Assembly

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bills may not be withdrawn from   15 (1)(a)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)(q)

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Labor and workforce development, committee on
(standing committee)   9 (1)(r)

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)

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)(z)

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)

definition of "member"   95 (47)

definition of "members present"   95 (48)