SR2: Resolution Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Senate RESOLUTION 2

January 3, 1995 - Introduced by Committee on Senate Organization.

SR2,1,5 To repeal senate rule 96; to amend senate rules 5 (2) (c), 7 (4), 8 (1), 17 (1) (o), 18 (2) and (3), 21, 22 (2), 25 (1), 26 (1), 29, 30 (1), (2) and (3) (intro.) and (d), 31 (3), 32 (1) and (2), 33 (3), 34 (title), (1), (2) and (3), 35, 42 (1), 44, 45, 46 (1) and (5), 48, 50 (1), 89, 93 (1) and (3), 94 (3) (a), 95 and 98 (4) (intro); and to repeal and recreate senate rule 20 (1) and (2); relating to: the senate rules.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This resolution makes various changes to the senate rules:

Senate Rule 5 (2) (c): The rule is changed to permit legislative documents to be electronically transmitted to the department of administration for reproduction, rather than to a contract printer for printing.

Senate Rule 7 (4): The rule provides that, on the appeal from rulings of the chair, a tie vote sustains the ruling of the chair.

Senate Rule 8 (1): The rule is changed to delete the requirements that members take their seats when the senate is called to order and that members remain with their heads uncovered while the senate is in session.

Senate Rule 17 (1) (o): The rule provides that a member may make adjournment honors on the fifteenth order of business.

Senate Rule 18 (2) and (3): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 20 (1) and (2): The rule specifies who is a member of the committee on senate organization. It provides that the committee, rather than the senate rules, creates the standing committees of the senate. It provides that the chairperson of the committee on senate organization makes all committee appointments. It deletes the requirement that the committee on senate organization report to the senate, for senate approval, a proposal for the number of members on each standing committee and deletes the authority of the committee on senate organization, subject to review by the senate, to modify committee assignments at any time.

Senate Rule 21: The rule provides that the chairperson of the committee on senate organization, rather than the committee, appoints special committees.

Senate Rule 22 (2): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above. The rule removes the requirement that the bulletin of proceedings be published weekly.

Senate Rule 25 (1): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above. The rule requires that only the relating clause part of the title, not the entire title, be included in hearing notices.

Senate Rule 26 (1): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 29: See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above. The rule also permits legislative documents to be electronically transmitted between the legislative reference bureau and the office of the chief clerk, rather than requiring paper copies to be delivered.

Senate Rule 30 (1), (2) and (3) (intro.) and (d): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above. The rule is changed to remove the requirement that the chief clerk write on the jacket envelopes, thereby permitting the chief clerk to record legislative action electronically.

Senate Rule 31 (3): See Senate Rule 30 (1), (2) and (3) (intro.) and (d) above.

Senate Rule 32 (1) and (2): See Senate Rules 5 (2) (c) and 25 (1) above.

Senate Rule 33 (3): The rule enumerates the types of resolutions that may be taken up in special session without first being enumerated in the governor's call.

Senate Rule 34 (title), (1), (2) and (3): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 35: See Senate Rule 25 (1) above.

Senate Rule 42 (1): See Senate Rule 30 (1), (2) and (3) (intro.) and (d) above.

Senate Rule 44: The rule is changed to remove the requirement that the chief clerk sign the original of all enrolled acts and resolutions.

Senate Rule 45: See Senate Rule 25 (1) above.

Senate Rule 46 (1): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 46 (5): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 48: See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 50 (1): The rule restates one part of the general rule on germaneness to provide that an amendment is nongermane if it would require a relating clause, rather than an entire title, essentially different.

Senate Rule 89: The rule provides that the chairperson of the committee on senate organization, rather than the presiding officer, approve the certification to the department of administration of the names of all persons employed by the senate.

Senate Rule 93 (1): The rule provides that senate proposals in extended or extraordinary session must be germane to the subjects enumerated by the committees on organization or in the joint resolution calling the extended or extraordinary session.

Senate Rule 93 (3): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 94 (3) (a): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 95: See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 96: The rule is repealed to delete mention of expenditures from the statutorily created senate contingent fund that was repealed last session.

Senate Rule 98 (4) (intro.): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above. The rule is changed to delete the requirements that senate citations be typed and that they be typed by employes assigned to the chief clerk.

SR2,3,1 Resolved by the senate, That:

SR2, s. 1 Section 1. Senate rule 5 (2) (c) is amended to read:

SR2,3,4 Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) Cause to be kept and prepared for the printer the daily journal of the proceedings to be kept and reproduced for distribution.

SR2, s. 2 Section 2. Senate rule 7 (4) is amended to read:

SR2,3,9 Senate Rule 7 (4) On appeal being taken, the question shall be "Shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the senate?" which question, and the action thereon, shall be entered on the journal. The vote shall be taken by ayes and noes. A tie vote sustains the ruling of the chair.

SR2, s. 3 Section 3. Senate rule 8 (1) is amended to read:

SR2,3,14 Senate Rule 8 (1) When the senate is called to order the members shall take their seats and remain with their heads uncovered while the senate remains in session. Members, officers and employes shall wear appropriate attire while the senate is in session. Appropriate attire for men shall include the wearing of a coat.

SR2, s. 4 Section 4. Senate rule 17 (1) (o) is amended to read:

SR2,3,17 Senate Rule 17 (1) (o) Fifteenth order. Announcements , adjournment honors and remarks under special privilege.

SR2, s. 5 Section 5. Senate rule 18 (2) and (3) are amended to read:

SR2,4,2 Senate Rule 18 (2) The printed sergeant at arms shall distribute a copy of the calendar shall be furnished to all members before such a the calendar is acted upon. The committee on senate organization shall provide at least 18 hours' notice of other matters to be taken up on the next session day, but the printed distributed calendar shall not be changed within such 18-hour period.

SR2,4,6 (3) Except as provided in sub. (2), the printed distributed calendar shall show the business scheduled to be taken up on the current day, organized according to the orders of business established by rule 17 (1). For proposals on 2nd reading, the calendar shall show all pending committee reports.

SR2, s. 6 Section 6. Senate rule 20 (1) and (2) are repealed and recreated to read:

SR2,4,9 Senate Rule 20 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the members of the committee on senate organization are:

SR2,4,10 1. The majority leader as chairperson.

SR2,4,11 2. The president.

SR2,4,12 3. The assistant majority leader.

SR2,4,13 4. The minority leader.

SR2,4,14 5. The assistant minority leader.

SR2,4,16 (b) If the 2 major political parties are represented in the senate by equal membership, the members of the committee on senate organization are:

SR2,4,17 1. The president of the senate.

SR2,4,19 2. The former majority and minority leaders and former majority and minority assistant leaders.

SR2,4,20 3. The former minority caucus chairperson.

SR2,4,23 (c) The other standing committees of the senate shall be created by the committee on senate organization as near to the commencement of the session as possible.

SR2,5,3 (2) (a) The chairperson of the committee on senate organization, as near to the commencement of the session as possible, shall make and report to the senate all committee appointments of members of the majority and minority parties. The chairperson of the committee on senate organization shall designate a chairperson for each senate committee and joint committee.

SR2,5,5 (b) With regard to members of any minority party, the appointments shall be based on nominations by the leader of that party.

SR2,5,12 (c) The majority and minority parties of the senate shall be represented on all senate standing committees and on all joint standing committees on the basis prescribed by the chairperson of the committee on senate organization, but at least in proportion to the representation of the 2 major political parties in the membership of the senate unless, for the senate membership of a joint committee, such proportional representation places the senate majority party in a minority position on the joint committee.

SR2, s. 7 Section 7. Senate rule 21 is amended to read:

SR2,5,18 Senate Rule 21. Special committees. All special committees shall be provided for on motion or by resolution, designating the number and object, and unless otherwise ordered, shall be appointed by the chairperson of the committee on senate organization. The member first named shall act as chairperson of such special committee.

SR2, s. 8 Section 8. Senate rule 22 (2) is amended to read:

SR2,6,2 Senate Rule 22 (2) On the question of the confirmation of appointments by the governor, the vote shall be taken by ayes and noes which shall be entered upon the journal. The question of the confirmation of such appointments shall not be subject to a motion for reconsideration under rule 67, and the senate may, but shall not be required to, act upon an appointment resubmitted by the governor when the identical appointment has once been refused confirmation by the senate. The chief clerk shall record the cumulative status of all appointments in the weekly bulletin of proceedings.

SR2, s. 9 Section 9. Senate rule 25 (1) is amended to read:

SR2,6,10 Senate Rule 25 (1) Any chairperson who determines to hold a hearing shall schedule the hearing as early in the session as practicable. The day, hour, and place of hearing before any committee shall be posted on the bulletin board of each house, and such notice shall state the number, author, and title relating clause of the bill or resolution to be considered. Whenever a scheduled hearing is cancelled canceled, the chairperson shall immediately notify the chief clerk and post cancellation notices on the bulletin boards of each house.

SR2, s. 10 Section 10. Senate rule 26 (1) is amended to read: