AR3: Resolution Text

AR3,55,7 (c) As directed by the chief clerk, any resolution amending these the assembly rules may be engrossed and may be duplicated for distribution.

AR3, s. 91 Section 91. Assembly rule 95 (intro.), (1), (6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (17), (20), (24), (25), (26), (27), (27m), (28), (29), (33m), (34), (35), (36), (37), (43), (44), (45), (46), (52), (56), (57), (58), (59), (60), (66), (69), (70), (71), (75), (76), (78), (80), (81), (87) to (92) and (94) are amended to read:

AR3,55,14 Assembly Rule 95. Definitions. (intro.) The following are definitions of the major terms used in these the assembly rules or traditionally used in deliberations on the floor.

AR3,55,17 (1) Act: A bill which that has passed both houses of the legislature, been enrolled, and been approved by the governor or passed over the governor's veto, or that becomes law without the signature of the governor, and published.

AR3,55,20 (6) Assembly chamber: The entire area west of the easternmost doors of the assembly, including the visitor's galleries, lobbies, offices of the speaker, majority leader, and minority leader, and hallways.

AR3,55,25 (7) Bill: A proposed change of law originating in either house, requiring approval passage by both houses one house and concurrence of the other house of the legislature and approval of the governor, or passage notwithstanding the objections of the governor by a two-thirds vote in each house, or that becomes law without the signature of the governor, before becoming effective.

AR3,56,2 (9) Call of the assembly or "call of the house.": A procedure for requiring the attendance of absent members.

AR3,56,4 (10) Certificate or "citation.": A formal legislative document of commendation, congratulations, or condolences.

AR3,56,5 (11) Chair: The position that the presiding officer fills.

AR3,56,7 (17) Conference committee: A committee of representatives to the assembly and of senators, appointed to resolve differences on a specific proposal.

AR3,56,9 (20) Current membership: The members of the assembly , omitting those who have resigned, have been removed, or have died.

AR3,56,12 (24) Elected membership: The members of the assembly , certified as elected in the last general election, including those who have subsequently resigned, have been removed, or have died.

AR3,56,15 (25) Engrossed proposal: A proposal incorporating all adopted amendments and all approved technical corrections in the house of origin, whether or not it is reproduced as engrossed.

AR3,56,18 (26) Enrolled proposal: A proposal that was passed, or adopted, and concurred in, incorporating any amendments and corrections that were approved by both houses.

AR3,56,20 (27) Expunge: To remove material from the record and, thus, undo some assembly action.

AR3,56,25 (27m) Extraordinary session: The convening of the legislature by the assembly and senate organization committees on organization or by petition or joint resolution of the legislature to accomplish the business specified in the action calling the session. When used to continue a floorperiod of the regular session for a limited purpose, the extraordinary session is referred to as an extended session.

AR3,57,2 (28) Fiscal estimate: A memorandum pursuant to joint rules 41 to 49, explaining the impact of any proposal a bill on state or local finances.

AR3,57,5 (29) Floor of the assembly: That portion of the assembly chamber which that is reserved for members, assembly officers, and persons granted the privilege of the floor.

AR3,57,7 (33m) History file: The list of entries made by the chief clerk in the bulletin of proceedings, recording the actions of the legislature on a proposal.

AR3,57,12 (34) Incidental motions and requests: A group of motions and requests which that generally relate relates to the proceedings, procedures, and subsidiary questions during debate, and which that must be disposed of before proceeding to the main question under consideration. Incidental questions have lower precedence than privileged questions, but higher precedence than subsidiary and main motions.

AR3,57,14 (35) Indefinite postponement: A motion to kill a proposal in its house of origin for a legislative session in its house of origin.

AR3,57,16 (36) Introduction: The formal presentation of a proposal bill before the assembly.

AR3,57,18 (37) Joint convention, also called " joint session":; A joint meeting of the senate and the assembly.

AR3,57,19 (43) Legislative day: Any day on which the legislature is in session.

AR3,57,23 (44) Main motions and questions: The final affirmative question concerning a proposal during any stage of its consideration or any motion made or question raised when no other matter is before the assembly. Main questions have lower precedence than privileged, incidental, and subsidiary questions.

AR3,57,24 (45) Majority: One more than half one-half.

AR3,58,3 (46) Manual: The publication containing the rules of the assembly, the joint rules, the session schedule, the state constitution, alphabetical indexes, and other materials deemed considered relevant to a representative's job.

AR3,58,6 (52) Pair: A written agreement between 2 members on opposite sides of a question not to vote on that the question as long as if one or both are absent with leave, and which permits the absent member to influence the outcome of a vote.

AR3,58,8 (56) Point of order: A request that the presiding officer rule on some a matter of parliamentary procedure.

AR3,58,10 (57) Precedent: A previous ruling, decision, or action used to interpret legislative rules.

AR3,58,12 (58) Previous question: A motion that debate on a proposal be ended on a proposal.

AR3,58,17 (59) Privileged motions and requests: A group of motions and requests relating to basic questions concerning the meetings, organization, rules, rights, and duties of the assembly and having the highest precedence for consideration. Privileged motions and requests take precedence over incidental, subsidiary, and main questions.

AR3,58,19 (60) Proposal: A resolution, joint resolution, or bill put before the assembly for consideration.

AR3,59,2 (66) Regular session: The biennial session of the legislature established by the constitution and by section 13.02 of the statutes. The Wisconsin legislature convenes in the capitol on the first Monday of January in each odd-numbered year at 2 p.m. to take the oath of office, to select officers, and to organize itself for the conduct of its business, but (if the first Monday falls on January 1 or 2, the legislature organizes on January 3). Daily meetings begin in January in of each year and continue throughout the biennium until the final adjournment of the session. The term "session" "Session" is also often used to refer to the daily meetings of the legislature.

AR3,59,6 (69) Request: A proposed action which that does not require a vote because: a) unanimous consent has been asked for; b) the action is required if there are sufficient seconds; or c) the presiding officer has the authority to take or order the action requested action.

AR3,59,10 (70) Rescind: An action by which the assembly nullifies an action or actions on a proposal so as to enable it the assembly to again consider a proposal from a given stage. When such a motion to recind prevails, the assembly resumes its consideration of a proposal at the stage indicated in the motion.

AR3,59,12 (71) Resolution, assembly: A proposal; a) expressing the opinion of the assembly; or b) changing the assembly rules.

AR3,59,14 (75) Rules of procedure: The legislative rules which that govern the conduct of legislative business.

AR3,59,15 (76) Ruling: The chair's presiding officer's decision on a point of order.

AR3,59,17 (78) Sergeant at arms: The officer elected by the members to perform and direct the police and custodial functions in of the assembly.

AR3,59,20 (80) Speaker: A member of the assembly elected by the membership to preside over the assembly and carry out the duties as described in these the assembly rules, the joint rules, and the statutes.

AR3,59,23 (81) Speaker pro tempore: A member of the assembly elected by the membership to carry out the duties of the speaker in his or her absence until the return of the speaker or until a speaker is elected.

AR3,60,2 (87) Subsidiary motions: A group of motions which that change, or delay or accelerate the consideration of, a proposal before the assembly. Subsidiary motions have lower precedence than privileged and incidental questions , but higher precedence than main motions.

AR3,60,5 (88) Substitute amendment: An amendment which that, if accepted, takes the place of the original proposal. The term more accurately describes a "substitute bill" or "substitute resolution.".

AR3,60,7 (89) Sufficient seconds: The support of 15 members necessary to initiate certain procedures in these the assembly rules.

AR3,60,11 (90) Suspension of the rules: A motion requiring the support of two-thirds majority support of the members present and by which a special action on a specific proposal is accomplished despite the existence of a rule blocking such the action. Any suspension of the rules is temporary.

AR3,60,14 (92) Unanimous consent: A request to suspend the rules for a specific purpose; if no an objection is not heard, it is assumed that the request has the consent of the entire body.

AR3,60,16 (94) Voice vote: A vote taken by asking the members in favor of a question to say "aye" simultaneously and then the members opposed to likewise say "no.".

AR3, s. 92 Section 92. Assembly rule 95 (50m) and (57m) are created to read:

AR3,60,19 Assembly Rule 95 (50m) Offer: The formal presentation of a joint resolution, resolution, substitute amendment, amendment, or motion before the assembly.

AR3,60,21 (57m) Presiding officer: The person presiding over the assembly in session. [see also subs. (11), (80), and (81)]

AR3, s. 93 Section 93. Assembly rule 96 is amended to read:

AR3,61,7 Assembly Rule 96. Legislative citations. Any proposal for a certificate motion under joint rule 7 shall, when received by the assembly and whether originating in this house or in the senate, be laid aside to allow time for the committee on assembly organization to examine the proposal motion for its appropriateness under joint rule 7 (1) and (2). Upon approval by the committee on assembly organization and verbal notification thereof to the chief clerk, and if such proposal the motion has not been objected to by any member of the assembly, such proposals shall then be deemed the motion is approved by the assembly. A written committee report is not necessary. If objected to by any member, any motion under joint rule 7 may be brought before the body on the 13th order of business.

AR3, s. 94 Section 94. Assembly rule 97 (1) and (5) (intro.) are amended to read:

AR3,61,13 Assembly Rule 97 (1) Citations may be used in place of resolutions for commendations, congratulations, and condolences of persons or organizations or to give recognition to unusual and important events, except that the use of citations shall may not be abused. The committee on assembly organization may more specifically interpret this rule subsection.

AR3,61,17 (5) (intro.) All citations on behalf of the assembly shall be typed prepared by employes employees assigned to the chief clerk, shall be prepared on an artistic form approved by the committee on assembly organization, shall be suitable for framing, and shall be in substantially the following form:

AR3, s. 95 Section 95. Assembly rule 98 is created to read:

AR3,62,2 Assembly Rule 98. Campaign committee activity. (1) A member may not schedule, hold, attend, or contribute money for or at; or authorize a legislative campaign committee, as defined in section 11.01 of the statutes, to schedule, hold, attend, or contribute money for or at; and a member may not schedule, hold, attend, or contribute money for or at; or authorize the member's personal campaign committee, as defined in section 11.01 of the statutes, to schedule, hold, attend, or contribute money for or at; a fund-raising social event in Dane County during a floorperiod of the legislature or during a special or extraordinary session.

AR3,62,6 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a fund-raising social event of a legislative campaign committee held during the period between the first day authorized for filing nomination papers for any special election to the assembly and the date of the special election.

AR3,62,12 (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a fund-raising social event of a current member of the assembly or his or her personal campaign committee held during the period between the first day authorized for filing nomination papers for any office for which a current member of the assembly is a candidate and the date of the election for that office, if the event is held within the boundaries of the jurisdiction or district served by the office for which the current member of the assembly is a candidate.

AR3,62,17 (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to a fund-raising social event of a current member of the assembly or his or her personal campaign committee held during the period between the first day authorized for filing nomination papers for any office, other than representative to the assembly, for which a current member of the assembly is a candidate and the date of the election for that other office.

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