members not to cross or leave floor while presiding officer is speaking 26 (2)
microphones, possession and use 26 (7)
mobile radio service devices 26 (6)
newspaper reading, not permitted during session on floor or in galleries 26 (3)
presiding officer to maintain order, decorum, and quiet 3m (1)(f), 26 (1)
sergeant at arms carries out instructions concerning any
disturbance in chamber 6 (1)(g)
smoking, not permitted on floor or in galleries 26 (5)
Conduct, special committee on ethics and standards of
21, 43 (3)
Confirmation of lieutenant governor 51m
Conference committee, see Committee of conference
Congress, memorializing prohibited 32 (1)(a), 39 (1), 41 (1)
Constitution, United States, procedure on ratifying amendment to 41 (2)
Constitution, Wisconsin, procedure on joint resolution proposing change:
question on 3rd reading 75 (1)(b)
receives 3 readings before adoption 41 (2)
second consideration, what may be amended,
see Joint Rule
57 (2)
Consumer protection, committee on (standing committee) 9 (1)(dm)
Contested seat:
contestants granted privilege of floor until contest settled 25 (5)
definition of "contested seat” 95 (18)
Continuity of assembly rules
92
Convening of daily session: 9 a.m. except first day of week
28
Copies of proposals to be available at least 24 hours before consideration 35 (1)
Copies of proposals to be public at least 24 hours before committee vote 17d
Copying for assembly 38
Corrections and the courts, committee on (standing committee) 9 (1) (em)
Corrective amendment offered by committee on assembly organization:
proposal reverts temporarily to engrossing stage 23 (2)
Courts, committee on corrections and (standing committee) 9 (1)(em)
Criminal justice, committee on (standing committee) 9 (1)(f)
Current membership (definition) 95 (20)
majority of, necessary quorum to transact business,
see Joint Rules
11 and
12 for exceptions
30 (2)
majority of, required to change assembly rules (roll call required) 89
D
Dane County fund-raising events 98
Debate:
call of the assembly 83 (1)
documents, reading from during debate limited 59 (3)
ending, motion for (seconding required, roll call required) 71
incidental motions, requests and questions during 66
interruptions, purposes for which permitted 57
limited on delayed calendar: 5 min/member, 20 min/question 60 (1)
may be limited by resolution establishing special order
33 (1)
motions acted on without 67
on committee on rules; special order resolution, limit 5 min. pro/con 33 (3)
on motion for reconsideration allowed only if question was debatable,
limited to 3 min/member 73 (7)
privileged motions and requests during 65 (1)
questions in order during 57
recognition in (by district or municipality of residence; not by name) 56 (1)
remarks to be confined to question, avoid personalities
56 (1)
speaking more than twice, or not from assigned place
(vote of two-thirds members present required) 59 (1), (2)
special order resolution, adoption or rejection (5 min/question) 33 (3)
subsidiary motions and requests during 65 (2)
tabling motion, debate limited to 10 min. (2 min/member) 74 (2)
Debate, motion to end:
acted on without debate 67, 71
call for not in order in committee of the whole 8 (2)
moving to end the debate 71
precedence of motion 65 (2)(b)
previous question (definition) 95 (58)
requires support of 15 members 71 (1)
roll call required 71
Decorum:
eating, not permitted on floor or in galleries 26 (4)
members not to cross or leave floor while presiding
officer is speaking 26 (2)
microphones, possession and use 26 (7)
mobile radio service devices 26 (6)
newspaper reading, not permitted during session on floor or in galleries 26 (3)
presiding officer to maintain order, decorum, and quiet 3m (1)(f), 26 (1)
sergeant at arms carries out instructions concerning any
disturbance in chamber 6 (1)(g)
smoking, not permitted on floor or in galleries 26 (5)
Definitions, alphabetical list of major terms 95
Delete and substitute: proposition indivisible 80 (3)
Dilatory (definition) 95 (22)
Dilatory motions out of order 69
successive calls on same question not permitted 88
Dilatory use of motion to suspend rules not permitted
90 (5)
"Dipping” of bill through joint committee on finance,
see s.
13.093 (1), stats.
Division of the question:
bill, joint resolution, or resolution not divisible 80 (4)
definition of "division of the question”
95 (23)
motion or simple amendment divisible when containing
2 severable propositions 80 (1)
motion to delete and substitute is one indivisible proposition 80 (3)
not to be used when amendment more clearly achieves purpose 80 (2)
partial veto, how may be divided 80 (5), (6)
report of committee of conference not divisible,
see also Joint Rule
3 (3) 80 (4)
requesting a division is authorized interruption 57 (1)(h)
senate amendment received for assembly concurrence not divisible 80 (4)
substitute amendment not divisible 80 (4)
veto of entire bill, may not be divided 80 (4)
