117 Requesting Governor Tony Evers to send aid and resources to the U.S.-Mexico border to assist with immigration efforts. 2023
  • SJR 111 Prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (first consideration). 2023
  • SJR 110 The right of the people to pursue their chosen trades, occupations, businesses, or professions (first consideration). 2023
  • SJR 109 Prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (first consideration). 2023
  • SJR 101 Recognizing the importance of sturgeon to Wisconsin and designating the second Saturday of February in 2024 as State Sturgeon Spearing Day. 2023
  • SB 98 Verifying citizenship of individuals on the official voter registration list and contents of operator's licenses and identification cards. (FE) 2023
  • SB 966 Witness address requirements on absentee ballot certificates, curing defects on absentee ballot certificates, and providing a penalty. 2023
  • SB 965 The regulation of deer hunting in the northern forest zone. 2023
  • SB 924 Right of health care providers to express professional opinions related to health or medical information or guidance. 2023
  • SB 923 Employer liability under worker's compensation for mandatory or coerced vaccines. 2023
  • SB 922 Prohibiting discrimination or retaliation against health care providers by health care entities and credentialing boards for ordering or discussing innovative or novel therapies. 2023
  • SB 921 Waivers from workplace immunization requirements. 2023
  • SB 920 Waivers from immunization requirements at institutions of higher education. 2023
  • SB 916 Requiring local governments to designate an individual for consultation required under a federal program regarding refugee resettlement and assistance. (FE) 2023
  • SB 912 Local regulation of fowl. 2023
  • SB 91 Creation of a Joint Committee on State Mandates and required funding of state mandates. (FE) 2023
  • SB 89 Depositing sales tax revenue from the sale of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts, accessories, and services into the transportation fund. (FE) 2023
  • SB 888 Eliminating minimum markup requirements and the prohibition on sales below cost. (FE) 2023
  • SB 88 Whistleblower protection for municipal clerks who witness and report election fraud or irregularities. 2023
  • SB 873 Incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards and requiring cursive writing in elementary grades. (FE) 2023
  • SB 853 Creating an individual income tax checkoff for donations to the Wisconsin Fire & EMS Memorial, Inc., and making an appropriation. (FE) 2023
  • SB 838 Reductions to state aid paid to school districts for payments made under parental choice programs and the Special Needs Scholarship Program. (FE) 2023
  • SB 834 Dissolving the Elections Commission, requiring the secretary of state to administer elections, and granting rule-making authority. (FE) 2023
  • SB 83 Including with a referendum question for issuing bonds a statement of the estimated interest accruing on the amount of the bonds. 2023
  • SB 829 Allowing a tactical emergency medical services professional to carry a firearm in prohibited areas. (FE) 2023
  • SB 823 Registration of out-of-state health care providers to provide telehealth services and granting rule-making authority. (FE) 2023
  • SB 822 Local candidates filing campaign finance reports and making an appropriation. (FE) 2023
  • SB 80 A disclaimer of parental rights and payments allowed in connection with an adoption. 2023
  • SB 781 The sale of unpasteurized dairy products. (FE) 2023
  • SB 780 Nonresident archer and crossbow hunting license fees. (FE) 2023
  • SB 767 The provision of absentee ballots to nonresident students at the University of Wisconsin System. (FE) 2023
  • SB 754 Possession of a firearm by a licensee in a place of worship located on the grounds of a private school. 2023
  • SB 749 Harboring or transporting a child runaway without the consent of the child's parent or guardian and providing a penalty. 2023
  • SB 742 An alternative teacher certification program for an initial license to teach. 2023
  • SB 74 Pupil applications to attend a private school participating in a parental choice program. 2023
  • SB 736 Postelection audits by the Legislative Audit Bureau and providing a penalty. (FE) 2023
  • SB 735 Requiring the display of the national motto in public schools. (FE) 2023
  • SB 73 Prostitution crime surcharge and making an appropriation. (FE) 2023
  • SB 705 The duty of a pharmacist to dispense lawfully prescribed drugs and devices. (FE) 2023

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Key votes · 74

Selected by rule, not judgment: the final recorded passage vote of every bill that became law, any floor vote decided by five or fewer, and every veto-override vote. Each row links to the official roll call.

Votes against their party · 11

Roll calls where Ty Bodden voted opposite the majority of Republicans casting an Aye or Nay on that roll call. Ties within the party are excluded; absences never count. Each row links to the official roll call.

Show all 11 party-break votes
  • Feb 22, 2024 AB 968 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 60 Aye–2 Nay roll call
  • Jan 25, 2024 AB 975 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Voted Nay; Republicans split 55 Aye–9 Nay roll call
  • Jan 25, 2024 AB 975 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Voted Nay; Republicans split 57 Aye–7 Nay roll call
  • Jan 25, 2024 AB 975 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Voted Nay; Republicans split 56 Aye–8 Nay roll call
  • Jan 25, 2024 AB 975 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Voted Nay; Republicans split 57 Aye–7 Nay roll call
  • Jan 25, 2024 AB 975 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Voted Nay; Republicans split 57 Aye–7 Nay roll call
  • Jan 25, 2024 AB 975 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 53 Aye–11 Nay roll call
  • Nov 9, 2023 AB 493 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 52 Aye–10 Nay roll call
  • Oct 17, 2023 AB 438 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 46 Aye–16 Nay roll call
  • Oct 17, 2023 AB 439 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 46 Aye–16 Nay roll call
  • Jun 21, 2023 AB 176 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 48 Aye–11 Nay roll call

Floor attendance

Only days the chamber held recorded floor votes are shown, on every tile below, they either voted or missed: 187 votes across 26 voting days, 3 missed.

voted all present, not voting missed votes (striped)
2025
Missed-vote days in 2025 · 1
  • Jan 6: missed 3 of 3
2024
2023

Vote history · 184