2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
January 4, 2011 - Introduced by Senators S. Fitzgerald and Ellis, cosponsored by
Representatives J. Fitzgerald and Suder. Referred to Committee on Senate
Organization.
SJR2,2,10 1To repeal joint rule 51 (4), joint rule 73 (5), joint rule 83 (2), joint rule 87 (3) (a) and
2joint rule 99 (58); to renumber joint rule 7 (intro.), joint rule 7 (4) (b), joint rule
345 (1) (a), joint rule 57 (2) (intro.) and joint rule 57 (2) (a); to renumber and
4amend
joint rule 7 (1), joint rule 7 (4) (c), joint rule 12 (2) (intro.), joint rule 12
5(2) (a), joint rule 77 (7) to (9), joint rule 82 (intro.) and joint rule 82 (1); to amend
6joint rule 2, joint rule 3 (1) (a), joint rule 3 (1) (c), joint rule 7 (3), joint rule 11
7(2) (intro.), joint rule 12 (2) (f), joint rule 13, joint rule 14 (3), joint rule chapter
83 (title), joint rule 21, joint rule 22, joint rule 23 (2), joint rule 27, joint rule 31
9(1) (intro.), joint rule 31 (1) (d), joint rule 31 (4), joint rule 32 (1) (b), joint rule
1032 (1) (e), joint rule 32 (1) (f), joint rule 33 (1), joint rule 34, joint rule 41 (3) (b),
11joint rule 43, joint rule 44 (2), joint rule 48 (title), (1), (2) and (4), joint rule 51
12(intro.) and (2), joint rule 52 (intro.) and (1) (c) and (e), joint rule 52 (5) (intro.),
13(a) and (b), joint rule 53 (1) and (2) (a), joint rule 54 (1), (2) and (2m) (a), joint
14rule 55 (1), joint rule 59, joint rule 60 (2), joint rule 62 (1), joint rule 64 (1) (a)
15and (2), joint rule 73 (1) to (4), joint rule 74, joint rule 76 (1), joint rule 77 (3) and

1(4), joint rule 78, joint rule 79 (intro.), (1), (4) and (6), joint rule 81 (1), (2) (b),
2(3) (intro.) and (b) and (4), joint rule 81m (2) (intro.) and (b), joint rule 82 (2) (a),
3joint rule 82 (2) (b), joint rule 83 (1), joint rule 83 (3), joint rule 83 (4) (a), joint
4rule 83 (5), joint rule 84 (intro.) and (4), joint rule 87 (intro.), joint rule 87 (3)
5(intro.), joint rule 87 (3) (b), joint rule 96, joint rule 98 (3) and joint rule 99
6(intro.), (3), (4), (5), (14), (16), (27m), (28), (36), (38), (40), (50), (50m), (54), (59),
7(63), (66), (71), (75), (82), (83) and (89); to repeal and recreate joint rule 75
8and joint rule 87 (3) (c); and to create joint rule 23 (3) and (4), joint rule 32 (1)
9(j), joint rule 51m, joint rule 77 (8) and joint rule 82 (1m) (g); relating to: the
10joint rules.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This joint resolution makes numerous technical and stylistic changes to the
joint rules, as well as makes changes to clarify the meaning of certain joint rules.
There are some changes to the joint rules, however, that are substantive. These
changes include all of the following:
1. The resolution provides that three-fourths of all the members elected to both
houses
are necessary to approve any bill to grant increased retirement fund benefits
under section 26 of article IV of the constitution. Current joint rules provide that
three-fourths of all the members elected to each house are necessary. This change
is made to conform with a recent Supreme Court decision on section 26 of article IV
of the constitution.
2. The resolution eliminates a requirement that meetings of joint committees
must be chaired by the cochairperson from the house that referred the business to
the committee. Instead, the resolution provides that, unless otherwise provided by
both cochairpersons of a joint committee, any meeting of a joint committee must be
chaired by the cochairperson from the house that referred the business to the
committee.
3. The resolution eliminates a requirement that a duplicate committee record
must be filed with the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB).
4. The resolution permits the chief clerk of each house to include any
appropriate information in the history file of a legislative proposal.
5. The resolution amends the definition of "rules of procedure" to be "rules of
proceedings" and provides that these are legislative rules that govern legislative
operations and the conduct of legislative business and are found in the following

sources: the state constitution; the joint rules, senate rules, and assembly rules;
custom, usage, and precedent in each house; the statutes; and parliamentary law.
6. The resolution permits the LRB, if time permits, to prepare in plain language
an analysis of a substitute amendment, to be reproduced with the substitute
amendment when it is offered.
7. The resolution requires the chief clerk of each house to publish, on a daily
basis on the legislature's committee Internet Web site, a committee schedule
containing the name of each committee, its chairperson, the room number or place,
and the time and date of each meeting scheduled; and to designate each proposal,
appointment, or administrative rule to be heard by number or name, author, and
topic.
8. The resolution authorizes the committee on assembly organization to
designate a committee work day for assembly advice and consent on nominations for
appointment. Currently, the committee on senate organization does this for the
senate.
9. The resolution provides that citations may be printed in either 8-1/2 inch by
11 inch form or 8 inch by 14 inch form, but must be limited to a single page. Currently,
citations must be printed in 8-1/2 inch by 11 inch form.
10. The resolution requires the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization
(JCLO) to adopt a policy for the preservation of historically significant legislative
records that are maintained by the chief clerks of the two houses.
11. The resolution requires the chief clerk of each house to prepare the bound
copy of the journal within 90 days after the final adjournment of any biennial session
of the legislature. Currently, this must be done within 60 days.
12. The resolution provides that during any extended floorperiod or
extraordinary session, a house may give its advise and consent on nominations for
appointment.
13. The resolution provides that, unless otherwise provided by the committee
on senate organization or the assembly committee on rules, any vetoes of regular or
special session bills not previously on a calendar in the house of origin must be shown
as pending business on the calendar for the veto review session's first day. Currently,
any vetoes of regular or special session bills not previously on a calendar in the house
of origin must be shown as pending business on the calendar for the veto review
session's first day.
14. Finally, the resolution requires JCLO to adopt a continuity of operations
plan for the purpose of meeting at a temporary seat of government to conduct
legislative business during a disaster or the imminent threat of a disaster if it is
imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct legislative business at the state
capitol.
SJR2,3,1 1Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That:
SJR2, s. 1 2Section 1. Joint rule 2 is amended to read:
SJR2,4,7
1Joint Rule 2. Receding from position on amendment. Whenever an
2amendment has been nonconcurred in by the other house, any member may move
3to recede from the amendment. If the motion prevails the amendment shall is
4thereby be reconsidered and rejected and the bill or joint resolution or amendment
5to which the amendment had been adopted by the house shall is thereby be passed
6or concurred in, as the case may be, so that further action is not required thereon in
7either house.
SJR2, s. 2 8Section 2. Joint rule 3 (1) (a) is amended to read:
SJR2,4,16 9Joint Rule 3 (1) (a) The usual manner of procedure is as follows: If a bill or joint
10resolution
of one house has been amended and passed by the other house, and has
11been returned to the house of origin and the house of origin has refused to concur in
12an amendment, the house of origin may appoint members to a committee of
13conference and notify the other house, which shall appoint a members to the
14committee of conference unless it votes to recede from its amendment. Such
15committees
The members of the committee shall be appointed as provided in the
16rules of each house.
SJR2,4,21 17(am) The joint members of the committee shall meet and state to each other,
18orally or in writing, the reasons of their respective houses for or against the
19disagreement, and confer thereon, and shall report to their respective houses any
20agreement they arrive at by the vote of at least a majority of the members of the
21committee representing each house.
SJR2, s. 3 22Section 3. Joint rule 3 (1) (c) is amended to read:
SJR2,5,2 23Joint Rule 3 (1) (c) Approval of the conference report by a roll call vote in each
24house sufficient to constitute final passage of the proposal shall be is final passage

1of the bill or final adoption and concurrence in the joint resolution in the form and
2with the changes proposed by the report.
SJR2, s. 4 3Section 4. Joint rule 7 (intro.) is renumbered joint rule 7 (1).
SJR2, s. 5 4Section 5. Joint rule 7 (1) is renumbered joint rule 7 (1m) and amended to read:
SJR2,5,11 5Joint Rule 7 (1m) Citations may be used in place of resolutions for
6commendations, congratulations, or condolences to past or present state officials or
7other public figures, groups, or organizations, or to give recognition to an important
8event or occasion. Citations may not be used for procedural matters or in place of
9resolutions memorializing the U.S. Congress, but only if appropriate to express the
10feeling of one house or of both houses of the legislature with reference to a person,
11group, or organization
or to an event or occasion.
SJR2, s. 6 12Section 6. Joint rule 7 (3) is amended to read:
SJR2,5,16 13Joint Rule 7 (3) Each house shall establish a procedure for reviewing each
14proposed citation, whether originating in that house or received from the other house
15with the request for concurrence, for its appropriateness under compliance with
16subs. (1), (1m), and (2).
SJR2, s. 7 17Section 7. Joint rule 7 (4) (b) is renumbered joint rule 7 (4) (a).
SJR2, s. 8 18Section 8. Joint rule 7 (4) (c) is renumbered joint rule 7 (4) (b) and amended
19to read:
SJR2,5,23 20Joint Rule 7 (4) (b) Because a A citation is to shall be presented on either an
218-1/2 inch by 11 inch or an 8 inch by 14 inch form, artistically designed and suitable
22for framing, and the full text of the citation shall may not exceed 15 typewritten lines
23of 70 characters each
a single page.
SJR2, s. 9 24Section 9. Joint rule 11 (2) (intro.) is amended to read:
SJR2,6,4
1Joint Rule 11 (2) (intro.) Three-fifths of the members elected is the quorum
2necessary for passage (or concurrence) or concurrence in either house of any "fiscal
3bill" under section 8 of article VIII of the constitution. The votes shall be taken by
4ayes and noes and shall be so recorded in the journal. A " fiscal bill" is any bill which:
SJR2, s. 10 5Section 10. Joint rule 12 (2) (intro.) is renumbered joint rule 12 (2) (a) and
6amended to read:
SJR2,6,10 7Joint Rule 12 (2) (a) As required by the state constitution, each of the following
8bills or actions under pars. (am) to (g) requires such higher affirmative vote total for
9passage (or concurrence) in either house. The vote shall be is taken by ayes and noes
10and shall be so recorded in the journal.
SJR2, s. 11 11Section 11. Joint rule 12 (2) (a) is renumbered joint rule 12 (2) (am) and
12amended to read:
SJR2,6,15 13Joint Rule 12 (2) (am) Three-fourths of all the members elected to each house
14both houses are necessary to approve any bill to grant increased retirement fund
15benefits under section 26 of article IV of the constitution.
SJR2, s. 12 16Section 12. Joint rule 12 (2) (f) is amended to read:
SJR2,6,21 17Joint Rule 12 (2) (f) A majority of all the members elected to each house is
18necessary to authorize state debt for extraordinary expenditures under section 6, or
19to authorize bonded indebtedness under section 7 of article VIII, or to give first or
20second consideration approval to any proposed amendment to the state
21constitutional change constitution under section 1 of article XII of the constitution.
SJR2, s. 13 22Section 13. Joint rule 13 is amended to read:
SJR2,7,223 Joint Rule 13. Adjournment for more than 3 days. As provided by section
2410 of article IV of the constitution, neither house shall, without the consent of the
25other house through approval of a joint resolution by both houses, during any session

1of the legislature
adjourn for any period of more than 3 consecutive days (Sundays
2excepted).
SJR2, s. 14 3Section 14. Joint rule 14 (3) is amended to read:
SJR2,7,9 4Joint Rule 14 (3) For any legislative document originating in one house of the
5legislature and to be reproduced for both houses of the legislature, the joint
6committee on legislative organization shall may determine the number of copies
7routinely to be reproduced unless otherwise provided by law, joint rule, or resolution
8but the chief clerks of the senate and assembly, acting jointly, may authorize the
9reproduction of additional copies if warranted by the anticipated requests.
SJR2, s. 15 10Section 15. Joint rule chapter 3 (title) is amended to read:
SJR2,7,1211 Chapter 3:
12JOINT COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
SJR2, s. 16 13Section 16. Joint rule 21 is amended to read:
SJR2,7,25 14Joint Rule 21. Joint hearings of standing committees. The chairpersons
15of corresponding committees of both houses or committees having corresponding
16proposals referred to them shall arrange joint hearings of their committees to
17consider the proposals if, in their judgment, the business of the legislature and the
18convenience of the members and the public, who are interested in the proposals, will
19be promoted thereby. The proposals to be considered, the time and place of the
20hearings, who presides at the hearings, and any other matters convenient to the
21hearings may be agreed upon by the chairpersons. Joint hearings may also be
22arranged to consider a proposal introduced or offered in only one house which will
23require consideration in both houses. The joint hearings shall take the place of
24separate hearings, and shall be are final unless the house where in which the
25proposal is pending orders a further hearing before its own committee.
SJR2, s. 17
1Section 17. Joint rule 22 is amended to read:
SJR2,8,6 2Joint Rule 22. Cochairpersons of joint committees. All standing or special
3joint committees shall have a senate and an assembly cochairperson. Any Unless
4otherwise provided by both cochairpersons, a
meeting of a joint committee shall be
5chaired by the cochairperson from the house that referred the business then before
6the joint committee.
SJR2, s. 18 7Section 18. Joint rule 23 (2) is amended to read:
SJR2,8,12 8Joint Rule 23 (2) The committee shall have has the powers and responsibilities
9conferred upon it by statute or by the joint rules and may take appropriate action
10thereunder. The committee shall recommend to the houses any action it considers
11likely to more closely coordinate the work of the 2 houses or to save expenses or
12increase the efficiency of the legislature.
SJR2, s. 19 13Section 19. Joint rule 23 (3) and (4) are created to read:
SJR2,8,1614 Joint Rule 23 (3) The committee shall adopt a policy for the preservation of
15historically significant electronic records of legislative business that are maintained
16by the chief clerks of the 2 houses.
SJR2,8,1917 (4) The committee shall adopt a continuity of operations plan for the purpose
18of meeting at a temporary seat of government to conduct legislative business as
19provided under section 323.51 (1m) of the statutes.
SJR2, s. 20 20Section 20. Joint rule 27 is amended to read:
SJR2,8,25 21Joint Rule 27. Committee hearings open to public. Unless otherwise
22provided by law, every committee hearing, executive session, or other meeting shall
23be
is open to the public. If time permits, advance notice of every regularly scheduled
24committee hearing, executive session, or other meeting shall be published as
25provided in joint rule 75.
SJR2, s. 21
1Section 21. Joint rule 31 (1) (intro.) is amended to read:
SJR2,9,42 Joint Rule 31 (1) (intro.) The chairperson or acting chairperson of each
3committee of the legislature shall keep, or cause to be kept, a record of the
4committee's proceedings containing the following information:
SJR2, s. 22 5Section 22. Joint rule 31 (1) (d) is amended to read:
SJR2,9,76 Joint Rule 31 (1) (d) The vote of each member on all motions, proposals,
7amendments, appointments, or administrative rules acted upon.
SJR2, s. 23 8Section 23. Joint rule 31 (4) is amended to read:
SJR2,9,159 Joint Rule 31 (4) The committee shall file, in the jacket envelope of every
10proposal, appointment, or administrative rule reported by it, the original record of
11the committee's proceedings containing the information compiled under sub. (1) for
12the proposal, appointment, or administrative rule. A duplicate of the record shall
13be filed by the chief clerk in the form most accessible for the use of the members and
14the public during the session. At the end of the biennial session the duplicates shall
15be filed in the legislative reference bureau.
SJR2, s. 24 16Section 24. Joint rule 32 (1) (b) is amended to read:
SJR2,9,1817 Joint Rule 32 (1) (b) The name of the member, members, or committee
18introducing or offering the proposal.
SJR2, s. 25 19Section 25. Joint rule 32 (1) (e) is amended to read:
SJR2,9,2120 Joint Rule 32 (1) (e) If appropriate, the actual date on which a fiscal estimate
21is received.
SJR2, s. 26 22Section 26. Joint rule 32 (1) (f) is amended to read:
SJR2,9,2323 Joint Rule 32 (1) (f) The actual date of each public hearing.
SJR2, s. 27 24Section 27. Joint rule 32 (1) (j) is created to read:
SJR2,10,2
1Joint Rule 32 (1) (j) Any other appropriate information, as determined by the
2chief clerk.
SJR2, s. 28 3Section 28. Joint rule 33 (1) is amended to read:
SJR2,10,8 4Joint Rule 33 (1) The chief clerk of each house shall keep a book in which the
5chief clerk enters the date on which any enrolled bill, originating in that house, is
6submitted presented to the governor for approval. The chief clerk's entry shall show
7the number of the bill, and shall be countersigned by an employee of the office of the
8governor.
SJR2, s. 29 9Section 29. Joint rule 34 is amended to read:
SJR2,10,14 10Joint Rule 34. Submittal Presentment of enrolled bills to governor.
11After an enrolled bill has been signed by the appropriate officer or officers certifying
12to its passage, it shall be presented, as provided in the session schedule or by other
13legislative rule, by the chief clerk of the house in which it originated to the office of
14the
governor for approval.
SJR2, s. 30 15Section 30. Joint rule 41 (3) (b) is amended to read:
SJR2,11,4 16Joint Rule 41 (3) (b) Upon a request of a bill's primary author, transmitted
17electronically unless directed otherwise by the presiding officer, the presiding officer
18of either house may transmit electronically a request through the department of
19administration for an appropriate state agency to prepare a supplemental fiscal
20estimate on any bill, or on a bill as affected by any proposed amendment or proposed
21substitute amendment, if the presiding officer believes that the fiscal estimate on the
22bill, or on the bill as affected by the proposed amendment, would be substantially
23different from the fiscal estimate on the original bill. Unless otherwise determined
24by the house in which the bill may be placed on the calendar, failure to receive a
25supplemental fiscal estimate requested under this paragraph on a bill that already

1has one or more original fiscal estimates shall does not delay consideration of the bill.
2A supplemental fiscal estimate prepared under this paragraph shall be transmitted
3electronically to the legislative reference bureau for reproduction and insertion in
4the bill jacket envelope.
SJR2, s. 31 5Section 31. Joint rule 43 is amended to read:
SJR2,11,11 6Joint Rule 43. Reliable dollar estimate. The estimate shall be factual in
7nature, and shall provide as reliable a dollar estimate as possible. The fiscal estimate
8shall contain a statement setting forth the assumptions used in arriving at the dollar
9estimate. Identification of technical or policy problems in the bill shall may not be
10included in the estimate but should shall be transmitted electronically and
11separately in a technical memorandum.
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