SR2: Resolution Text

Senate Rule 20 (5): The rule is amended to require that each senator must serve on at least on senate or joint standing committee or joint survey committee, rather than on at least one senate standing committee.

Senate Rule 20m: The rule is created to provide that the chairperson of the committee on senate organization appoints members of committees of conference.

Senate Rule 21: The rule is amended to provide that all special committees are created by the committee on senate organization, rather than by motion or resolution.

Senate Rule 27 (6): The rule is repealed to delete the requirement that the senate chief clerk file one copy of reports of standing committees concerning a proposed administrative rule with several entities.

Senate Rule 34 (4): The rule is amended to require that certificates under joint rule 7 be approved by the president and the chief clerk, rather than the committee on senate organization. If either of those officers refuses to approve a certificate, the committee on senate organization may order the officer to do so.

Senate Rules 36 (1) and 46 (2) (a) and (c): These rules are amended to permit the president to refer proposals and other documents to committee without waiting for the senate to review the referral.

Senate Rule 36 (1m): The rule is created to permit a report of the president to the senators on a day that the senate meets or on a day that the senate does not meet to serve as a first reading and referral of proposals.

Senate Rule 39: The rule is amended to provide that the rule applies only to minimum special quorums, and not to minimum affirmative vote, which are set forth in the constitution.

Senate Rule 56: The rule is amended to prohibit senators from questioning the motives of another senator.

Senate Rule 96: The rule is created to permit the committee on senate organization to request the legislative fiscal bureau to prepare an original fiscal estimate on any bill if the committee believes that a fiscal estimate on the bill will not be completed by the state agency assigned to prepare the fiscal estimate before the bill receives a public hearing, is voted on by a senate standing committee, or is considered by the senate.

Senate Rule 98 (intro.), (2), and (3): The rule is amended to require that citations under Senate Rule 98 be approved by the president and the chief clerk, rather than the committee on senate organization. If either of those officers refuse to approve a citation, the committee on senate organization may order the officer to do so.

Senate Rule 99: The rule creates definitions for the senate rules based on the definitions from Assembly Rule 95, modified to work with the senate.

SR2,4,1 Resolved by the senate, That:

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

SR2,4,5 Senate Rule 1 (2) The president is the senate's presiding officer and shall authenticate by personal signature all of the acts, orders, and proceedings of the senate.

SR2, s. 2 Section 2. Senate rule 1 (3) is renumbered senate rule 1m and amended to read:

SR2,4,9 Senate Rule 1m. (1) The presiding officer shall, in general, represent and stand for the senate, declaring its will, and in all things obeying its commands.

SR2,4,12 (2) Every officer of the senate is subordinate to the committee on senate organization and, in all that relates to the discharge of such that officer's several duties, is under the supervision of the committee on senate organization.

SR2, s. 3 Section 3. Senate rule 1m (title) is created to read:

SR2,4,15 Senate Rule 1m (title) Presiding officer; officers subordinate to committee on senate organization.

SR2, s. 4 Section 4. Senate rule 2 (2) and (3) are amended to read:

SR2,4,20 Senate Rule 2 (2) When the president and president pro tempore are absent or unable to preside, one of the members shall be elected to temporarily perform all of the duties of the chair enumerated under rule 4 until the return of the president or president pro tempore returns and is able to preside.

SR2,5,2 (3) The presiding officer may call any member to the chair , but the substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment or the return of the president.

SR2, s. 5 Section 5. Senate rule 3 is amended to read:

SR2,5,11 Senate Rule 3. Duties of president pro tempore and majority leader. When the president is separated by death, resignation, or removal from office, or is otherwise unable to serve, all of the powers and duties of the president not enumerated in rule 4 shall devolve upon the president pro tempore until a president is elected. When both the president and president pro tempore are separated by death, resignation, or removal from office, or are otherwise unable to serve, all of the powers and duties of the president not enumerated under rule 4 shall devolve upon the majority leader until a president is elected.

SR2, s. 6 Section 6. Senate rule 3m is amended to read:

SR2,5,14 Senate Rule 3m. Voting by presiding officer. No A senator may not be excused from voting on any question by reason of occupying the chair.

SR2, s. 7 Section 7. Senate rule 4 (4) and (10) are amended to read:

SR2,5,17 Senate Rule 4 (4) Put to vote all questions which that are regularly moved, or which that necessarily arise in the course of proceedings, and announce the result.

SR2,5,24 (10) Refer every notice and report concerning a proposed administrative rule received by him or her under section 227.19 of the statutes to the appropriate standing committee of the senate within 7 working days following receipt, and provide notice to that committee whenever the president is informed that a proposed rule is being withdrawn. The president shall refer any report received from a standing committee which that objects to a proposed rule to the joint committee for review of administrative rules.

SR2, s. 8 Section 8. Senate rule 4 (9) is repealed.

SR2, s. 9 Section 9. Senate rule 5 (1), (2) (b) to (d), (3) and (4) are amended to read:

SR2,6,7 Senate Rule 5 (1) The chief clerk of the senate shall be elected at the commencement of each regular session, to hold office for the full 2-year term of the legislature (2 years) and until a successor is elected and qualified on the day of convening of the next legislature as established under section 13.02 (1) of the statutes unless removed by death, resignation, or the vote of a majority of the actual present membership of the senate.

SR2,6,9 (2) (b) Supervise the engrossing and enrolling of senate bills, resolutions and joint resolutions proposals by the legislative reference bureau.

SR2,6,13 (c) Cause the daily journal of the proceedings to be kept and reproduced for distribution Prepare and transmit for reproduction its daily journal after the close of each daily session, and, if so directed by the president or chairperson of the committee on senate organization, on any day on which the senate does not meet.

SR2,6,16 (d) Ensure that no records or papers belonging to the legislature are not removed from the custody of the chief clerk's office except as required in the regular course of business.

SR2,6,21 (3) The chief clerk shall be responsible for all official acts of the employes employees assigned to that office, and may designate one of those employes employees as assistant chief clerk, who shall have general supervision under the direction of the chief clerk and in the absence of the chief clerk shall have all of the powers and duties of the chief clerk.

SR2,7,2 (4) On the day of convening of the next legislature as established under section 13.02 (1) of the statutes, when the president and assistant majority leader are absent or unable to preside over the senate sitting in session and the senate does not elect a substitute president under rule 2 (2), the chief clerk shall perform all of the duties of the chair enumerated under rule 4.

SR2, s. 10 Section 10. Senate rule 6 (1) is amended to read:

SR2,7,9 Senate Rule 6 (1) The sergeant at arms of the senate shall be elected at the commencement of each regular session, to hold office for the full 2-year term of the legislature (2 years) and until a successor is elected and qualified on the day of convening of the next legislature as established under section 13.02 (1) of the statutes unless removed by death, resignation, or the vote of a majority of the actual present membership of the senate.

SR2, s. 11 Section 11. Senate rule 7 (title) and (1) to (4) are amended to read:

SR2,7,15 Senate Rule 7 (title) President Presiding officer to preserve order; appeal. (1) The president presiding officer shall preserve order and decorum, may speak to points of order in preference to others, rising for that purpose; and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal by a member, on which appeal each member may speak once not to exceed 5 minutes.

SR2,7,20 (2) Whenever a point of order is raised, the president presiding officer may rule thereon forthwith, or may defer the decision not later than the 5th order of business on the 2nd legislative day to provide time for examination of the precedents. Questions not ruled on within the required time shall be decided by a majority of the senate.

SR2,7,25 (3) Whenever the president presiding officer finds it necessary to take a point of order under advisement in order to consult all sources of parliamentary law and practice available, the president presiding officer shall submit the decision in writing, stating the source consulted and the reasons for the decision. The text of the president's presiding officer's decision shall be spread upon the journal.

SR2,8,4 (4) On appeal being taken, the question shall be "Shall the decision of the chair presiding officer stand as the judgment of the senate?" , which question, and the action thereon, shall be entered on the journal. The vote shall be is taken by ayes and noes. A tie vote sustains the ruling of the chair presiding officer.

SR2, s. 12 Section 12. Senate rule 8 is amended to read:

SR2,8,8 Senate Rule 8. Conduct during floor session. (1) Members, officers, and employes employees shall wear appropriate attire while the senate is in session. Appropriate attire for men shall include includes the wearing of a coat.

SR2,8,12 (2) While the president presiding officer is addressing the senate, or submitting a question, no a member may not cross the floor, or leave the senate. While a member is speaking, no a member may not walk between the speaking member and the chair presiding officer.

SR2,8,15 (3) No A member or other person may not visit or remain by the clerk's table while the ayes and noes are being called. No A member may not leave his or her seat or be disturbed by any other person while the ayes and noes are being called.

SR2,8,17 (4) No A member or other person may not, within the bar of the senate, read newspapers or consume food, beverages, or any tobacco products.

SR2,8,19 (5) No A member or other person may not smoke within the bar of the senate, the staff and press lobbies, and the visitors' galleries.

SR2, s. 13 Section 13. Senate rule 11 (2) to (6) are amended to read:

SR2,9,2 Senate Rule 11 (2) Persons of the following classes, and no others, shall be admitted to that portion of the floor of the senate designated as the staff lobby during the session thereof: state officers, employes employees of either house of the legislature, of legislative committees, and of legislative service agencies while engaged in the performance of their duties, members of congress, justices of the supreme court, and ex-members former members of the legislature.

SR2,9,5 (3) However, none of those persons in subs. (1) and (2) who are registered as lobbyists or engaged in defeating or promoting any pending legislation shall have the privilege of the area.

SR2,9,9 (4) No ex-senator or any A former senator or other person who shall be is directly or indirectly interested in defeating or promoting any pending legislation, whether registered as a lobbyist or not, shall does not have the privilege of the floor of the senate at any time.

SR2,9,13 (5) All accredited correspondents of the news media, who confine themselves to their professional duties, shall have the privilege of the floor of the senate, except that during the sessions of the senate such the privilege shall extend extends only to the press lobby.

SR2,9,16 (6) The foregoing rule shall not exclude such other persons as Persons who are not specified in subs. (1) to (5) may be invited on the floor of the senate by the committee on senate organization.

SR2, s. 14 Section 14. Senate rule 12 is amended to read:

SR2,9,21 Senate Rule 12. Privileges of senate to contestants for seats. Contestants for seats shall have the privilege of the senate until their respective cases are disposed of; the privilege to extend only so far as access to the chamber, during the time occupied in settling the contest.

SR2, s. 15 Section 15. Senate rule 13 is amended to read:

SR2,9,24 Senate Rule 13. Disturbance in lobby. Whenever any disturbance or disorderly conduct shall occur occurs on the senate floor or in the lobby or gallery, the president shall have the power to presiding officer may cause the same to be cleared of all persons except members and officers.

SR2, s. 16 Section 16. Senate rule 14 is amended to read:

SR2,10,6 Senate Rule 14. Hour for meeting. The senate shall meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday unless a different day or hour shall be is prescribed by a resolution or motion adopted by majority vote.

SR2, s. 17 Section 17. Senate rule 15 is amended to read:

SR2,10,15 Senate Rule 15. Roll call, quorum. Before proceeding to business, the roll of the members shall be called, and the names of those present and those absent shall be entered on the journal. A majority of the membership presently serving must be present to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; a smaller number, however, can adjourn; and may compel the attendance of absent members. When any a roll call discloses the lack of a quorum, no further business may not be conducted until a quorum is obtained, but the members present may take measures to procure a quorum or may adjourn.

SR2, s. 18 Section 18. Senate rule 16 is amended to read:

SR2,10,20 Senate Rule 16. Leave of absence. Members of the senate shall not be absent themselves from the session during the entire day without first having obtained obtaining a leave of absence. Such leave may be granted by a majority vote of the senate at any time.

SR2, s. 19 Section 19. Senate rule 17 (1) (c), (f) and (o) and (2) to (4) are amended to read:

SR2,10,23 Senate Rule 17 (1) (c) Third order. Introduction, first reading, and reference of bills.

SR2,10,24 (f) Sixth order. Executive communications Advice and consent of the senate.

SR2,11,2 (o) Fifteenth order. Announcements, adjournment honors, and remarks under special privilege.

SR2,11,14 (2) A bill, resolution proposal or other matter may be made a special order for a specified date and time by the committee on senate organization or by two-thirds of the members present. Once established, a special order can be postponed to a future date or time only by the committee on senate organization or by two-thirds of the members present. When the time for the special order has arrived and such the special order is announced by the chair presiding officer, or attention thereto is called by any member, such the special order shall have has precedence over the regular orders of business, and whenever. Whenever the rules shall be are suspended to advance such bill, resolution proposal or other matter to a subsequent stage, its precedence as a special order shall continue, and whenever continues. Whenever any such special order is under consideration, it shall not be interrupted by the arrival of the time for the consideration of another special order.

SR2,11,19 (3) Special orders, once established shall continue, continue to be special orders, and when laid over under the rules shall be are special orders on their proper calendar, unless otherwise ordered by the senate. Subsequent special orders shall be considered in their chronological order and their priority over regular orders on the calendars shall remain remains.

SR2,11,25 (4) With the prior consent of the majority leader and the minority leader and upon the motion by one of them under any order of business at any time, any member may be granted the floor for the purpose of introducing former members, state officers, and other persons of unusual achievement as guests of the senate. The member making the introduction shall submit in writing to the chief clerk the names of the guests so introduced.

SR2, s. 20 Section 20. Senate rule 18 (1), (2), (4) and (5) are amended to read:

SR2,12,19 Senate Rule 18 (1) All bills, resolutions proposals, appointments, or other business, referred to a committee and reported by it to the senate or withdrawn from it by the senate, all proposals or amendments received from the assembly for senate concurrence, and all reports from conference committees and veto messages received by the senate, shall be placed in the committee on senate organization. Any such business deposited with the chief clerk on a day when the senate does not meet may be placed in the committee on senate organization immediately to permit that committee to schedule such business as expeditiously as possible, but shall be formally received by the senate on its next meeting day. The committee on senate organization shall establish a calendar, grouping together bills, resolutions proposals, appointments, or other business according to similar subjects and in an appropriate order, and in such numbers as to constitute a workable and up-to-date calendar schedule. The committee on senate organization shall place a bill, resolution proposal, appointment, or other business on the calendar when directed to do so by a majority vote of the senate. The chairperson of the committee on senate organization may place a proposal, appointment, or other business that is in the committee on senate organization on a calendar that has been established by the committee.

SR2,12,24 (2) The sergeant at arms shall distribute a copy of the calendar to all members before the calendar is acted upon. The chairperson of 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 distributed calendar shall may not be changed within such 18-hour period.

SR2,13,3 (4) Unless otherwise ordered, after completion of the 9th order of business of the current calendar day, and prior to before consideration of the 10th and succeeding orders, unfinished calendars shall be taken up and completed.

SR2,13,6 (5) Every bill or resolution proposal ordered engrossed and read a 3rd time, unless otherwise ordered by the senate, shall be taken up under the 13th order of business on the senate's next business day.

SR2, s. 21 Section 21. Senate rule 19 is amended to read:

SR2,13,17 Senate Rule 19. Committee of the whole. During the consideration of any bill, resolution proposal or other matter, the senate may, on motion, which motion shall be is debatable, resolve itself into a committee of the whole for the consideration of such bill, resolution the proposal or such other matter. The rules of the senate shall govern, as far as practicable, the proceedings in committee of the whole, except that a member may speak more than twice on the same subject, and; that a call for the ayes and noes or for the previous question cannot be made in the committee, nor shall; the committee have the power to may not recess, nor to; and may not postpone to a future time a subject before it for consideration. The committee shall elect one of its members as chairperson of the committee of the whole.

SR2, s. 22 Section 22. Senate rule 20 (1) (b) 1. and (3) to (7) are amended to read:

SR2,13,19 Senate Rule 20 (1) (b) 1. The president of the senate.

SR2,13,22 (3) (a) The members of the senate committee for review of administrative rules shall be are the senate members of the statutory joint committee for review of administrative rules.

SR2,13,25 (b) When the joint committee for review of administrative rules fails to report a proposal referred to it by the senate, such the proposal may be referred to the senate by the senate committee for review of administrative rules.

SR2,14,2 (4) (a) The members of the senate committee on finance shall be are the senate members of the joint committee on finance.

SR2,14,5 (b) When the joint committee on finance fails to report a proposal referred to it by the senate, such the proposal may be returned to the senate by the senate committee on finance.

SR2,14,7 (5) Each member shall serve on at least one senate or joint standing committee or joint survey committee.