LRB-1624/2
PJD:kmg:ch
1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
January 12, 1999 - Introduced by Representatives Jensen, Freese, Foti, Albers
and Duff. Referred to Calendar.
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1To repeal assembly rule 13 (3);
to amend assembly rules 6 (1) (c), 11 (1), 24 (2) (a)
2and (b), 25 (1), 26 (3), 29 (3), 32 (1) (intro.), (b) and (c), 33 (6), 35, 42 (2), 45 (1),
352 (3), 53 (intro.), (2) and (4) (intro.) and (b), 65 (2) (e) and (g), 73 (4) (a) and (9),
489 (2), 93 (4), 95 (52) and 97 (5); and
to create assembly rules 9 (7m) and 11
5(3m);
relating to: the assembly rules.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Assembly Rules 6 (1) (c), 26 (3), 29 (3), 32 (1) (b) and (c), 33 (6), 35, 42 (2), 45 (1),
52 (3), 53 (intro.), (2) and (4) (intro.) and (6), 73 (4) (a) and (9), 89 (2) and 93 (4): The
rules delete from the assembly rules provisions that require the use of paper copies
on the assembly floor.
Assembly Rule 9 (7m): The rule is created to establish an assembly committee
on information policy and to permit the referral of proposals to the assembly
committee, not only to the joint committee on information policy.
Assembly Rule 11 (1) and (3m): The rule is changed to provide that a member
who is connected to a committee meeting, not just to a committee hearing, by means
of a 2-way, audiovisual transmission shall be considered present at the meeting.
Assembly Rule 13 (3): The rule is repealed because it conflicts with Assembly
Rule 14 (1).
Assembly Rule 24 (2) (a) and (b): The rule is changed to correct a reference to
the committee on rules.
Assembly Rule 25 (1): The rule is changed to correct a reference to members of
the supreme court. They are referred to as justices, not judges.
Assembly Rule 32 (1) (intro.): The rule is changed to clarify that the
introductory language ending with the colon is not independent of the rest of the
subsection, but is limited by the rest of the subsection.
Assembly Rule 65 (2) (e) and (g): The rules are changed to delete incorrect
cross-references.
Assembly Rule 95 (52): The rule is changed to reflect the possibility that, under
Assembly Rule 79 (1), both members paired on a vote could be absent.
Assembly Rule 97 (5): The rule is changed to correct a reference to the
committee on assembly organization.
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1Resolved by the assembly, That:
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2Section
1. Assembly rule 6 (1) (c) is amended to read:
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Assembly Rule 6 (1) (c) Supervise the
distribution
provision of all legislative
4documents to the members.
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5Section
2. Assembly rule 9 (7m) is created to read:
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Assembly Rule 9 (7m) There shall also be an assembly committee on
7information policy consisting of the assembly members of the joint committee on
8information policy. The chairperson of the assembly committee shall be a
9cochairperson of the joint committee. Proposals may be referred to, and reported by,
10the joint committee in the same manner as other standing committees.
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11Section
3. Assembly rule 11 (1) is amended to read:
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Assembly Rule 11 (1) A majority of any committee constitutes a quorum for the
13transaction of business.
Solely for the purpose of determining a quorum of a
14committee necessary to hold a public hearing, a member who is connected to the
15hearing by means of a 2-way, audiovisual transmission shall be considered present.
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16Section
4. Assembly rule 11 (3m) is created to read:
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Assembly Rule 11 (3m) A member who is connected to a committee meeting by
18means of a 2-way, audiovisual transmission shall be considered present for all
19purposes and to the same extent as a member who is attending the meeting in person.
AR3, s. 5
1Section
5. Assembly rule 13 (3) is repealed.
AR3, s. 6
2Section
6. Assembly rule 24 (2) (a) is amended to read:
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Assembly Rule 24 (2) (a) For all proposals previously reported to the assembly
4by any standing committee,
rules committee action
of the committee on rules shall
5be governed by those requirements and limitations provided in these rules which
6pertain to establishing calendars and special orders of business.
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7Section
7. Assembly rule 24 (2) (b) is amended to read:
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Assembly Rule 24 (2) (b) For all other proposals,
rules committee action
of the
9committee on rules shall be governed either by the rules for establishing calendars
10and special orders or by the rules which apply to the consideration of proposals by
11standing committees.
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12Section
8. Assembly rule 25 (1) is amended to read:
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Assembly Rule 25 (1) The members of congress,
judges
justices of the supreme
14court and former members of the legislature.
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15Section
9. Assembly rule 26 (3) is amended to read:
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Assembly Rule 26 (3) No person may read any printed newspaper on the
17assembly floor or in the visitor galleries while the assembly is in session.
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18Section
10. Assembly rule 29 (3) is amended to read:
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Assembly Rule 29 (3) A
copy
of each calendar, except a calendar for a Saturday,
20Sunday or state holiday specified in s. 230.35 (4) (a) of the statutes, shall be
21distributed provided to each member at least 18 hours before the calendar is to be
22acted upon.
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23Section
11. Assembly rule 32 (1) (intro.) is amended to read:
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1Assembly Rule 32 (1) (intro.) At the discretion of the presiding officer, at any
2time during the session except while the assembly is voting
, but only under the
3following conditions:
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4Section
12. Assembly rule 32 (1) (b) and (c) are amended to read:
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Assembly Rule 32 (1) (b) Proposals may be introduced and referred when
copies
6of a written a report, showing the number and relating clause of the proposals offered
7for introduction and the speaker's referral of each such proposal,
have has been
8distributed provided to the members; or
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(c) Proposals reported by one committee may be given subsequent reference to
10another committee or may be referred to the calendar when
copies of a written a 11report, showing the number and relating clause of such proposals and the speaker's
12subsequent referral of each such proposal,
have has been
distributed provided to the
13members.
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14Section
13. Assembly rule 33 (6) is amended to read:
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Assembly Rule 33 (6) Any resolution under this rule must be
reproduced and
16on the desks of provided to the members before action is taken thereon.
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17Section
14. Assembly rule 35 is amended to read:
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Assembly Rule 35.
Proposals, amendments and reports to be distributed
19provided before debate. (1) No proposal, conference committee report or veto,
20except a resolution under rule 33 or 43, may be considered until
copies have it has 21been made available to the members for at least 24 hours excluding Saturdays,
22Sundays and legal holidays. If the rules are suspended for the consideration of any
23proposal before
copies are
it is available, the proposal shall be read at length at least
24once before its final passage.
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1(2) When
copies of an amendment
have has not been
distributed
provided to
2the members, the amendment shall be read at length to the membership by the chief
3clerk before the presiding officer states the question of its adoption to the assembly.
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(3) When
copies of a fiscal estimate for, or joint survey committee report on, a
5proposal
have has not been
distributed provided to the members, the chief clerk shall
6read the estimate or report to the membership prior to consideration of the proposal
7by the assembly.
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8Section
15. Assembly rule 42 (2) is amended to read:
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Assembly Rule 42 (2) On any legislative day when
copies of a written a report,
10showing the number and relating clause of proposals offered for introduction
11together with the speaker's referral,
have has been
distributed provided to the
12members prior to the 2nd order of business for assembly proposals or the 4th order
13of business for senate proposals, such
distribution
provision shall serve as the first
14reading and the announcement of the referral of such proposals, and the content of
15the report shall be entered in the daily journal under the appropriate order of
16business.
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17Section
16. Assembly rule 45 (1) is amended to read:
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Assembly Rule 45 (1) Whenever a committee reports on a proposal referred to
19that committee, the speaker shall refer or rerefer the proposal, except as otherwise
20provided in subs. (2) and (3), to the calendar for the 2nd legislative day thereafter for
212nd reading or to the committee on rules for calendar scheduling or to another
22standing or special committee, unless it is his or her judgment that reference of the
23proposal to the joint committee on finance is required by law or rule and the speaker
24refers the proposal to that committee. On any legislative day when
copies of a
25committee report, showing the speaker's subsequent referrals,
have has been
1distributed provided to the members prior to the 3rd order of business, such report
2shall not be read by the chief clerk to the members, but the content of the committee
3report and the speaker's referrals and rereferrals shall be reproduced in the journal.
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4Section
17. Assembly rule 52 (3) is amended to read:
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Assembly Rule 52 (3) Every amendment received by the chief clerk shall be
6reproduced and distributed provided as provided by the rules.
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7Section
18. Assembly rule 53 (intro.), (2) and (4) (intro.) and (b) are amended
8to read:
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Assembly Rule 53.
Drafting of amendments. (intro.) Except as authorized
10in sub. (2), amendments shall be drafted by the legislative reference bureau before
11being offered for consideration to the assembly, or to any committee by a person other
12than a member thereof. No amendment prepared by the legislative reference bureau
13may be received for consideration if changes have been made in the 5-copy set
14prepared by the bureau. Amendments may be deposited at the chief clerk's office on
15any day of the legislative session for the purpose of
reproduction allowing them to
16be provided prior to the 2nd reading stage for the proposals to which the amendments
17pertain.