Members to remain in chamber when under call Rule 84
Sergeant to bring in absentees Rule 85
Business under call Rule 86
Successive calls on same question Rule 88
Chapter 11: Change, Suspension, Authority of Rules
Changing assembly rules Rule 89 Suspension of the rules Rule 90
Authority and interpretation of the rules Rule 91
Continuity of assembly rules Rule 92
Special, extended, or extraordinary sessions Rule 93
Content, format, and style of rules and manual Rule 94
Chapter 12: Miscellaneous
Legislative citations Rule 96
Assembly citations Rule 97
Campaign committee activity Rule 98
Alphabetical Index
Revised by Legislative Reference Bureau
March 2009
Assembly Rule
A
Absence of members from daily sessions:
call of assembly 83 (1)
journal lists those present or absent 30 (1)
leaves shall be obtained 27
must be in chair to be present 30 (1)
number smaller than a quorum (majority of current membership)
may compel attendance of 30 (3)
one member may request leave for another 27
request for leave proper during debate 66 (1)(e)
upon request member arriving late may be recorded as present 30 (1)
Act (definition) 95 (1)
Actions, motions, and questions in order during debate
57, 65, 66
Adjourn (definition) 95 (2)
Adjourn, motion to:
acted on without debate, exceptions 70
always in order except while voting or while assembly recessed for caucus 70 (1)
call of assembly may be moved 83 (2)
precedence does not authorize such motion
while another member has floor 70 (1)
privilege of motion or request 65 (1)(c), (d)
recess to next day: same as 69m
roll call required when assembly under call 86 (3)
simple motion not debatable or amendable 70 (3)
to fix time for convening, debatable and amendable 70 (4)
to fixed other time, debatable and amendable 70 (2)
two consecutive motions to adjourn not in order 69 (3)
Adjournment:
in committee of the whole 8 (6), (7)
motion proper at any time, but not while voting or while another
member has floor or while assembly recessed for caucus 70 (1)
not debatable or amendable 70 (3)
roll call required for adjournment under call 86 (3)
simple motion adjourns to 9 a.m. (exception) 28
sine die adjournment (definition) 95 (79)
smaller number than quorum (majority of current membership)
may adjourn 30 (3)
terminates call of the assembly (roll call required) 86 (3), 87 (3)
Administrative rules:
chief clerk files with agency, senate, and JCRAR 5 (1)(u)
committee for review of,
see also ss.
13.56and
13.565, stats.
3 (1)(r), 5 (1)(u), 9 (6), 20 (2)
how assigned to standing committee for review 3 (1)(r), 13 (2)
legislative history of review of,
see Joint Rule
78
report by standing committee or JCRAR after review of proposed 20
report with objections, referral to JCRAR 3 (1)(r)
scheduled for floor action:
report without recommendation, after 30 days 15 (6)
special ordered, after 40 days 33 (7)
withdrawal and rereferral of proposed administrative rule by speaker 13 (2)(b)
withdrawal of proposed administrative rule, speaker provides
notice of 3 (1)(r), 13 (2)(a)
Admission to floor of assembly chamber:
by action of assembly 25 (4)
limitations 25
open from one hour before daily session to one hour
after daily adjournment 6 (1)(d)
presiding officer may grant 25 (4)
sergeant at arms supervises coming and going 6 (1)(b)
those permitted 25
Adverse and final disposition:
list of methods 49 (1)
motion not permitted twice on same day at same stage of proposal 72
once determined, substantially similar proposal
not to originate in assembly in same session 49 (2)
subject to reconsideration only in accordance with rule 73 49 (1)
Advice and consent of assembly 51m
Advisement:
presiding officer may take point of order under 62 (3)(b)
question under: may be expanded 69 (4)
Aging and long-term care, committee on (standing committee) 9 (1)(a)
Agriculture, committee on (standing committee) 9 (1)(b)
Amend a proposal or motion, precedence of motion for
65 (2)(g)
Amendments:
amendment to amendment 52 (2), 55 (2)(b)
changes not permitted in amendments prepared by
legislative reference bureau 39 (3), 53
