Senate Bill 632
Naturopathic doctors. (FE)
Topics: Drugs, Medical malpractice, Naturopathic Medicine Examining Board, Physician
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Nov 14, 2025
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 639. That version died when the session ended.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law provides for the licensure and regulation of naturopathic doctors and limited-scope naturopathic doctors, which have a more limited scope of practice than that of naturopathic doctors, by the Naturopathic Medicine Examining Board. This bill makes changes related to the regulation and scope of practice of naturopathic doctors.
Under current law, naturopathic doctors are limited to recommending, dispensing, and administering nonprescription drug products. The bill allows naturopathic doctors to prescribe, dispense, and administer prescription drugs. However, the bill prohibits naturopathic doctors from prescribing schedule I or II controlled substances. The bill also adds naturopathic doctors to various other provisions related to drugs, including a provision exempting certain health care practitioners from the limitation on purchasing pseudoephedrine products.
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Under current law, the board is authorized, but not required, to promulgate rules to adopt minimum malpractice insurance requirements for naturopathic doctors and limited-scope naturopathic doctors. The board’s current rules do not require it. The bill 1) statutorily requires naturopathic doctors to have in effect malpractice insurance, as provided in the bill and 2) repeals the board’s authority to require higher levels of malpractice insurance for naturopathic doctors by rule.
The changes related to prescribing drugs and the requirement to have in effect malpractice insurance do not apply to limited-scope naturopathic doctors, and the bill further repeals the board’s authority to require malpractice insurance for limited-scope naturopathic doctors by rule.
Who's behind it
Patrick Testin, a Republican, is its .
8 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (8)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Angela Stroud · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 27, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 22, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 8, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.
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Nov 14, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health.
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Nov 14, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 14, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Rodriguez, Gundrum, Stroud, Behnke, Knodl, Kreibich, Mursau and Wichgers
- Nov 14, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Jan 8, 2026 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee on Health and rereferred to committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
- Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate