relating to legislative rules (roll call required;
a majority of current membership required to adopt)   43 (2), 89
rereferred to committee   13 (1)(am), 42 (3)(c), 45
stating question of adoption or concurrence   75 (1)(b)
to recall proposal (after passage) for further action   23 (3), 51
Joint rules:
definition of "joint rules”   95 (40)
together with assembly rules govern parliamentary practice   91
Joint session, see Joint convention
Joint survey committee:
bills may not be withdrawn from   15 (1)(a)
referral of bill returned by standing committee and committee on rules   24 (3)(a)
referral of proposal to one or more, simultaneously   42 (1)(b)
report to be read at length if not provided   35 (3)
Journal, see also art. IV, sec. 10, Wis. Con.:
chief clerk's or legislative reference bureau's corrections in legislative
proposal   36
communications included in journal by order of assembly or
presiding officer   37 (2)
conforms to rules and directives by committee on assembly organization   38
definition of "journal”   95 (41)
gives daily list of those present or absent   30 (1)
may note fact that member wished to be recorded on roll call   76 (8)
preparation supervised by chief clerk   5 (1)(b)
roll call record to show names and totals   76 (9)
Judiciary and ethics, committee on (standing committee)   9 (1)(p)
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Labor, committee on (standing committee)   9 (1)(q)
Last general-business floorperiod, final legislative day: reconsideration
motion taken up by majority vote of members present and voting   73 (3)(b)
Lay on table, see Table, motion to
Leave (definition), see also Absence, leave of   95 (42)
Leaving chamber: no member to leave while assembly under call   84
Leaving floor: no member to cross or leave while presiding officer is
addressing assembly   26 (2)
Legislative citation, see Certificate   96
Legislative day (definition)   95 (43)
Legislative reference bureau, see also ss. 13.90 and 13.92, stats.:
committee's floor amendment, reviews and redrafts   53 (3)
correction in proposal:
authorized for wrong spelling, grammar, numbering,
or improper word use and wrong numbering or referencing   36 (1)(a)
enacting or enabling clause, inserts when missing   36 (1)(b)
titles of proposals, when required in   36 (1)(c)
drafts all proposals for introduction   39 (2), (3)
engrossed proposal, prepares for reproduction   5 (1)(f)
flaw in enrolled bill, notifies committee on assembly organization   23 (2), (3)
floor amendments, makes limited corrections in   53 (4)(b)
inauguration day, duties of chief   5 (1)(a)
indexes to proposals by subject and author, see Joint Rules 77 and 78
publishing assembly manual, assists chief clerk   94 (1)
required to make clerical corrections in proposals   36
Legislature, organization of, see art. IV, sections 7 to 20, Wis. Con. and
ss. 13.01 to 13.58, stats.
Lieutenant governor, confirmation   51m
Lifting a call of the assembly   87
Lobbyists do not have privilege of floor   25
Local affairs, committee on urban and (standing committee)   9 (1)(x)
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Main motions and questions (definition)   95 (44)
Main question on 2nd reading conforms to committee recommendation;
exceptions   47
Majority:
definition of "majority”   95 (45)
special order: vote of members present to advance to 3rd reading
or message to senate   33 (4)
vote of current membership to change rules (roll call required)   89
vote of current membership to lift call (roll call required)   87 (2)
vote of members present (even if less than quorum)
to adjourn under call (roll call required)   86 (3), 87 (3)
vote of members present may withdraw bill from committee after 21 days   15 (1)
Majority leader:
assistant majority leader   2 (2)
duties   2 (1), (4)
election   2 (1)
floor manager on special order   33 (1)(a)
member of:
committee on assembly organization (standing committee)   9 (3)
committee on rules   24 (1)
presides when speaker and speaker pro tempore are both
temporarily absent   4 (1)
removal, resignation   2 (1)
seating assignment in chamber, settles disputed   2 (4)
term of office   2 (1)
Manual:
definition of "manual”   95 (46)
legislative reference bureau to assist chief clerk   94 (1)
Mason's manual: use in interpreting rules   91 (2)
Means, committee on ways and (standing committee)   9 (1)(zd)
Member:
absence, leave of   27
appointing authority for employees   7 (1)
assembly privilege, point of   61 (1)
call of assembly:
expense to secure attendance may be charged to absentees   85 (2)
may demand, to secure attendance of absentees   83 (1)
motion requires 15 seconds   83 (3)
must remain in chamber during   84
crossing or leaving floor, not permitted while presiding officer is speaking   26 (2)
debate, right to: ends when roll call opened   65 (5)
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