joint rulesJOINT RULES
* A pamphlet of this type is printed within one week following final legislative concurrence in any joint resolution making significant changes in the joint rules.
 In the present pamphlet, the joint rules of the Wisconsin Legislature are printed as last reenacted by 1977 Assembly Joint Resolution 1 (enrolled as 1977 EJR-10), and subsequently modified by 1979 Assembly Joint Resolution 1 (EJR-1), 1981 Senate Joint Resolution 1 (EJR-1), 1981 Senate Joint Resolution 32 (EJR-26), 1987 Assembly Joint Resolution 1 (EJR-1), 1987 Senate Joint Resolution 48 (EJR-41), 1989 Assembly Joint Resolution 24 (EJR-15), 1991 Senate Joint Resolution 1 (EJR-1) and Assembly Joint Resolution 2 (EJR-10), 1993 Senate Joint Resolution 1, 1997 Assembly Joint Resolution 1, 1999 Assembly Joint Resolution 18, 2001 Assembly Joint Resolution 15, 2005 Senate Joint Resolution 1 (EJR-1), 2007 Senate Joint Resolution 1, and 2011 Senate Joint Resolution 2.
 All modifications made in the joint rules after their 1977 reenactment are indicated in the notes following the affected joint rules.
As last affected by 2011 Senate Joint Resolution 2
Concurred in January 25, 2011
2011-2012 SESSION SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Created by 2011 SJR-1, January 3, 2011
January 3, 2011 (Monday) 2011 Inauguration
January 11, 2011 (Tuesday) Floorperiod
January 25 to Feb. 10, 2011 (Tu - Th) Floorperiod
February 22 to 24, 2011 (Tu - Th) Floorperiod
March 8 to 10, 2011 (Tu - Th) Floorperiod
March 24, 2011 (Thursday) Bills sent to Governor
April 5 to 14, 2011 (Tu - Th) Floorperiod
May 10 to 19, 2011 (Tu - Th) Floorperiod
June 7 to 30, 2011, OR budget passage (Tu - Th) Floorperiod
August 4, 2011 (Thursday) Nonbudget Bills sent to Governor
August 4, 2011 (or later) . (Thursday) Budget Bill sent to Governor
September 13 to 22, 2011 (Tu - Th) Floorperiod
October 18 to Nov. 3, 2011 (Tu - Th) Floorperiod
December 8, 2011 (Thursday) Bills sent to Governor
January 17 to 26, 2012 (Tu - Th) Floorperiod
February 14 to 23, 2012 (Tu - Th) Floorperiod
March 6 to 15, 2012 (Tu - Th) . . Last general-business Floorperiod
March 22, 2012 (Thursday) Bills sent to Governor
April 24 to May 3, 2012 (Tu - Th) Limited-business Floorperiod
May 10, 2012 (Thursday) Bills sent to Governor
May 22 and 23, 2012 (Tu - W) Veto Review Floorperiod
May 24, 2012 to Jan. 7, 2013 (Th - Mon) Interim, committee work
June 13, 2012 (Wednesday) Bills sent to Governor
January 7, 2013 (Monday) 2013 Inauguration
Chapter 1: Joint Procedures of the Two Houses
Joint convention Rule 1
Receding from position on amendment Rule 2
Committee of conference Rule 3
Bill recalled from governor Rule 5
Proposal recalled from other house Rule 6
Citations by the legislature Rule 7
Chapter 2: Procedures Derived from State Constitution
Each house determines its rules Rule 10
Quorum Rule 11
Required vote total Rule 12
Adjournment for more than 3 days Rule 13
Stationery; reproduction of legislative documents Rule 14
Chapter 3: Committee Activities
Joint hearings of standing committees Rule 21
Cochairpersons of joint committees Rule 22
Joint committee on legislative organization Rule 23
Funeral delegation Rule 25
Committee hearings open to public Rule 27
Chapter 4: Clerical Procedures
Record of committee proceedings Rule 31
Certification of passage of, or adoption of and concurrence in, proposals Rule 32
Book of enrolled bills Rule 33
Presentment of enrolled bills to governor Rule 34
Assignment of enrolled joint resolution numbers Rule 35
Chapter 5: Fiscal Estimate Procedure
When fiscal estimates required or permitted Rule 41
General procedures Rule 42
Reliable dollar estimate Rule 43
Bill jackets to display FE" Rule 44
Duties of legislative reference bureau Rule 45
Duties of department of administration and state agencies Rule 46
Duties of joint committee on finance Rule 47
Review of agencyprepared fiscal estimates Rule 48
Bills not conforming Rule 49
Waiver of requirement to transmit electronically Rule 50
Chapter 6: Style and Form of Proposals
Use of LRB legal services Rule 51
Analyses on substitute amendments Rule 51m
Format; text display; structure of proposals Rule 52
Incorporation of law into the statutes Rule 53
Approval and jacketing of drafts Rule 54
Authors and cosponsors Rule 55
Clerical corrections in legislative proposals andamendments Rule 56
Amendments to state constitution Rule 57
Amendments to U.S. constitution Rule 58
Explanative notes Rule 59
Enrolled proposals Rule 60
Chapter 7: Reproduction of Proposals
Number of copies Rule 62
Reproduction of engrossed proposals and amendments Rule 63
Display of text in amendatory proposals and acts Rule 64
Inserting date of enactment and publication date of acts Rule 65
Enrolled joint resolutions Rule 66
Chapter 8: Other Legislative Documents
Legislative manuals Rule 71
Daily calendars Rule 72
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