13.19 Arrest of officers.
13.20 Legislative employees.
13.21 State departments to cooperate in providing legislative help.
13.22 Payroll, legislative employees.
13.23 Election contests; notice.
13.235 Election contests; legislative inquiry.
13.24 Testimony in election contests.
13.25 Expenses of election contest; limitation.
13.27 Punishment for contempt.
13.28 Interpellation of officers.
13.29 Time for interpellation and procedure.
13.30 State officers; removal by legislature.
13.31 Witnesses; how subpoenaed.
13.32 Summary process; custody of witness.
13.33 Service of process.
13.34 Refusal to testify.
13.35 Liability of witness.
SUBCHAPTER II
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
13.45 General provisions on legislative committees.
13.46 Majority and minority parties.
13.47 Legislative state supported programs study and advisory committee.
13.48 Long-range public building program.
13.482 State Public Building Corporation.
13.484 Limitation on certain building projects.
13.485 Parking structure funding.
13.486 State office building, completion of.
13.488 Building commission; powers and duties.
13.489 Transportation projects commission.
13.50 Joint survey committee on retirement systems.
13.51 Retirement research committee.
13.52 Joint survey committee on tax exemptions.
13.53 Joint legislative audit committee.
13.55 Commission on uniform state laws.
13.56 Joint committee for review of administrative rules.
13.565 Legislative review of certain rules.
13.57 National conference of state legislatures.
13.58 Joint committee on information policy and technology.
SUBCHAPTER III
REGULATION OF LOBBYING
13.61 Lobbying regulated; legislative purpose.
13.625 Prohibited practices.
13.63 Licenses for lobbyists; suspension or revocation.
13.65 Lobbyist authorization.
13.66 Restrictions on practice of lobbying.
13.67 Identification of legislative and administrative proposals and topics.
13.68 Principal's expense statement.
13.685 Duties of the ethics board.
13.69 Enforcement and penalties.
13.695 Legislative activities of state agencies.
13.71 Lobbyists restricted during daily sessions.
SUBCHAPTER IV
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE AGENCIES
13.80 Legislative organization, joint committee on.
13.81 Joint legislative council.
13.82 Committees appointed by council.
13.83 Permanent council committees.
13.90 Duties and powers of the joint committee on legislative organization.
13.905 Legislative conduct.
13.91 Legislative council staff.
13.92 Legislative reference bureau.
13.93 Revisor of statutes bureau.
13.94 Legislative audit bureau.
13.95 Legislative fiscal bureau.
13.96 Legislative technology services bureau.
LEGISLATURE
13.01
13.01
Number of legislators. The senate consists of 33 and the assembly of 99 members.
13.01 History
History: 1971 c. 304.
13.02
13.02
Regular sessions. The legislature shall meet annually.
13.02(1)
(1) The legislature shall convene in the capitol on the first Monday of January in each odd-numbered year, at 2 p.m., to take the oath of office, select officers, and do all other things necessary to organize itself for the conduct of its business, but if the first Monday of January falls on January 1 or 2, the actions here required shall be taken on January 3.
13.02(2)
(2) The regular session of the legislature shall commence at 2 p.m. on the first Tuesday after the 8th day of January in each year unless otherwise provided under
sub. (3).
13.02(3)
(3) Early in each biennial session period, the joint committee on legislative organization shall meet and develop a work schedule for the legislative session, which shall include at least one meeting in January of each year, to be submitted to the legislature as a joint resolution.
13.02(4)
(4) Any measures introduced in the regular annual session of the odd-numbered year which do not receive final action shall carry over to the regular annual session held in the even-numbered year.
13.03
13.03
Oaths of members. The speaker of the assembly, president of the senate, governor, secretary of state, attorney general, any court of record or the clerk thereof, any court of appeals judge or any justice of the supreme court may administer the oath of office to the members and officers of the legislature. The oath shall be filed with the secretary of state.
13.03 History
History: 1977 c. 187.
13.035
13.035
Designation of members. Members of the assembly shall be known as "representatives to the assembly".
13.04
13.04
Legislators' eligibility to other civil office. 13.04(1)
(1) No member of the legislature shall, during the term for which the legislator was elected, be appointed or elected to any civil office in this state, which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall have been increased, during the term for which the legislator was elected.
13.04(2)
(2) Any former member of the legislature may, after expiration of the term for which the former member was elected to the legislature, be appointed or elected to any judicial office or state civil office or position and shall, if so appointed or elected, be entitled to the full compensation, expense reimbursement or other emoluments established by law for such office or position.
