---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: reports on the competency of involuntarily committed individuals to refuse medication or treatment based upon an examination by an advanced practice registered nurse."
description: "Relating to: reports on the competency of involuntarily committed individuals to refuse medication or treatment based upon an examination by an advanced practice registered nurse."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "AB 668"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 668 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Behnke", "Dittrich", "Knodl", "Melotik"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-11-19T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-27T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21756c50-4fa8-4e72-baa5-1f88aa6bb503"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab668"
source_hash: "94c6372440c18cf7be923d823165e2c484e3057e82337dd4c9d3d1fe2483971a"
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 668 (2025) — Relating to: reports on the competency of involuntarily committed individuals to refuse medication or treatment based upon an examination by an advanced practice registered nurse.

## Version chain

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

1. **Assembly Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB668-AA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB668)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 6, Noes 2 — **6–2** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **90–7** (pass) · lower
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Behnke — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Melotik — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-11-19T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Allen, Behnke, Knodl and Melotik; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara and Keyeski `introduction`
- **2025-11-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-06T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2026-01-08T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2026-01-14T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 6, Noes 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-14T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dittrich
- **2026-01-20T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules
- **2026-01-22T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2026-01-22T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-01-22T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2026-01-22T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2026-01-22T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 90, Noes 7 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-01-22T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2026-01-22T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2026-01-26T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-26T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2026-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2026-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2026-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Senator Drake added as a cosponsor
- **2026-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2026-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2026-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Senator Roys added as a cosponsor
- **2026-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2026-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2026-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 2-13-2026 `enrolled`
- **2026-03-26T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 123 `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Published 3-28-2026 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21756c50-4fa8-4e72-baa5-1f88aa6bb503`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).