---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: advanced practice social workers and independent social workers treating substance use disorder as a specialty. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: advanced practice social workers and independent social workers treating substance use disorder as a specialty. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "AB 686"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 686 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andraca", "Bowen", "Considine", "Dittrich", "Doyle", "Duchow", "Kerkman", "Loudenbeck", "Magnafici", "Milroy", "Ohnstad", "Plumer", "Rozar", "Snyder", "Spiros", "Stubbs", "Subeck", "Vruwink", "Wichgers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-11-12T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e119dc0-fa29-497b-9000-4452cdc6fc47"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab686"
source_hash: "c3dab1ce64390c69a755a9771fae9fbe7464f95aae567acea18cd9177c79dbb3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 686 (2021) — Relating to: advanced practice social workers and independent social workers treating substance use disorder as a specialty. (FE)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/AB686)

## Votes

- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage recommended by Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention, Ayes 8, Noes 0 — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andraca — primary (person)
- Bowen — primary (person)
- Considine — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Doyle — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Kerkman — primary (person)
- Loudenbeck — primary (person)
- Magnafici — primary (person)
- Milroy — primary (person)
- Ohnstad — primary (person)
- Plumer — primary (person)
- Rozar — primary (person)
- Snyder — primary (person)
- Spiros — primary (person)
- Stubbs — primary (person)
- Subeck — primary (person)
- Vruwink — primary (person)
- Wichgers — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Magnafici, Doyle, Kerkman, Milroy, Spiros, Duchow, Considine, Andraca, Rozar, Vruwink, Ohnstad, Wichgers, Subeck, Dittrich, Loudenbeck, Plumer, Bowen and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Johnson, Bernier, Ballweg and Cowles `introduction`
- **2021-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-11-16T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2022-01-13T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2022-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2022-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Cabrera added as a coauthor
- **2022-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention, Ayes 8, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-20-2022 by Committee on Rules
- **2022-01-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-01-20T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-01-20T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2022-01-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-01-20T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2022-01-20T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2022-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2022-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2022-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2022-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2022-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2022-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2022-01-31T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 1-31-2022 `enrolled`
- **2022-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 222 `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Published 4-9-2022 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e119dc0-fa29-497b-9000-4452cdc6fc47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).