SR3: Resolution Text

SR3, s. 76 Section 76. Senate rule 78 (1) and (3) are amended to read:

SR3,34,17 Senate Rule 78 (1) The previous question being moved, the question shall then be is: "Shall the main question be now put?", which question is determined by the ayes and noes. The main question being ordered to be now put, its effect is to end all debate, and bring the senate to a direct vote upon the main question.

SR3,34,20 (3) Ordering the previous question at any stage of a proposal shall preclude precludes debate on all questions under that order, but not upon a motion to reconsider the question terminating that order.

SR3, s. 77 Section 77. Senate rule 80 is amended to read:

SR3,35,2 Senate Rule 80. But one call of the senate in order. On motion for the previous question, and before the ordering of the main question, one call of the senate is in order; but after proceedings under the call have been once dispensed with, or after a majority has ordered orders the main question, a call is not in order before the decision of the question.

SR3, s. 78 Section 78. Senate rule 82 is amended to read:

SR3,35,7 Senate Rule 82. Putting question. (1) On a call of the senate being moved, the presiding officer shall say: "It requiring 5 senators to make a call of the senate, those in favor of the call will shall rise." And, if a sufficient number rise, the call shall be thereby ordered without debate.

SR3,35,10 (2) When a motion for a call of the senate has failed fails of the support of the necessary 5 members, and announcement of that fact has been is made, a 2nd motion for a call on the same question is not in order unless other business intervenes.

SR3, s. 79 Section 79. Senate rule 85 (5) is amended to read:

SR3,35,19 Senate Rule 85 (5) Raising call. A motion to raise one or more calls takes precedence over every other motion, except a motion to adjourn. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members who are then those present is required for adoption. Upon adoption of a motion to raise one or more calls, business shall be taken up at the point at which it was interrupted by the call, except that motions to recess or adjourn take precedence over the question on which the call was raised, and subsequent calls on motions unrelated to progress of a proposal are in order. The motion to raise a call is not amendable.

SR3, s. 80 Section 80. Senate rule 86 is amended to read:

SR3,36,2 Senate Rule 86. Sergeant at arms may report. The sergeant at arms may make a report of the proceedings under the call at any time. The motion to accept the report is determined by ayes and noes. The call may not be raised unless a majority of the members who are then those present vote in favor of the motion. If the report is not accepted, the sergeant at arms shall proceed to a completion of the duties under rule 84.

SR3, s. 81 Section 81. Senate rule 87 is amended to read:

SR3,36,8 Senate Rule 87. Call raised when absentees present and business disposed of. When the sergeant at arms reports that all who were absent without leave are present and names them, the report shall be entered on the journal. The call shall end ends as soon as the business, pending when the call was made, is disposed of.

SR3, s. 82 Section 82. Senate rule 88 (1) and (3) are amended to read:

SR3,36,13 Senate Rule 88 (1) The committee on senate organization shall have has general supervision and direction over all employees of the senate and may supervise or assign supervision over employees as it considers proper to the chief clerk, to the sergeant at arms, or to members of the senate.

SR3,36,19 (3) Employees may not be allowed compensation except for such time as they are actually in attendance, except when absent with leave granted by their superior officers. Employees are not exempt from this provision on any day of the week. All employees shall perform such duties in connection with the work of the senate as are assigned to them by their superior officers, and shall be available at such hours as their superior officers direct.

SR3, s. 83 Section 83. Senate rule 90 is amended to read:

SR3,37,2 Senate Rule 90. Creating, amending, or repealing rules. Senate rules may be created, amended, or repealed by resolution adopted by a vote of a majority of the senate membership presently serving. The vote is taken by ayes and noes. The resolution shall set forth the precise detail of the proposed creation, amendment, or repeal. After the senate rules have been established at the commencement of the legislative biennium biennial session, any resolution to change the senate rules shall must lay over one week.

SR3, s. 84 Section 84. Senate rule 92 is amended to read:

SR3,37,7 Senate Rule 92. Continuity of senate rules. Senate rules are effective until amended or rescinded repealed by the senate. Senate rules remain in force at the beginning of a succeeding regular biennial session until superseded by rules adopted by the senate in the succeeding biennial session of the legislature.

SR3, s. 85 Section 85. Senate rule 93 (intro.), (1) and (6) are amended to read:

SR3,37,15 Senate Rule 93. Special, extended, or extraordinary sessions. (intro.) Unless otherwise provided by the senate for a specific special, extended, or extraordinary session, the rules of the senate adopted for the regular biennial session shall, with the following modifications, apply to each special session called by the governor and to each extended or extraordinary session called by the senate and assembly organization committees or called by a joint resolution approved by both houses:

SR3,37,21 (1) A senate proposal or amendment may not be considered unless it is germane to the subjects enumerated by the governor in the proclamation calling the special session or to the subjects enumerated by the committees on organization or in the joint resolution calling the extended or extraordinary session and accomplishes the special purposes for which the special session was convened or the business specified in the action authorizing the extended floorperiod or extraordinary session.

SR3,37,25 (1p) A senate proposal may not be considered unless it is recommended to be introduced or offered by the committee on senate organization, the senate committee on finance, the joint committee on finance, the joint committee on legislative organization, or by the joint committee on employment relations.

SR3,38,2 (6) Any motion to advance a proposal and any motion to message a proposal to the other house assembly may be adopted by a majority of those present and voting.

SR3, s. 86 Section 86. Senate rule 94 (1) is amended to read:

SR3,38,15 Senate Rule 94 (1) Whenever directed to do so by the committee on senate organization, the chief clerk shall recompile and publish the senate manual containing the senate rules, the joint rules of the senate and assembly, and the constitution of this state, together with appropriate directories of the members of the legislature, legislative employees, accredited correspondents of the news media, a detailed alphabetical index, and such other information approved by the committee on senate organization as is useful to the members of the senate. In recompiling the senate manual, the chief clerk shall make the spelling and other minor corrections authorized to be made in legislation under rule 31 (1) and (4) and shall consult with the legislative reference bureau to make any references to provisions of the constitution, statutes, joint rules, or senate rules conform to the numbers then assigned to the provisions.

SR3, s. 87 Section 87. Senate rule 96 (1) and (3) are amended to read:

SR3,38,21 Senate Rule 96 (1) The committee on senate organization may request from the legislative fiscal bureau an original fiscal estimate on any a bill if the committee believes that a fiscal estimate on the bill will not be completed by the state agency assigned to prepare the fiscal estimate before the bill receives a public hearing, is voted on by a senate standing committee, or is considered by the senate.

SR3,39,2 (3) Unless otherwise determined by the senate, failure to receive a fiscal estimate requested under sub. (1) on a bill that already has one or more original fiscal estimates shall does not delay consideration of the bill. Unless otherwise determined by the senate, failure to receive a fiscal estimate requested other than under sub. (1) on a bill that already has one or more original fiscal estimates requested under sub. (1) shall does not delay consideration of the bill.

SR3, s. 88 Section 88. Senate rule 97 is amended to read:

SR3,39,9 Senate Rule 97. Space assignments. At the commencement of each biennial session, the committee on senate organization shall assign to each member the seat to be occupied by that member during the biennial term session. The schedule of room assignments to members and committees, and the schedule of meetings of standing committees, shall follow the schedule of the previous biennial session unless changed by vote of the committee on senate organization.

SR3, s. 89 Section 89. Senate rule 98 (intro.) is renumbered senate rule 98 (1) and amended to read:

SR3,39,17 Senate Rule 98 (1) Any A member of the senate may sponsor a citation on behalf of the senate to a particular person, group, or organization or to commemorate a particular event or occasion as specified in the citation. Citations may be issued during any floorperiod as well as, during any committee work period, or during the interim period scheduled for the of committee work of the interim committees. Citations are issued without formal approval by vote of the senate.

SR3, s. 90 Section 90. Senate rule 98 (1) is renumbered senate rule 98 (1m) and amended to read:

SR3,39,24 Senate Rule 98 (1m) Citations may be used in place of resolutions for commendations, congratulations, and condolences of persons, groups, or organizations or to give recognition to unusual and important events or occasions, except that the use of citations shall may not be abused. The committee on senate organization may more specifically interpret this subsection.

SR3, s. 91 Section 91. Senate rule 98 (3) and (4) (intro.) are amended to read:

SR3,40,8 Senate Rule 98 (3) A The president and chief clerk shall sign a citation on behalf of the senate shall be signed by the president and by the chief clerk. If so signed, it is considered approved by the senate and shall be so recorded in the journal. The issuing senator may also sign the citation. If the president or chief clerk refuses to approve a citation, the committee on senate organization may require the president and chief clerk to approve it. A copy of the finished citation shall be provided to the issuing senator, and another copy thereof shall be filed in the legislative reference bureau.

SR3,40,12 (4) (intro.) All citations on behalf of the senate shall must be prepared on an artistic form, shall must first be approved by the committee on senate organization, shall must be suitable for framing, and shall must be in substantially the following form:

SR3, s. 92 Section 92. Senate rule 99 (3) to (8), (16), (17), (20), (27) to (28), (33), (35), (36), (39), (40), (44), (48), (50), (50m), (52) to (54), (57m), (59), (62), (63), (66), (70) to (73) and (79) are amended to read:

SR3,40,17 Senate Rule 99 (3) Adoption: Approval of a motion, amendment, substitute amendment, simple resolution, or joint resolution [see also subs. (16) and (54)].

SR3,40,20 (4) Amendment: A suggested alteration in any a proposal or amendment, often referred to as a simple amendment in distinction to a substitute amendment, which is intended to take the place of the proposal.

SR3,40,22 (5) Appeal: A member's challenge of a ruling on a point of order. To prevail, an appeal requires the support of a majority of the members present a quorum.

SR3,41,2 (7) Bill: A proposed change of law originating in either house, requiring passage by 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.

SR3,41,3 (8) Calendar: The agenda for any a legislative day.

SR3,41,5 (16) Concurrence: The action by which one house agrees to a proposal or action of the other house [see also subs. (3) and (54)].

SR3,41,8 (17) Conference committee Committee of conference: A committee of representatives to the assembly and of senators, appointed to resolve differences on a specific proposal.

SR3,41,11 (20) Current membership: The members of one of the houses, certified as elected in the last general election, omitting those who have subsequently resigned, have been removed, or have died.

SR3,41,13 (27) Expunge: To remove material from the record and thus undo some senate action.

SR3,41,18 (27m) Extraordinary session: The convening of the legislature by the assembly and senate 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 biennial session for a limited purpose, the extraordinary session is referred to as an extended session.

SR3,41,20 (28) Fiscal estimate: A memorandum by a state agency pursuant to joint rules 41 to 49 50, explaining the impact of a bill on state or local finances.

SR3,41,21 (33) History: A record of actions on any given a proposal.

SR3,41,23 (35) Indefinite postponement: A motion to kill a proposal in its house of origin for a legislative biennial session.

SR3,41,25 (36) Introduction: The formal presentation of a bill before one of the houses [see also sub. (50m)].

SR3,42,4 (39) Joint resolution: A proposal requiring adoption by both houses, to: a) express the opinion of the legislature; b) change the joint rules of the legislature; c) propose an amendment to the state constitution; or d) propose or ratify an amendment to the U.S. constitution.

SR3,42,6 (40) Joint rules: The common rules of procedure proceedings adopted by both houses.

SR3,42,10 (44) Main motions and questions: The final affirmative question concerning a proposal during any stage of its consideration or any a motion made or question raised when no other matter is before the house. Main questions have lower precedence than privileged, incidental, and subsidiary questions.

SR3,42,12 (48) Members present: Those members in attendance at a daily session meeting of the senate.

SR3,42,14 (50) Nonconcurrence: The refusal of one house to agree to a proposal, amendment, or action of the other.

SR3,42,16 (50m) Offer: The formal presentation of a joint resolution, resolution, substitute amendment, amendment, or motion before a house [see also sub. (36)].

SR3,42,19 (52) Pair: A written agreement between 2 members on opposite sides of a question not to vote on that question while one or both are absent with leave, thereby permitting which permits the absent member to influence the outcome of a vote.

SR3,42,21 (53) Parliamentary inquiry: A request for an explanation of a legislative rule or procedure proceeding.

SR3,42,24 (54) Passage: Final approval in the first house of a bill introduced in that house if referring to action of one house and final approval of both houses of a bill introduced in either house if referring to action of both houses [see also subs. (3) and (16)].

SR3,43,3 (57m) President pro tempore: A member of the senate, elected by the membership to carry out the duties of the president in his or her absence until the return of the president or until a president is elected.

SR3,43,8 (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 senate or assembly and its members and having the highest precedence for consideration. Privileged motions and requests take precedence over incidental, subsidiary, and main questions.

SR3,43,10 (62) Quorum: A majority of the current senate membership of one of the houses, unless otherwise required by the state constitution.

SR3,43,12 (63) Recess: A temporary suspension of business during a roll call day of the year.

SR3,43,20 (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 of each year and continue throughout the biennium biennial session until the final adjournment of the biennial session. "Session" is also often used to refer to the daily meetings of the legislature.

SR3,43,24 (70) Rescind: An action by which one of the houses nullifies an action or actions on a proposal so as to enable the house to again consider a proposal from a given stage. When such a motion to rescind prevails, the house resumes its consideration of a proposal at the stage indicated in the motion.

SR3,44,3 (71) Resolution: A proposal: a) expressing the opinion of one of the houses; or b) changing the rules of one of the houses; or confirming a nomination for appointment.

SR3,44,4 (73) Roll call day: A legislative day on which any a roll call is taken.

SR3,44,6 (79) Sine die adjournment: The final adjournment of a legislative biennial or special session.

SR3, s. 93 Section 93. Senate rule 99 (17) is renumbered senate rule 99 (14m) and amended to read:

SR3,44,11 Senate Rule 99 (14m) Conference committee Committee of conference: A committee of representatives to the assembly and of senators, appointed to resolve differences on a specific proposal.

SR3, s. 94 Section 94. Senate rule 99 (57p) is created to read:

SR3,44,14 Senate Rule 99 (57p) Presiding officer: The person presiding over the senate or assembly in daily session [see also subs. (11), (57d), and (57m)].

SR3,44,15 (End)