Confirmation of lieutenant governor51m
Conference committee, see Committee of conference
Congress, memorializing prohibited32 (1)(a), 39 (1), 41 (1)
Constitution, United States, procedure on ratifying
amendment to41 (2)
Constitution, Wisconsin, procedure on
joint resolution proposing change:
question on 3rd reading75 (1)(b)
receives 3 readings before adoption
41 (2)
second consideration, what may be amended, see
Joint Rule 57 (2)
Consumer protection and personal privacy,
committee on (standing committee)(9) (1)(e)
Contested seat:
contestants granted privilege of floor until contest settled 25 (5)
definition of "contested seat"95 (18)
Continuity of assembly rules92
Convening of daily session: 9 a.m. except first day of week28
Copies of proposals to be available at least 24 hours before
consideration35 (1)
Copies of proposals to be public at least 24 hours before
committee vote17d
Copying for assembly38
Corrective amendment offered by committee on
assembly organization: proposal reverts
temporarily to engrossing stage23 (2)
Criminal justice and corrections, 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 events98
Debate:
call of the assembly83 (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/question60 (1)
may be limited by resolution establishing special order
33 (1)
motions acted on without67
on committee on rules; special order resolution, limit
5 min. pro/con33 (3)
on motion for reconsideration allowed only if
question was debatable, limited to 3 min/member73 (7)
privileged motions and requests during65 (1)
questions in order during57
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 during65 (2)
tabling motion, debate limited to 10 min. (2 min/member)
74 (2)
Debate, motion to end:
acted on without debate67, 71
call for not in order in committee of the whole
8 (2)
moving to end the debate71
precedence of motion65 (2)(b)
requires support of 15 members71 (1)
roll call required71
Decorum:
eating, not permitted on floor or in galleries26 (4)
members not to cross or leave floor while presiding
officer is speaking26 (2)
microphones, possession and use26 (7)
mobile radio service devices26 (6)
newspaper reading, not permitted during
session on floor or in galleries26 (3)
presiding officer to maintain order,
decorum, and quiet3m (1)(f), 26 (1)
sergeant at arms carries out instructions concerning any
disturbance in chamber6 (1)(g)
smoking, not permitted on floor or in galleries26 (5)
Definitions, alphabetical list of major terms
95
Delete and substitute: proposition indivisible
80 (3)
Dilatory (definition)95 (22)
Dilatory motions out of order69
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 propositions80 (1)
motion to delete and substitute is one
indivisible proposition80 (3)
not to be used when amendment more clearly achieves
purpose80 (2)
partial veto, how may be divided80 (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 divisible80 (4)
substitute amendment not divisible80 (4)
veto of entire bill, may not be divided80 (4)
Document provision to members, except calendars,
sergeant at arms supervises6 (1)(c)
Documents, consent required to read from59 (3), 90 (2)
Documents presented to assembly37 (2)
Doors to assembly:
all rooms inside constitute "assembly chamber" (definition)
95 (6)
closed when call is ordered; members may not leave
84
Dress code, assembly floor26 (9)
E
Eating, not permitted on floor or in galleries
26 (4)
Education, committee on (standing committee)
9 (1)(g)
Elected membership (definition)95 (24)
