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1Senate Rule 18 (2) The sergeant at arms shall distribute a copy of the calendar
2to all members before the calendar is acted upon. The chairperson of the committee
3on senate organization shall provide at least 18 hours' notice of other matters to be
4taken up on the next session day, but the distributed calendar may not be changed
5within such 18-hour period.
SR2, s. 20 6Section 20. Senate rule 18 (3) is amended to read:
SR2,9,10 7Senate Rule 18 (3) Except as provided in sub. (2), the The distributed calendar
8shall show the business scheduled to be taken up on the current day, organized
9according to the orders of business established by rule 17 (1). For proposals on 2nd
10reading, the calendar shall show all pending committee reports.
SR2, s. 21 11Section 21. Senate rule 20 (7) is amended to read:
SR2,9,16 12Senate Rule 20 (7) Whenever If a member of the committee on senate
13organization is disabled and unable to serve, the senate may select a temporary
14replacement from among those senators of the same party affiliation. The
15replacement terminates upon the return of the disabled member who was unable to
16serve
.
SR2, s. 22 17Section 22. Senate rule 22 (1) is amended to read:
SR2,9,24 18Senate Rule 22 (1) Whenever the governor or the state superintendent of
19public instruction submits to the senate a nomination for an appointment as
20required by law, the president shall refer the nomination to the standing committee
21that the president deems to be the most appropriate committee to pass upon the
22qualifications of the candidate. The committee shall report its findings and
23recommendations to the senate in writing. Nominations by the governor and the
24state superintendent of public instruction may be considered, and the persons so

1nominated may with the advice and consent of the senate be appointed, in special as
2well as in regular sessions
during any session of the senate.
SR2, s. 23 3Section 23. Senate rule 24 is amended to read:
SR2,10,13 4Senate Rule 24. Committee quorum; subcommittees. A majority of any
5committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. Solely for For the
6purpose of determining a quorum of a committee necessary to hold a public hearing
7transact business, and with the consent of the committee chairperson, a member who
8is connected to the hearing by means of a 2-way, audiovisual transmission a meeting
9of the committee via teleconference
is considered present. Subcommittees may be
10appointed to take charge of any part of the committee's business and to report to the
11committee. Motions to reconsider may be made in committee, before the papers are
12reported to the senate. Rereference gives the committee full power to act without
13reconsidering its former action.
SR2, s. 24 14Section 24. Senate rule 25 (1) is renumbered senate rule 25 (1) (a) amended
15to read:
SR2,10,17 16Senate Rule 25 (1) (a) A chairperson who determines to hold a hearing shall
17schedule the hearing as early in the session as practicable. The
SR2,11,5 18(c) The public notice under par. (b) shall be posted on the bulletin board of each
19house. The notice shall indicate the
day, hour, and place of hearing before any
20committee shall be posted on the bulletin board of each house,
the meeting and such
21notice shall state
the number, author, and relating clause of the each proposal to be
22considered. If unintroduced legislation will be considered at the meeting, the notice
23shall indicate the draft number assigned to the legislation by the legislative
24reference bureau and the relating clause of the legislation, and shall indicate that
25copies of the draft legislation are available at the chief clerk's office. The chairperson

1shall provide a copy of the draft legislation to the chief clerk before publishing the
2notice. The chief clerk shall distribute copies of the draft legislation to any person
3who requests such copies.
Whenever a scheduled hearing meeting is canceled, the
4chairperson shall immediately notify the chief clerk and post cancellation notices on
5the bulletin boards of each house.
SR2, s. 25 6Section 25. Senate rule 25 (1) (b) is created to read:
SR2,11,11 7Senate Rule 25 (1) (b) Except as provided in par. (d), public notice of every
8meeting of a committee shall be given at least 24 hours before the commencement
9of the meeting, unless the committee on senate organization determines that for good
10cause such notice is impossible or impractical. In no case may notice be provided less
11than 2 hours in advance of a meeting.
SR2, s. 26 12Section 26. Senate rule 25 (1) (d) is created to read:
SR2,11,16 13Senate Rule 25 (1) (d) Paragraph (b) does not apply to any meeting of the
14committee on senate organization that is called solely for the purpose of scheduling
15business before the senate or adopting resolutions of which the sole purpose is
16scheduling business before the senate or assembly.
SR2, s. 27 17Section 27. Senate rule 25 (2) is amended to read:
SR2,11,22 18Senate Rule 25 (2) Whenever Except as provided under rules 41 (1) (e) and 46
19(2) (c),
a proposal or other matter that has been referred to committee, the proposal
20or other matter
is within the sole jurisdiction of the majority of the committee. A
21directive with respect to the committee's action thereon, other than a motion to
22withdraw from the committee, is not in order.
SR2, s. 28 23Section 28. Senate rule 26 (1) is renumbered senate rule 26 and amended to
24read:
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1Senate Rule 26. Schedule of committee activities. On or before Monday
2noon of each week the chairperson of each senate committee shall file with the chief
3clerk a list of the public hearings before that committee which will be held during the
4following week. The list shall be reproduced in full in the weekly schedule of
5committee activities. The chairperson of any senate committee may file notice of
6hearing on or before Monday noon of the 2nd week before the week in which the
7public hearing is scheduled so as to post advance notice of the hearing.
SR2, s. 29 8Section 29. Senate rule 26 (2) is repealed.
SR2, s. 30 9Section 30. Senate rule 27 (1) is amended to read:
SR2,12,13 10Senate Rule 27 (1) The chairperson of the committee to which any proposal is
11referred shall report, in concise form the format specified by the chief clerk, the action
12of the committee and the date thereof, and shall authenticate the same by personal
13signature, for example:
SR2,12,14 14The committee on ..................... reports and recommends:
SR2,12,15 15Senate Bill 24
SR2,12,16 16An Act (relating clause)
SR2,12,18 17Passage: Ayes (3), Senators ............ , ............ , ............ ; Noes (1), Senator ............
18; Absent or not voting (1), Senator ............ .
SR2,12,19 19Senate Bill 26
SR2,12,20 20An Act (relating clause)
SR2,12,22 21Adoption of Senate Amendment 1: Ayes (5), Senators ............ , ............ , ............
22, ............ , ............ ; Noes (0); Absent or not voting (0).
SR2,12,24 23Passage as amended: Ayes (4), Senators ............ , ............ , ............ , ............ ;
24Noes (1), Senator ............ ; Absent or not voting (0).
SR2,12,25 25Senate Bill 28
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1An Act (relating clause)
SR2,13,3 2Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1: Ayes (3), Senators ............ ,
3............ , ............ ; Noes (2), Senators ............ , ............ ; Absent or not voting (0).
SR2,13,6 4Passage as amended: Ayes (2), Senators ............ , ............ ; Noes (2), Senators
5............ , ............ ; Absent or not voting (1), Senator ............ . Reported without
6recommendation.
SR2,13,7 7Senate Bill 30
SR2,13,8 8An Act (relating clause)
SR2,13,10 9Indefinite postponement: Ayes (5), Senators ........... , .......... , .......... , ..........,
10.......... ; Noes (0); Absent or not voting (0).
SR2,13,11 11Senate Bill ............ (LRB- ............... / .....)
SR2,13,12 12An Act (relating clause)
SR2,13,14 13Introduction: Ayes (4), Senators ............ , ............ , ............ , ............ ; Noes (1),
14Senator ............ ; Absent or not voting (0).
SR2,13,15 15Assembly Bill 32
SR2,13,16 16An Act (relating clause)
SR2,13,18 17Concurrence: Ayes (4), Senators ............ , ............ , ............ , ............ ; Noes (0);
18Absent or not voting (1), Senator ............ .
SR2,13,19 19Assembly Bill 34
SR2,13,20 20An Act (relating clause)
SR2,13,22 21Nonconcurrence: Ayes (3), Senators ............ , ............ , ............ ; Noes (0); Absent
22or not voting (2), Senators ............ and ............ .
SR2,13,23 23Senate Resolution 10
SR2,13,24 24A resolution relating to, etc.
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1Adoption: Ayes (3), Senators ............ , ............ , ............ ; Noes (1), Senator
2...........; Absent or not voting (1), Senator ............ .
SR2,14,3 3Senate Joint Resolution 50
SR2,14,4 4A joint resolution relating to, etc.
SR2,14,6 5Indefinite postponement: Ayes (5), Senators ........... , .......... , .......... , ..........,
6.......... ; Noes (0); Absent or not voting (0).
SR2,14,7 7................................. Chairperson.
SR2, s. 31 8Section 31. Senate rule 27 (2) (intro.) is renumbered senate rule 27 (2) and
9amended to read:
SR2,14,17 10Senate Rule 27 (2) Each committee to which a proposed administrative rule
11is referred under rule 4 (10) shall submit a report within the review period specified
12in section 227.19 (4) (b) of the statutes in the form specified in this rule, authenticated
13by the personal signature of the chairperson or cochairpersons. Whenever a
14committee schedules a public hearing or a meeting with an agency representative
15concerning a proposed rule, or whenever modifications to a proposed rule are agreed
16to be made or received, the committee shall submit an interim report. The form of
17the report is as follows: shall be in the format specified by the chief clerk.
SR2, s. 32 18Section 32. Senate rule 27 (2) (a) and (b) are repealed.
SR2, s. 33 19Section 33. Senate rule 27 (3) is amended to read:
SR2,15,2 20Senate Rule 27 (3) Any amendment or substitute amendment, recommended
21by the committee for rejection, may not be reported to the senate. Any such

22submitted to a standing committee for the committee's consideration shall be
23reported out of committee only if adoption is recommended or if sub. (4) applies. An
24amendment or substitute
amendment not reported out of committee may, upon

1motion, be revived by the vote of the majority of the current membership members
2present
while the proposal is still in the amendable stage.
SR2, s. 34 3Section 34. Senate rule 27 (4) (b) is amended to read:
SR2,15,6 4Senate Rule 27 (4) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the chief clerk shall record in
5the journal that a proposed proposal is reported without recommendation whenever
6the proposal is withdrawn from committee under rule 18 or 41 (1) (d).
SR2, s. 35 7Section 35. Senate rule 32 (1) is amended to read:
SR2,15,15 8Senate Rule 32 (1) When first considered and thereafter each time that a
9proposal is considered after business relating to another subject has intervened, it
10shall be identified in the journal by number and relating clause. Thereafter all
11reference to the proposal or petition either in the journal or in messages must be by
12number only, except in the journal where the ayes and noes are entered. The chief
13clerk shall read the relating clauses except when the senate directs otherwise, except
14that in messages of approval of bills by the governor the chief clerk shall read the bill
15number only unless a member requests the relating clause to be read.
SR2, s. 36 16Section 36. Senate rule 32 (2) is amended to read:
SR2,15,21 17Senate Rule 32 (2) No later than one-half hour following the adjournment of
18each legislative day, members
Members may submit to the chief clerk in writing a
19listing of visitors from their districts who witnessed a part of the day's meeting. The
20list, together with the record of the guests introduced on that legislative day under
21rule 17 (4), shall be entered at the end of the day's journal.
SR2, s. 37 22Section 37. Senate rule 36 (1) is amended to read:
SR2,16,3 23Senate Rule 36 (1) On the first reading, every bill requiring 3 readings under
24rule 35 and all resolutions not privileged by rule 69 shall be referred to the
25appropriate committee. The president shall determine the appropriate committee

1under rule 46 and the chief clerk shall announce referral shall be printed in the
2journal
under the proper order of business. This rule applies to proposals originating
3in either house.
SR2, s. 38 4Section 38. Senate rule 36 (2) (a) is amended to read:
SR2,16,10 5Senate Rule 36 (2) (a) All Except as provided in pars. (c) and (d), all bills
6introduced in the senate which by statute require reference in the senate to a
7particular committee shall be so referred upon first reading and all assembly bills
8when received from the assembly shall be so referred upon first reading except where
9the assembly record on the bill discloses that the statutory requirement has been
10satisfied by reference to the committee in the assembly.
SR2, s. 39 11Section 39. Senate rule 36 (2) (b) is amended to read:
SR2,16,15 12Senate Rule 36 (2) (b) Only one such reference is required under this rule and
13the adoption of an amendment does not require rereference, but rereference may be
14ordered by the senate at any time before passage or concurrence or as provided under
15rules 41 (1) (e) and 46 (2) (c)
.
SR2, s. 40 16Section 40. Senate rule 37 (1) is amended to read:
SR2,16,19 17Senate Rule 37 (1) Before a bill, or a joint resolution proposing an amendment
18to the constitution, is amended or ordered to a 3rd reading it shall be read a 2nd time
19by relating clause.
SR2, s. 41 20Section 41. Senate rule 37 (4) is created to read:
SR2,16,22 21Senate Rule 37 (4) Any proposal ordered to a 3rd reading is considered
22engrossed.
SR2, s. 42 23Section 42. Senate rule 38 (3) is created to read:
SR2,16,24 24Senate Rule 38 (3) A 3rd reading shall be by relating clause.
SR2, s. 43 25Section 43. Senate rule 40 is amended to read:
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1Senate Rule 40. Proposal amended on 3rd reading to be reengrossed.
2If a senate proposal ordered engrossed and read a 3rd time is amended or otherwise
3changed it shall be considered reengrossed before being read a 3rd time the 3rd
4reading
. Any senate proposal that passed the senate with amendments shall be
5engrossed under the supervision of the chief clerk before being messaged to the
6assembly. However, if the amendment is an unamended substitute amendment, the
7original substitute amendment is the bill.
SR2, s. 44 8Section 44. Senate rule 41 (1) (b) is amended to read:
SR2,17,13 9Senate Rule 41 (1) (b) A motion to withdraw and rerefer or to withdraw is in
10order, but the question is divisible, and except that if the senate having has once
11refused to withdraw and rerefer or to withdraw a proposal or other matter from
12committee, any subsequent motion to withdraw and rerefer or to withdraw requires
13a suspension of the rules.
SR2, s. 45 14Section 45. Senate rule 41 (1) (e) is amended to read:
SR2,17,24 15Senate Rule 41 (1) (e) During any interim period between regularly scheduled
16floorperiods, if
If the committee on senate organization receives a standing
17committee's report on a bill that by statute requires review by the joint committee
18on finance before being passed, the committee on senate organization may, on any
19day of the interim,
rerefer that bill to the joint committee on finance and, in that case,
20shall direct the
. The chief clerk to shall promptly record the rereferral by an
21appropriate entry
in the journal. The committee on senate organization may, with
22the consent of the senate cochairperson of the joint committee on finance, withdraw
23a bill from the joint committee on finance and place the bill on the calendar.
24Withdrawal under this rule satisfies section 13.093 (1) of the statutes.
SR2, s. 46 25Section 46. Senate rule 46 (1) (a) is amended to read:
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1Senate Rule 46 (1) (a) Proposals, amendments, petitions, reports,
2communications, or other documents that may properly come before the senate shall
3be presented by a member thereof to the chief clerk, or a staff member designated by
4the chief clerk, at anytime, except as otherwise provided in senate rule 93 (1p) and
5joint rule 83 (2). A brief statement of the contents thereof must appear thereon,
6together with the name of the members introducing or offering the same. If a
7document is to be reproduced, the
The chief clerk shall number the document all
8proposals, amendments, and petitions
.
SR2, s. 47 9Section 47. Senate rule 46 (1) (b) is amended to read:
SR2,18,14 10Senate Rule 46 (1) (b) The chief clerk shall announce promptly record each
11document or proposal introduced or offered under par. (a), and each proposal received
12from the assembly, on the next session day under the appropriate order of business.
13The document or proposal shall be recorded
in the first journal published after the
14document or proposal is received by the chief clerk
.
SR2, s. 48 15Section 48. Senate rule 46 (2) (am) is created to read:
SR2,18,22 16Senate Rule 46 (2) (am) The president shall refer every notice and report
17concerning a proposed administrative rule received by the presiding officer under
18section 227.19 of the statutes to the appropriate standing committee of the senate
19within 7 working days following receipt and provide notice to that committee
20whenever the president is informed that a proposed rule is being withdrawn. The
21president shall refer any report received from a standing committee that objects to
22a proposed rule to the joint committee for review of administrative rules.
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