LRB-1443/1
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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
January 3, 1995 - Introduced by
Committee on Senate Organization.
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1To repeal senate rule 96;
to amend senate rules 5 (2) (c), 7 (4), 8 (1), 17 (1) (o), 18
2(2) and (3), 21, 22 (2), 25 (1), 26 (1), 29, 30 (1), (2) and (3) (intro.) and (d), 31 (3),
332 (1) and (2), 33 (3), 34 (title), (1), (2) and (3), 35, 42 (1), 44, 45, 46 (1) and (5),
448, 50 (1), 89, 93 (1) and (3), 94 (3) (a), 95 and 98 (4) (intro); and
to repeal and
5recreate 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.
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1Resolved by the senate, That:
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2Section
1. Senate rule 5 (2) (c) is amended to read:
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3Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) Cause
to be kept and prepared for the printer the daily
4journal of the proceedings
to be kept and reproduced for distribution.
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5Section
2. Senate rule 7 (4) is amended to read:
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6Senate Rule 7 (4) On appeal being taken, the question shall be "Shall the
7decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the senate?" which question, and the
8action thereon, shall be entered on the journal. The vote shall be taken by ayes and
9noes.
A tie vote sustains the ruling of the chair.
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10Section
3. Senate rule 8 (1) is amended to read:
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11Senate Rule 8 (1)
When the senate is called to order the members shall take
12their seats and remain with their heads uncovered while the senate remains in
13session. Members, officers and employes shall wear appropriate attire while the
14senate is in session. Appropriate attire for men shall include the wearing of a coat.
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15Section
4. Senate rule 17 (1) (o) is amended to read:
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Senate Rule 17 (1) (o)
Fifteenth order. Announcements
, adjournment honors 17and remarks under special privilege.
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18Section
5. Senate rule 18 (2) and (3) are amended to read:
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19Senate Rule 18 (2) The
printed sergeant at arms shall distribute a copy of the 20calendar
shall be furnished to
all members before
such a the calendar is acted upon.
21The committee on senate organization shall provide at least 18 hours' notice of other
1matters to be taken up on the next session day, but the
printed distributed calendar
2shall not be changed within such 18-hour period.
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(3) Except as provided in sub. (2), the
printed
distributed calendar shall show
4the business scheduled to be taken up on the current day, organized according to the
5orders of business established by rule 17 (1). For proposals on 2nd reading, the
6calendar shall show all pending committee reports.
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7Section
6. Senate rule 20 (1) and (2) are repealed and recreated to read:
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8Senate Rule 20 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the members of the
9committee on senate organization are:
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1. The majority leader as chairperson.