SR2,43,103 (5) Raising call. A motion to raise one or more calls shall take takes precedence
4over every other motion, except a motion to adjourn. Such motion shall require the
5The affirmative vote of a majority of the members who are then present, is required
6for adoption. Upon adoption of a motion to raise one or more calls, business shall be
7taken up at the point at which it was interrupted by the call, except that motions to
8recess or adjourn take precedence over the question on which the call was raised, and
9subsequent calls on motions unrelated to progress of a proposal are in order. Such
10The motion to raise a call is not amendable.
SR2,43,1411 (6) Effect of adjournment upon call of senate. A majority of those present
12may adjourn, but upon reconvening, the senate shall not be considered to be is not
13under call, but the call of the senate may again be ordered in the same manner as
14above described provided in this rule.
SR2,43,1815 (7) Granting leave under call. Absent members may be granted leave during
16a call of the senate by majority vote but. Leave cannot be cancelled canceled after
17a call of the senate has been ordered. Prior leave expires when the senator returns
18although it is before the time limit set.
SR2, s. 89 19Section 89. Senate rule 86 is amended to read:
SR2,43,25 20Senate Rule 86. Sergeant at arms may report. The sergeant at arms may
21make a report of the proceedings under the call at any time. The motion to accept
22such the report shall be is determined by ayes and noes, and the. The call shall may
23not be raised unless a majority of the members who are then present vote in favor
24of the motion. If such the report is not accepted, the sergeant at arms shall proceed
25to a completion of the duties under rule 84.
SR2, s. 90
1Section 90. Senate rule 87 is amended to read:
SR2,44,6 2Senate Rule 87. Call raised when absentees present and business
3disposed of.
When the sergeant at arms reports that all who were absent without
4leave (naming them) are present, such and names them, the report shall be entered
5on the journal. The call shall be at an end as soon as the business, pending when the
6call was made, is disposed of.
SR2, s. 91 7Section 91. Senate rule chapter 9 (title) is amended to read:
SR2,44,98 Chapter 9:
9EMPLOYES EMPLOYEES
SR2, s. 92 10Section 92. Senate rule 88 is amended to read:
SR2,44,16 11Senate Rule 88. Employment and supervision of senate employes
12employees. (1) The committee on senate organization shall have general
13supervision and direction over all employes employees of the senate and may
14supervise or assign supervision over employes employees as it may consider
15considers proper to the chief clerk, to the sergeant at arms, or to members of the
16senate.
SR2,44,2117 (2) On recommendation of the respective appointing officers, the committee on
18senate organization shall allocate the number of employes employees of the senate
19within the limits established by the staffing resolution pattern then in force and the
20duties and responsibilities assigned to each employes employee. The committee on
21senate organization shall assign each position to the proper pay range.
SR2,45,322 (3) Employes shall Employees may not be allowed compensation except for
23such time as they are actually in attendance, except when absent with leave granted
24by their superior officers. Upon no day of the week shall employes be exempted
25Employees are not exempt
from this provision on any day of the week. All employes

1employees shall perform such duties in connection with the work of the senate as are
2assigned to them by their superior officers, and shall be available at such hours as
3their superior officers shall direct direct.
SR2, s. 93 4Section 93. Senate rule 89 is amended to read:
SR2,45,10 5Senate Rule 89. Certification of payroll. The chief clerk and the sergeant
6at arms of the senate shall certify to the department of administration the names of
7all persons employed in their respective departments offices by the senate, the
8capacity in which employed, and the amounts respectively due them, which if the
9certificate shall be is approved by the chairperson of the committee on senate
10organization.
SR2, s. 94 11Section 94. Senate rule 90 is amended to read:
SR2,45,18 12Senate Rule 90. Creating, amending, or repealing rules. Senate rules
13may be created, amended, or repealed by resolution adopted by a vote of a majority
14of the senate membership presently serving. The vote shall be is taken by ayes and
15noes. Any such The resolution shall set forth the precise detail of the proposed
16creation, amendment, or repeal. After the senate rules have been established at the
17commencement of the legislative biennium, any resolution to change the senate rules
18shall lay over one week.
SR2, s. 95 19Section 95. Senate rule 91 is amended to read:
SR2,45,22 20Senate Rule 91. Suspending rules. These Senate rules may be suspended
21by the senate by vote of two-thirds of the members present. The vote shall be is
22determined by ayes and noes unless unanimous consent is given.
SR2, s. 96 23Section 96. Senate rule 92 is amended to read:
SR2,46,3 24Senate Rule 92. Continuity of senate rules. These Senate rules shall be are
25effective until amended or rescinded by the senate. The Senate rules shall also

1remain in force at the beginning of a succeeding regular biennial session until
2superseded by rules adopted by the senate in such the succeeding session of the
3legislature.
SR2, s. 97 4Section 97. Senate rule 93 (intro.), (1) to (3) and (5) are amended to read:
SR2,46,10 5Senate Rule 93. Special, extended, or extraordinary sessions. (intro.)
6Unless otherwise provided by the senate for a specific special, extended , or
7extraordinary session, the rules of the senate adopted for the regular session shall,
8with the following modifications, apply to each special session called by the governor
9and to each extended or extraordinary session called by the senate and assembly
10organization committees or called by a joint resolution approved by both houses:
SR2,46,1711 (1) No A senate bill, senate joint resolution or senate resolution shall proposal
12may not
be considered unless it is germane to the subjects enumerated by the
13governor in the proclamation calling the special session or to the subjects
14enumerated by the committees on organization or in the joint resolution calling the
15extended or extraordinary session and is recommended for introduction to be
16introduced or offered
by the committee on senate organization or by the joint
17committee on employment relations.
SR2,46,2018 (2) No A notice of hearing before a committee shall be is not required other than
19posting on the legislative bulletin board, and no a bulletin of committee hearings
20shall may not be published.
SR2,46,2221 (3) The daily calendar shall be is in effect immediately upon posting on the
22legislative bulletin boards. The calendar need not be distributed.
SR2,46,2423 (5) No A motion shall may not be entertained to postpone action to a day or time
24certain.
SR2, s. 98 25Section 98. Senate rule 94 (1) and (3) are amended to read:
SR2,47,12
1Senate Rule 94 (1) Whenever directed to do so by the committee on senate
2organization, the chief clerk shall recompile and publish the senate manual
3containing these the senate rules, the joint rules of the senate and assembly, and the
4constitution of this state, together with appropriate directories of the members of the
5legislature, legislative employes employees, accredited correspondents of the news
6media, a detailed alphabetical index, and such other information approved by the
7committee on senate organization as is deemed useful to the members of the senate.
8In recompiling the senate manual, the chief clerk shall make the spelling and other
9minor corrections authorized to be made in legislation under rule 31 (1) and (4) and
10shall consult with the legislative reference bureau to make any references to
11provisions of the constitution, statutes, joint rules, or senate rules conform to the
12numbers then assigned to such the provisions.
SR2,47,1813 (3) (a) Within one week from after the adoption of any a resolution significantly
14changing these the senate rules, the chief clerk shall direct the distribution of a new
15pamphlet incorporating the entire text of these the senate rules as affected by that
16the resolution unless, in the judgment of the chief clerk, additional rule changes may
17soon be agreed to by the senate. Each pamphlet edition shall contain a revised table
18of contents and index prepared by the legislative reference bureau.
SR2,47,2019 (b) As directed by the chief clerk, any a resolution amending these the senate
20rules may be engrossed and duplicated for distribution.
SR2, s. 99 21Section 99. Senate rule 95 is amended to read:
SR2,47,25 22Senate Rule 95. Copies for senate. All publications for the senate and
23reproduction to be done for the senate shall conform to the senate and joint rules or
24be as determined by the committee on senate organization or the joint committee on
25legislative organization.
SR2, s. 100
1Section 100. Senate rule 96 is created to read:
SR2,48,7 2Senate Rule 96. Fiscal estimates. (1) The committee on senate organization
3may request from the legislative fiscal bureau an original fiscal estimate on any bill
4if the committee believes that a fiscal estimate on the bill will not be completed by
5the state agency assigned to prepare the fiscal estimate before the bill receives a
6public hearing, is voted on by a senate standing committee, or is considered by the
7senate.
SR2,48,138 (2) An original fiscal estimate prepared under sub. (1) shall be submitted to the
9legislative reference bureau for review by the requester under joint rule 48 and for
10reproduction and insertion in the bill jacket envelope. The fiscal estimate, however,
11may not be reproduced or inserted if the fiscal estimate prepared by the state agency
12is available for reproduction and insertion before the fiscal estimate prepared under
13sub. (1).
SR2,48,1914 (3) Unless otherwise determined by the senate, failure to receive a fiscal
15estimate requested under sub. (1) on a bill that already has one or more original fiscal
16estimates shall not delay consideration of the bill. Unless otherwise determined by
17the senate, failure to receive a fiscal estimate requested other than under sub. (1) on
18a bill that already has one or more original fiscal estimates requested under sub. (1)
19shall not delay consideration of the bill.
SR2, s. 101 20Section 101. Senate rule 97 is amended to read:
SR2,49,2 21Senate Rule 97. Space assignments. At the commencement of each biennial
22term session, the committee on senate organization shall assign to each member the
23seat to be occupied by that member during the biennial term. The schedule of room
24assignments to members and committees, and the schedule of meetings of standing

1committees, shall follow the schedule of the previous sessions session unless changed
2by vote of the committee on senate organization.
SR2, s. 102 3Section 102. Senate rule 98 is amended to read:
SR2,49,10 4Senate Rule 98. Citations on behalf of the senate. Any member or
5members of the senate may sponsor a citation on behalf of the senate to a particular
6person or organization or to commemorate a particular occasion as specified in the
7citation. Citations may be issued during any floorperiod as well as during any
8committee work period or the period scheduled for the work of the interim
9committees. Citations are issued without formal approval by vote of the senate, but
10each citation requires prior approval by the committee on senate organization
.
SR2,49,1511 (1) Citations may be used in place of resolutions for commendations,
12congratulations, and condolences of persons or organizations or to give recognition
13to unusual and important events, except that the use of citations shall not be abused.
14The committee on senate organization may more specifically interpret this
15paragraph subsection.
SR2,49,1916 (2) If desired by the issuing member, a citation on behalf of the senate may be
17coauthored by one or more other members or cosponsored by one or more
18representatives to the assembly, but in that case the proposal for issuing the citation
19shall be signed by each of the coauthors or cosponsors
.
SR2,50,220 (3) Any A citation on behalf of the senate shall be signed by the presiding officer,
21president and by the chief clerk. If so signed, it is considered approved by the senate
22and shall be so recorded in the journal. If the president or chief clerk refuses to
23approve a citation, the committee on senate organization may require the president
24and chief clerk to approve it.
A copy of the finished citation shall be provided to the

1issuing senator, and another copy thereof shall be filed in the legislative reference
2bureau.
SR2,50,53 (4) All citations on behalf of the senate shall be prepared on an artistic form,
4shall be approved by the committee on senate organization, shall be suitable for
5framing, and shall be in substantially the following form:
SR2,50,96 (Scrollwork Incorporating State Coat of Arms)
7 ----------------------
8 CITATION BY THE SENATE
9 ----------------------
SR2,50,10 10Know You By These Presents:
SR2,50,12 11Whereas, The Burlington Standard Press has been recognized by the
12Wisconsin Newspaper Association; and
SR2,50,14 13Whereas, William E. Branen, Publisher of the Burlington Standard Press, has
14been named by....; now,
SR2,50,17 15Therefore, The Members of the Wisconsin Senate, on the motion of Senators
16Maurer and Cullen [and Representative(s)], under Senate Rule 98, congratulate
17William E. Branen for his accomplishments .... .
SR2,50,21 18State Capitol
19Madison, Wisconsin
20 ....................................
21 (Date)
SR2,50,23 22..............................................
23(Presiding Officer President)
SR2,50,25 24..............................................
25(Chief Clerk)
SR2, s. 103
1Section 103. Senate rule 99 is created to read:
SR2,51,3 2Senate Rule 99. Definitions. The following are definitions of the major terms
3used in the senate rules or traditionally used in deliberations on the floor:
SR2,51,64 (1) Act: A bill that has passed both houses of the legislature, been enrolled, and
5been approved by the governor or passed over the governor's veto, or that becomes
6law without the signature of the governor, and published.
SR2,51,77 (2) Adjourn: To conclude a legislative day's business [see also sub. (79)].
SR2,51,98 (3) Adoption: Approval of a motion, amendment, substitute amendment,
9simple resolution, or joint resolution.
SR2,51,1210 (4) Amendment: A suggested alteration in any proposal, often referred to as a
11simple amendment in distinction to a substitute amendment, intended to take the
12place of the proposal.
SR2,51,1413 (5) Appeal: A member's challenge of a ruling on a point of order. To prevail,
14an appeal requires the support of a majority of the members present.
SR2,51,1815 (7) Bill: A proposed change of law originating in either house, requiring
16passage by one house and concurrence of the other house of the legislature and
17approval of the governor, or passage notwithstanding the objections of the governor
18by a two-thirds vote in each house, before becoming effective.
SR2,51,1919 (8) Calendar: The agenda for any legislative day.
SR2,51,2120 (9) Call of the house: A procedure for requiring the attendance of absent
21members.
SR2,51,2322 (10) Certificate or citation: A formal legislative document of commendation,
23congratulations, or condolences.
SR2,51,2424 (11) Chair: The position that the presiding officer fills.
SR2,52,2
1(12) Chief clerk: The officer elected to perform and direct the clerical and
2personnel functions of one of the houses.
SR2,52,33 (13) Committee chairperson: The head of a committee.
SR2,52,44 (14) Committee executive action: The action of a committee on any proposal.
SR2,52,65 (15) Committee of the whole: The membership of one house organized in
6committee for the discussion of a specific matter.
SR2,52,87 (16) Concurrence: The action by which one house agrees to a proposal or action
8of the other house.
SR2,52,109 (17) Conference committee: A committee of representatives to the assembly
10and of senators, appointed to resolve differences on a specific proposal.
SR2,52,1211 (18) Contested seat: A district in which 2 or more persons claim the right to
12represent the district.
SR2,52,1413 (20) Current membership: The members of one of the houses, omitting those
14who have resigned, have been removed, or have died.
SR2,52,1515 (22) Dilatory: To delay.
SR2,52,1716 (23) Division of the question: To break a question into 2 or more separate
17propositions.
SR2,52,2018 (24) Elected membership: The members of one of the houses, certified as
19elected in the last general election, including those who have subsequently resigned,
20have been removed, or have died.
SR2,52,2321 (25) Engrossed proposal: A proposal incorporating all adopted amendments
22and all approved technical corrections in the house of origin, whether or not it is
23reproduced as engrossed.
SR2,53,3
1(26) Enrolled proposal: A proposal that was passed, or adopted, and
2concurred in, incorporating any amendments and corrections that were approved by
3both houses.
SR2,53,44 (27) Expunge: To remove material from the record and thus undo some action.
SR2,53,95 (27m) Extraordinary session: The convening of the legislature by the
6assembly and senate committees on organization or by petition or joint resolution of
7the legislature to accomplish the business specified in the action calling the session.
8When used to continue a floorperiod of the regular session for a limited purpose, the
9extraordinary session is referred to as an extended session.
SR2,53,1110 (28) Fiscal estimate: A memorandum by a state agency pursuant to joint rules
1141 to 49, explaining the impact of a bill on state or local finances.
SR2,53,1312 (29m) Floor of the senate: That portion of the senate chamber that is reserved
13for members, senate officers, and persons granted the privilege of the floor.
SR2,53,1614 (30) Floor amendment: Any amendment offered for consideration at the 2nd
15reading stage, or for committee consideration, but not drafted by the legislative
16reference bureau.
SR2,53,1717 (31) Germaneness: The relevance or appropriateness of amendments.
SR2,53,1918 (32) Hearing: A committee meeting at which the public is invited to testify on
19a proposal or issue.
SR2,53,2020 (33) History: A record of actions on any given proposal.
SR2,53,2221 (33m) History file: The list of entries made by the chief clerk in the bulletin
22of proceedings, recording the actions of the legislature on a proposal.
SR2,54,223 (34) Incidental motions and requests: A group of motions and requests that
24generally relates to the proceedings, procedures, and subsidiary questions during
25debate, and that must be disposed of before proceeding to the main question under

1consideration. Incidental questions have lower precedence than privileged
2questions but higher precedence than subsidiary and main motions.
SR2,54,43 (35) Indefinite postponement: A motion to kill a proposal in its house of origin
4for a legislative session.
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