AR3,17,24 24 An Order of the.... (name of agency) relating to rules concerning....
AR3,17,25 25Public hearing scheduled.
AR3,18,1
1(list date, time, and place of public hearing)
AR3,18,22 Clearinghouse Rule [year]-2
AR3,18,3 3 An Order of the.... (name of agency) relating to rules concerning....
AR3,18,4 4Meeting with agency representative scheduled.
AR3,18,55 (list date, time, and place of meeting)
AR3,18,66 Clearinghouse Rule [year]-3
AR3,18,7 7 An Order of the.... (name of agency) relating to rules concerning....
AR3,18,8 8Modifications to be made by agency.
AR3,18,99 Clearinghouse Rule [year]-4
AR3,18,10 10 An Order of the.... (name of agency) relating to rules concerning....
AR3,18,11 11Modifications received from agency.
AR3,18,1212 Clearinghouse Rule [year]-5
AR3,18,13 13 An Order of the.... (name of agency) relating to rules concerning....
AR3,18,14 14No action taken.
AR3,18,1515 Clearinghouse Rule [year]-6
AR3,18,16 16 An Order of the.... (name of agency) relating to rules concerning....
AR3,18,1717 Objection: Ayes, 5; Noes, 1; Absent, 1.
AR3,18,1818 Clearinghouse Rule [year]-7
AR3,18,19 19 An Order of the.... (name of agency) relating to rules concerning....
AR3,18,2020 No objection: Ayes, 6; Noes, 1.
AR3,18,2221 .................................
22Chairperson
AR3, s. 23 23Section 23. Assembly rule 21 (1) to (3) and (6) are amended to read:
AR3,19,5 24Assembly Rule 21 (1) Any resolution to reprimand, censure, or expel an officer
25or member of the assembly shall be referred to a special committee on ethics and

1standards of conduct, convened for the purpose of holding one or more public
2hearings on the resolution and submitting the committee's recommendation to the
3assembly. The special committee shall consist of 3 members of the majority party and
43 members of the minority party, appointed as are the members of standing
5committees.
AR3,19,96 (2) The hearing shall be scheduled as soon as possible, allowing reasonable
7time to ascertain the facts of the controversy, to furnish a copy of the detailed written
8charges to the officer or member cited, and to permit that person to prepare a proper
9defense.
AR3,19,1210 (3) At the hearing, the officer or member cited may have the advice of counsel,
11may offer testimony to mitigate or refute the charges, and may cross-examine any
12witness testifying in support of the charges.
AR3,19,1613 (6) Following assembly action on the committee's report, by passage adoption
14or rejection of the resolution, referral of the resolution to a standing committee, or
15return of the resolution to its primary author, the special committee on ethics and
16standards of conduct shall be is discharged.
AR3, s. 24 17Section 24. Assembly rule 23 is amended to read:
AR3,20,2 18Assembly Rule 23. Committee on assembly organization. (2) Corrections
19prior to before third reading. Any proposal ordered to a 3rd reading shall be
20examined by the chief clerk for the purpose of correcting grammatical, structural, or
21other errors in the proposal. The clerk shall call any proposal found to contain errors
22which that alter its real intent to the attention of the committee on assembly
23organization and the committee shall report any required corrections to the
24assembly in the form of amendments. When corrective amendments are reported by

1the committee, the affected proposal automatically and temporarily reverts to the
2engrossing stage for the limited purpose of considering the corrective amendment.
AR3,20,83 (3) Corrections in enrolling. Whenever in the process of enrolling the chief
4clerk or the legislative reference bureau discovers an error in a proposal which that
5alters its real intent, this fact the error shall be reported to the committee on
6assembly organization. If the committee concurs with the judgment of the clerk or
7bureau, the committee shall introduce offer a joint resolution to recall the proposal
8for further legislative action.
AR3,20,119 (4) Enrolled bill to governor. On motion of the assembly or by directive of
10the speaker, any assembly bill which that has been correctly enrolled may be
11immediately messaged to the office of the governor.
AR3, s. 25 12Section 25. Assembly rule 24 (1), (2) (a) and (b), (3) (a) and (b) and (4) are
13amended to read:
AR3,20,18 14Assembly Rule 24 (1) The committee on rules shall consist consists of the
15speaker, speaker pro tempore, majority leader, assistant majority leader, majority
16caucus chairperson, minority leader, assistant minority leader, minority caucus
17chairperson, and 2 members from the majority party and 2 members from the
18minority party appointed by the speaker.
AR3,20,2219 (2) (a) For all proposals previously reported to the assembly by any standing
20committee, action of the committee on rules shall be is governed by those
21requirements and limitations provided in these the assembly rules which pertain to
22establishing calendars and special orders of business.
AR3,20,2523 (b) For all other proposals, action of the committee on rules shall be is governed
24either by the rules for establishing calendars and special orders or by the rules which
25that apply to the consideration of proposals by standing committees.
AR3,21,4
1(3) (a) If the proposal should have been referred to a joint survey committee or
2the joint committee on finance, but was not so referred , or is a senate proposal that,
3if it were an assembly proposal, should have been so referred
, return the proposal to
4the speaker for referral.
AR3,21,65 (b) If the proposal is not referred under par. (a), refer the proposal to an
6appropriate order on a calendar dated at least 2 days after such the referral.
AR3,21,97 (4) Notwithstanding sub. (3) (b), any proposal in the committee on rules in the
8final week of the regularly scheduled last general-business floorperiod in the
9even-numbered year may be placed on any calendar for that floorperiod.
AR3, s. 26 10Section 26. Assembly rule 25 (intro.), (1) and (3) are amended to read:
AR3,21,17 11Assembly Rule 25. Admission to the floor of the assembly. (intro.)
12Members of the legislature, elected state officers, and only the following other
13persons, shall be admitted to the assembly floor within guidelines determined by the
14speaker during any session or for one-half one-quarter hour before and immediately
15one-quarter hour after any session. However, none of the following listed persons
16shall have has the privilege of the floor if registered as a lobbyist or directly or
17indirectly engaged in defeating or promoting any legislation before the assembly:
AR3,21,1918 (1) The members of congress Congress, justices of the supreme court, and
19former members of the legislature.
AR3,21,2320 (3) Representatives of news media that regularly publish or broadcast reports
21available to the general public who are actively engaged in reporting the proceedings
22of the assembly, except that during the sessions of the assembly the privilege shall
23extend
extends only to the designated press area.
AR3, s. 27 24Section 27. Assembly rule 26 (1) to (5), (6) (a) and (7) are amended to read:
AR3,22,2
1Assembly Rule 26 (1) The presiding officer shall preserve order, decorum, and
2quiet on and about the assembly floor during sessions.
AR3,22,63 (2) While the presiding officer is addressing the assembly or submitting a
4question, no a member shall may not cross or leave the floor. While a member is
5speaking, no other a member shall may not walk between the speaking member and
6the presiding officer.
AR3,22,87 (3) No A person may not read any printed newspaper on the assembly floor or
8in the visitor galleries while the assembly is in session.
AR3,22,109 (4) No A person may not consume food on the assembly floor or in the visitor
10galleries.
AR3,22,1111 (5) No A person may not smoke on the assembly floor or in the visitor galleries.
AR3,22,1612 (6) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no a person may not use a 2-way
13commercial mobile radio service (, such as a cellular telephone or personal
14communications service), or a 2-way mobile radio device, such as a cellular
15telephone,
in the assembly chamber, other than in the parlor, lobbies, offices of the
16speaker, majority leader, and minority leader, and in hallways.
AR3,22,1917 (7) No A person, except other than a person specified in rule 25 (3), may not
18possess or use in the assembly chamber a microphone designed to pick up
19conversation more than 10 feet away from the microphone.
AR3, s. 28 20Section 28. Assembly rule 26 (6) (b) 4. and 5. are created to read:
AR3,22,22 21Assembly Rule 26 (6) (b) 4. The assembly chief clerk or a person acting at his
22or her direction.
AR3,22,23 23Assembly Rule 26 (6) (b) 5. A member in the parlor or lobbies.
AR3, s. 29 24Section 29. Assembly rule 27 is amended to read:
AR3,23,3
1Assembly Rule 27. Absences and leaves. No A member may not be absent
2from any daily session without a leave of absence. One member may request a leave
3for another.
AR3, s. 30 4Section 30. Assembly rule 28 is amended to read:
AR3,23,8 5Assembly Rule 28. Hour for convening. Unless a different hour is prescribed
6by law, resolution, or motion, the assembly, upon a simple motion to adjourn, shall
7convene at 9 a.m. on the next legislative day; except that if such the day is the first
8legislative day of any week, the hour of convening shall be is 10 a.m.
AR3, s. 31 9Section 31. Assembly rule 29 (1) (intro.) and (d) and (2) to (4) are amended to
10read:
AR3,23,16 11Assembly Rule 29 (1) (intro.) Each calendar shall be dated, shall list all regular
12orders of business specified in rule 31, and shall list under the proper order of
13business the proposals referred to such calendar by the presiding officer or speaker,
14by the committee on rules, or by action of the assembly, and any other business placed
15on the calendar under these the assembly rules in the sequence in which referred to
16the calendar.
AR3,23,1917 (d) Following the regular orders of business, each calendar shall list all special
18orders of business which that, at the time the calendar is compiled, have been
19scheduled by the assembly.
AR3,23,2220 (2) Unless otherwise ordered by the committee on rules, calendars shall be
21prepared for every day of each regularly scheduled floorperiod excluding Saturdays,
22Sundays, and legal holidays.
AR3,24,223 (3) A calendar, except a calendar for a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday
24specified in s. section 230.35 (4) (a) of the statutes, shall be provided to each member
25at least 12 hours before the calendar is to be acted upon during the last week of the

1last general-business floorperiod preceding the veto review session and
18 hours
2before the calendar is to be acted upon at other times.
AR3,24,73 (4) Unless otherwise ordered, after completion of the 4th order of business on
4the calendar for the current date, and prior to before consideration of the 5th and
5succeeding orders on that calendar, unfinished matters entered under orders of
6business on previous calendars shall be taken up and completed in order by order of
7business and calendar date.
AR3, s. 32 8Section 32. Assembly rule 31 (intro.), (2) and (7) are amended to read:
AR3,24,11 9Assembly Rule 31. Regular orders of business. (intro.) Following any
10opening prayer and salute to the flag, the regular orders of business shall be are as
11follows:
AR3,24,1212 (2) Second order. Introduction, first reading, and reference of proposals.
AR3,24,1413 (7) Seventh order. Consideration of motions for reconsideration of passage,
14indefinite postponement, concurrence, or nonconcurrence.
AR3, s. 33 15Section 33. Assembly rule 32 (1) (a) to (c), (2) and (3) (a) to (c) are amended
16to read:
AR3,24,22 17Assembly Rule 32 (1) (a) Messages from the senate or from the governor may
18be received and read, and any proposal referenced in such the messages which that
19is a senate proposal initially received for consideration of the assembly shall be
20referred and any other proposals referenced in such the messages shall be taken up
21immediately unless referred by the presiding officer to a standing committee or to
22the calendar;
AR3,25,223 (b) Proposals may be introduced, or offered, and referred when a report,
24showing the number and relating clause of the proposals introduced or offered for

1introduction
and the speaker's referral of each such proposal, has been provided to
2the members; or
AR3,25,63 (c) Proposals reported by one committee may be given subsequent reference to
4another committee or may be referred to the calendar when a report, showing the
5number and relating clause of such proposals and the speaker's subsequent referral
6of each such proposal, has been is provided to the members.
AR3,25,127 (2) When the assembly is scheduled to meet in joint convention with the senate,
8the presiding officer may interrupt business to await the arrival of the senate. When
9the senate arrives, the assembly sergeant at arms shall announce such the arrival
10to the presiding officer. The president of the senate or, in the president's absence, the
11speaker of the assembly shall preside over any joint convention. The assembly chief
12clerk shall act as the chief clerk of the joint convention.
AR3,25,1413 (3) (a) Special orders shall have precedence over the regular orders of business
14and shall be considered in chronological order.
AR3,25,1615 (b) The priority and sequence of special orders shall are not be lost either by
16adjournment or by recess.
AR3,25,1917 (c) Whenever one special order is under consideration, the arrival of the
18scheduled time for another special order shall does not interrupt the discussion of the
19special order then under consideration.
AR3, s. 34 20Section 34. Assembly rule 33 (intro.), (1) (b), (3) to (5) and (7) are amended to
21read:
AR3,26,2 22Assembly Rule 33. Resolutions for special orders of business. (intro.) At
23any time after a proposal has been is placed on a calendar or referred to or introduced
24or offered by the committee on rules, that committee may offer a resolution making
25the proposal a special order of business at a time and on a date specified in the

1resolution. A single resolution may be used to make several proposals special orders
2of business.
AR3,26,63 (1) (b) Within the time limits established by such the resolution, the floor
4managers shall allocate debate time among the members of their respective sides.
5The floor managers shall inform the speaker presiding officer of the names of
6members to be recognized in debate.
AR3,26,137 (3) Any resolution offered by the committee on rules to make a proposal a
8special order is privileged and may be received under any order of business. Such
9a resolution shall be taken up and acted upon immediately, ahead of all other
10proposals then pending. The question before the assembly shall be is adoption of the
11resolution. The only motion in order with regard to any such resolution is the motion
12to reject. Debate on the questions of adoption and rejection shall be is limited to 5
13minutes each.
AR3,26,2014 (4) Any special order created by adoption of a resolution under this rule shall
15be taken up at the time indicated in the resolution or 12 hours following its adoption,
16whichever is later. Any motion to reconsider an action on such the special order shall
17be taken up immediately unless a different time is set by majority vote of a majority
18of the members present and voting
for a specific motion to reconsider. The motion
19to advance the proposal to its 3rd reading and the motion to message the proposal
20to the other house may be adopted by a majority of the members present and voting.
AR3,27,221 (5) If ordered to a 3rd reading, any proposal made a special order under this
22rule shall appear as a continuing special order of business on the calendar for the 2nd
23legislative day after such the order. Any such continuing special order shall be listed
24by the time and date of the original order and shall take takes precedence over all

1other measures which proposals that appear on the same calendar except continuing
2special orders of an earlier time and date.
AR3,27,93 (7) If any bill which that is introduced in the assembly or senate under section
4227.19 (5) (e) or 227.26 (2) (f) of the statutes is not advanced to a 2nd reading within
540 days of after the date of referral to an assembly standing committee, the
6committee on rules shall introduce offer a resolution to make the bill a special order
7of business. This subsection does not apply if the bill is introduced within 40 days
8of after the time at which no further proposals may not be introduced or offered in
9the regular session under joint rule 83 (2).
AR3, s. 35 10Section 35. Assembly rule 34 is amended to read:
AR3,27,16 11Assembly Rule 34. Chief clerk receives matters addressed to the
12assembly.
(1) The chief clerk shall receive all proposals, amendments, petitions,
13committee reports, citations under rules 96 and 97, proposals by administrative
14agencies under rule 13 (2), communications, and all other matters addressed to the
15assembly and shall dispose of them in accordance with these the assembly rules and
16the joint rules.
AR3,27,1917 (2) Such matters Matters shall be kept in the sequence received and, if
18required, be read by the chief clerk under the appropriate order of business in such
19sequence.
AR3, s. 36 20Section 36. Assembly rule 35 (title), (1) and (3) are amended to read:
AR3,28,2 21Assembly Rule 35. (title) Proposals, amendments, and reports to be
22provided before debate.
(1) No A proposal, conference committee report, or veto,
23except a resolution under rule 33 or 43, may not be considered until it has been made
24available to the members for at least 24 hours excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and
25legal holidays. If the rules are suspended for the consideration of any proposal before

1it is available, the proposal shall be read at length at least once before its final
2passage or final adoption and concurrence.
AR3,28,63 (3) When a fiscal estimate for, or joint survey committee report on, a proposal
4bill has not been provided to the members, the chief clerk shall read the estimate or
5report to the membership prior to before consideration of the proposal bill by the
6assembly.
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