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)
Document provision to members, except calendars,
sergeant at arms supervises 6 (1)(c)
Documents, consent required to read from 59 (3), 90 (2)
Documents presented to assembly 37 (2)
Doors to assembly:
all rooms inside constitute "assembly chamber” (definition) 95 (6)
closed when call is ordered; members may not leave 84
E
Eating, not permitted on floor or in galleries 26 (4)
Education, committee on (standing committee)
9 (1)(g)
Education reform, committee on (standing committee) 9 (1)(h)
Elected membership (definition) 95 (24)
Election of officers, midterm vacancy,
see also art. IV, sec. 30, and art. XIII,
sec. 6, Wis. Con.; ss.
13.02 (1),
13.13,
13.15 (1),
13.18 (1), stats.
1
Elections and campaign reform, committee on (standing committee) 9 (1)(hd)
Electric voting machine, see Roll call, Voting machine
Emergency statement: bill lacking required statement not to be withdrawn
from joint committee on finance or committee on rules 15 (1)(b)
Employees of assembly:
appointment, supervision 7
chief clerk, sergeant implement personnel management system,
see also Joint Rule
91 5 (1)(t),
6 (1)(i)
social security, insurance, retirement records kept by chief clerk 5 (1)(s)
Employment relations committee (JCOER), assembly and joint,
see also s.
13.111, stats. (standing committee)
9 (7)
permitted to introduce proposals in special, extended, or
extraordinary session 93 (2)
Enacting and enabling clause, inserted when omitted 36 (1)(b)
End debate, motion to, see Debate, motion to end
71
Energy and utilities, committee on (standing committee)
9 (1)(hm)
Engrossed proposal (definition) 95 (25)
Engrossing:
chief clerk supervises work relating to 5 (1)(e)
corrective amendment by committee on assembly organization 23 (2), (3)
duties of chief clerk and legislative reference bureau
5 (1)(f)
