Tyler has sponsored many bills, such as 'Promoting Affordable Housing', 'Colorado State Patrol Roadside Memorials', and the 'Fund Safe Routes to School Program'.
[9] A vacancy committee, composed of Democratic Party precinct officers and local elected officials, was convened to choose a replacement on May 27, 2009,[2] and selected Tyler.
[11] Tyler was assigned by Speaker of the House Terrance Carroll to serve on the Interim Committee on Hospice and Palliative Care in late 2009, where he worked with members of both parties on bills that would be introduced the following January for the 2010 session.
In 2010, Tyler helped to pass House Bill 1001, which increased Colorado’s renewable energy standard from 20% to 30% by 2020[12] and encouraged more investment in distributed generation systems.
Beginning in 2009, Tyler hosted monthly town hall meetings in both Golden and Lakewood to share information about legislation with his constituents and listen to their feedback.
He also hosted a number of coffees with his constituents, sent a regular email newsletter, and conducted several surveys to understand the priorities of the people in House District 23.
[19] Tyler sponsored legislation to encourage more investment in Colorado's growing advanced industries[20] and a bill to reduce the number of waste tires across the state.