Bob Donovan

WI House District 61

Republican Wisconsin since Jan 6, 2025

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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags

Government Operations & Budget 52 Criminal Justice & Policing 33 Education 29 Healthcare 23 Social Services & Welfare 19 Economy & Taxes 18 Civil Rights & Liberties 12 Technology & Privacy 9 Labor & Employment 7 Transportation & Infrastructure 7 Banking & Finance 4 Housing 4 Veterans Affairs 4 Agriculture 3 Environment & Energy 3 Elections & Voting 2 Immigration 2 Defense & Military 1 Other 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
WI House District 61 current Wisconsin	Republican	Jan 6, 2025	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0
WI House District 84 Wisconsin	Republican	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 6, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (245 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
AB 662 Relating to: prohibiting state contracting with certain business entities and providing a penalty…	PASSAGE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll c598a187-cc32-4f37-aa33-e6cb93f6aabb	Jan 22, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c598a187-cc32-4f37-aa33-e6cb93f6aabb CC0-1.0
AB 673 Relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research…	PASSAGE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 2281501a-97e3-45f4-b4c9-ea334078b34c	Jan 22, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2281501a-97e3-45f4-b4c9-ea334078b34c CC0-1.0
	SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 73b72bb3-df3f-48dd-93b4-649473b3f327	Jan 22, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/73b72bb3-df3f-48dd-93b4-649473b3f327 CC0-1.0
AB 663 Relating to: imposing certain prohibitions on foreign influence at University of Wisconsin System…	PASSAGE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 11c21d8f-098d-4e51-9860-0471aa8fd799	Jan 22, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/11c21d8f-098d-4e51-9860-0471aa8fd799 CC0-1.0
AB 672 Relating to: penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign…	SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 73c7a5e9-5a0b-4c0e-aacb-6fd4ac5fb2df	Jan 22, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/73c7a5e9-5a0b-4c0e-aacb-6fd4ac5fb2df CC0-1.0
	PASSAGE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 5c264b8f-a3f9-498e-9e3c-0c100c493340	Jan 22, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5c264b8f-a3f9-498e-9e3c-0c100c493340 CC0-1.0
SB 7 Relating to: prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this…	CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll c3fb8532-787a-4c36-841f-82d814bda72f	Jan 22, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c3fb8532-787a-4c36-841f-82d814bda72f CC0-1.0
AB 674 Relating to: prohibiting knowingly covering organ transplantation and related care under health…	PASSAGE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 4c775951-1322-4bff-b2a4-ca2242e43168	Jan 22, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4c775951-1322-4bff-b2a4-ca2242e43168 CC0-1.0
AB 612 Relating to: the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program, a major land acquisitions…	PASSAGE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll f72c2ad9-accd-4e91-80f3-2f62cadabc7b	Jan 22, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f72c2ad9-accd-4e91-80f3-2f62cadabc7b CC0-1.0
AB 459 Relating to: county public works notice and competitive bidding thresholds. (FE)	PASSAGE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll b488d741-4c7c-465c-adbb-7880d612ed2a	Jan 22, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b488d741-4c7c-465c-adbb-7880d612ed2a CC0-1.0
AB 472 Relating to: a nuclear energy generation tax credit; prioritizing nuclear energy resources…	SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 8e8994b9-c8a5-443d-a69e-46bf6dac73ac	Jan 22, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8e8994b9-c8a5-443d-a69e-46bf6dac73ac CC0-1.0
	PASSAGE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll d65095d9-a018-4db5-939a-6983357987d8	Jan 22, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d65095d9-a018-4db5-939a-6983357987d8 CC0-1.0
AB 315 Relating to: the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program and a major land…	PASSAGE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll d61c22b8-b13a-489b-9f23-4e47eb38c639	Jan 22, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d61c22b8-b13a-489b-9f23-4e47eb38c639 CC0-1.0
AB 650 Relating to: funding for identity verification under the unemployment insurance law and making an…	PASSAGE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll f4cf0c2e-fc1a-4f3f-b2e2-a875bc189393	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f4cf0c2e-fc1a-4f3f-b2e2-a875bc189393 CC0-1.0
SB 533 Relating to: intentionally disarming a correctional officer and providing a penalty.	CONCURRENCE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 65a46d35-af74-42fd-9c5b-7182dd0782e7	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/65a46d35-af74-42fd-9c5b-7182dd0782e7 CC0-1.0
AB 840 Relating to: certain requirements related to data centers.	SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 3b03ba0d-acb3-44e5-9163-80c0938c00bc	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3b03ba0d-acb3-44e5-9163-80c0938c00bc CC0-1.0
	SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll c3417eb6-e2b7-41a5-8e42-fc171972b4bf	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c3417eb6-e2b7-41a5-8e42-fc171972b4bf CC0-1.0
	PASSAGE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 9a788656-4b4d-48a9-9179-6f9e3ea97cb1	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9a788656-4b4d-48a9-9179-6f9e3ea97cb1 CC0-1.0
AB 699 Relating to: a long-term care insurance assessment and a long-term care insurance assessment tax…	PASSAGE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 533577a0-cc09-4aca-a15b-ceb2a7232e84	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/533577a0-cc09-4aca-a15b-ceb2a7232e84 CC0-1.0
AB 651 Relating to: various changes to the worker’s compensation law, granting rule-making authority…	PASSAGE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll d3bd23f7-bdde-40e4-b86a-0f5b12fcd191	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d3bd23f7-bdde-40e4-b86a-0f5b12fcd191 CC0-1.0
AB 700 Relating to: an appropriation for refundable long-term care insurance assessment credits and making…	PASSAGE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 54206bf2-fe95-4272-8d29-7776d534864f	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/54206bf2-fe95-4272-8d29-7776d534864f CC0-1.0
AB 652 Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE)	PASSAGE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 47843873-2989-41ec-b264-bee8dab29f6f	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/47843873-2989-41ec-b264-bee8dab29f6f CC0-1.0
SB 482 Relating to: increasing the carryover period of the research income tax credit. (FE)	CONCURRENCE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll b5baaeb2-ef9d-4102-a4f3-e796bd5e2d94	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b5baaeb2-ef9d-4102-a4f3-e796bd5e2d94 CC0-1.0
AB 38 Relating to: an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee. (FE)	PASSAGE	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll a5338a6d-03fc-4b9f-9c2b-e59ee83c83d2	Jan 15, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a5338a6d-03fc-4b9f-9c2b-e59ee83c83d2 CC0-1.0
AB 457 Relating to: the conditions under which a school district may adopt a resolution to exceed its…	SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll f7b4598a-1ba4-4c02-a629-0513f90f0173	Jan 15, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f7b4598a-1ba4-4c02-a629-0513f90f0173 CC0-1.0

Topics in their record

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (245 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (141 as lead sponsor)