republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2021/ab-529.md

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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: the regulation and licensure of naturopathic doctors, creating a naturopathic medicine examining board, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: the regulation and licensure of naturopathic doctors, creating a naturopathic medicine examining board, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "AB 529"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 529 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armstrong", "Brostoff", "Dittrich", "Duchow", "Edming", "Goyke", "Gundrum", "Horlacher", "J. Rodriguez", "James", "Kitchens", "L. Myers", "Magnafici", "Murphy", "Mursau", "Rozar", "Skowronski", "Snyder", "Stubbs", "Summerfield", "Tusler", "Wichgers", "Zimmerman"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-09-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-02-04T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c8f15d2-f7e3-412d-b5ac-a0c0367fba33"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab529"
source_hash: "26bae07319adcc5c3b3ea4e5b20ffba8b0b7ad920ce9a34ed280cce3d1f19c24"
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 529 (2021) — Relating to: the regulation and licensure of naturopathic doctors, creating a naturopathic medicine examining board, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

## Version chain

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

1. **Assembly Substitute Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2021/REG/AB529-ASA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/AB529)

## 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 as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 14, Noes 1 — **14–1** (pass) · lower
- Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 15, Noes 0 — **15–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armstrong — primary (person)
- Brostoff — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Goyke — primary (person)
- Gundrum — primary (person)
- Horlacher — primary (person)
- J. Rodriguez — primary (person)
- James — primary (person)
- Kitchens — primary (person)
- L. Myers — primary (person)
- Magnafici — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Rozar — primary (person)
- Skowronski — primary (person)
- Snyder — primary (person)
- Stubbs — primary (person)
- Summerfield — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)
- Wichgers — primary (person)
- Zimmerman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-09-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives J. Rodriguez, Rozar, L. Myers, Armstrong, Brostoff, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Goyke, Gundrum, Horlacher, James, Kitchens, Magnafici, Murphy, Mursau, Snyder, Summerfield, Tusler, Wichgers, Skowronski, Zimmerman and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Bernier, Felzkowski, Ringhand and L. Taylor `introduction`
- **2021-09-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Health `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-09-13T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Edming withdrawn as a coauthor `withdrawal`
- **2021-09-15T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Wichgers withdrawn as a coauthor `withdrawal`
- **2021-09-16T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Gundrum withdrawn as a coauthor `withdrawal`
- **2021-09-21T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
- **2021-09-23T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2021-12-22T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative J. Rodriguez
- **2022-01-06T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2022-01-06T06:00:00+00:00** Representatives Wichgers and Moses added as coauthors
- **2022-01-12T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2022-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 15, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 14, Noes 1 `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
- **2022-01-19T06:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
- **2022-01-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-01-20T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **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`
- **2022-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 1-27-2022 `enrolled`
- **2022-02-01T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 2-1-2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 2-4-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 130 `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Published 2-5-2022 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c8f15d2-f7e3-412d-b5ac-a0c0367fba33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).