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ar98(5)(c) (c) The invitations to attend the event are sent before the special or extraordinary session is called.

[cr. 2001 A.Res. 3]

ar99 Assembly Rule 99. Fiscal estimates.

ar99(1) (1) The speaker or presiding officer may request from the legislative fiscal bureau an original fiscal estimate on a bill if the speaker or presiding officer 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 an assembly standing committee, or is considered by the assembly.

ar99(2) (2) An original fiscal estimate prepared under sub. (1) shall be submitted to the legislative reference bureau for review by the requester under joint rule 48 and for reproduction and insertion in the bill jacket envelope. The fiscal estimate, however, may not be reproduced or inserted if the fiscal estimate prepared by the state agency is available for reproduction and insertion before the fiscal estimate prepared under sub. (1).

ar99(3) (3) Unless otherwise determined by the assembly, failure to receive a fiscal estimate requested under sub. (1) on a bill that already has one or more original fiscal estimates does not delay consideration of the bill. Unless otherwise determined by the assembly, failure to receive a fiscal estimate requested other than under sub. (1) on a bill that already has one or more original fiscal estimates requested under sub. (1) does not delay consideration of the bill.

[cr. 2003 A.Res. 3]

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A S S E M B L Y R U L E S *

As last affected by 2009 Assembly Resolution 2
Adopted January 5, 2009

Chapter 1: Election and Duties of Officers

Assembly officers Rule 1

Party officers; election, duties Rule 2

Duties of the speaker; speaker pro tempore Rule 3

Presiding officer Rule 3m

Other presiding officers Rule 4

Chief clerk's duties Rule 5

Sergeant at arms' duties Rule 6

Employees; appointment and supervision Rule 7

Chapter 2: Committees of the Assembly

Committee of the whole Rule 8

Standing committees Rule 9

Special committees Rule 10

* Under Assembly Rule 94 (3) (a), a pamphlet of this type will be printed following the adoption of any resolution "significantly changing” the assembly rules.

  The assembly rules were last readopted by 1983 Assembly Resolution 12 on June 2, 1983. Subsequent changes, enacted by 1985 Assembly Resolution 2, 1987 Assembly Resolution 2, 1989 Assembly Resolutions 2, 11 and 27, 1991 Assembly Resolutions 2 and 3, 1993 Assembly Resolutions 2, 14, 16 and 24, 1995 Assembly Resolutions 2, 12, 14 and 31, 1997 Assembly Resolution 2, 1999 Assembly Resolutions 2 and 3, 2001 Assembly Resolutions 2, 3, and 8, 2003 Assembly Resolutions 2 and 3, 2005 Assembly Resolution 2, 2007 Assembly Resolutions 2 and 4, and 2009 Assembly Resolution 2 are recorded in notes following the affected rules.

Committee procedures Rule 11

Committees not to meet during daily session Rule 12

Business referred to committee Rule 13

Public hearings Rule 14

Withdrawing a proposal from committee Rule 15

Claims against the state when presented to a memberof the assembly Rule 17

Executive action Rule 17d

Committee reports; time limits Rule 17m

Committee report with recommendations Rule 18

Committee report without recommendation Rule 19

Committee reports concerning proposed rules Rule 20

Special committee on ethics and standards of conduct Rule 21

Committee on assembly organization Rule 23

Committee on rules Rule 24

Chapter 3: Daily Sessions

Admission to the floor of the assembly Rule 25

Conduct in the chamber Rule 26

Absences and leaves Rule 27

Hour for convening Rule 28

Assembly calendar Rule 29

Call of the roll; quorum Rule 30

Regular orders of business Rule 31

Variations in the regular order; special orders Rule 32

Resolutions for special orders of business Rule 33

Chapter 4: General Procedures on Proposals and Related Matters

Chief clerk receives matters addressed to the assembly Rule 34

Proposals, amendments, and reports to beprovided before debate Rule 35

Clerical corrections to proposals or amendments Rule 36

Petitions and other documents Rule 37

Assembly publications and printing Rule 38

Chapter 5: Offering, Introduction, and Disposition of Proposals

Introduction and offering of proposals Rule 39

Readings of bills Rule 40

Readings of resolutions Rule 41

First reading and reference of proposals Rule 42

Privileged resolutions Rule 43

Vetoes Rule 44

Subsequent reference of proposals Rule 45

Second reading and amendment of proposals Rule 46

Main question before assembly Rule 47

Third reading and decisions on proposals Rule 48

Adverse and final disposition Rule 49

Messaging to the senate Rule 50

Enrolling; further consideration Rule 51

Advice and consent of the assembly Rule 51m

Chapter 6: Amendments

Offering amendments Rule 52

Drafting of amendments Rule 53

Germaneness of assembly amendments Rule 54

Sequence of considering amendments Rule 55

Chapter 7: General Rules of Debate

Recognition Rule 56

Interruptions Rule 57

Calling a member to order Rule 58

Conduct during debate Rule 59

Debate on delayed calendars Rule 60

Questions of privilege Rule 61

Points of order and appeals Rule 62

Chapter 8: Motions and Other Actions During Debate

Putting a motion Rule 63

Seconding Rule 64

Privileged and subsidiary motions and requestsduring debate Rule 65