Wisconsin Legislature: Joint Rule 99 Text

Section 1. 2013-2014 session schedule. (1) Biennial session period. The legislature declares that the biennial session period of the 2013 Wisconsin legislature began on Monday, January 7, 2013, and that the biennial session period ends at noon on Monday, January 5, 2015.

(1m) Budget deadline extended. The deadline of Tuesday, January 29, 2013, set by section 16.45 of the statutes for introduction of the executive budget bill or bills, submittal of the state budget report, and delivery of the governor's budget message, is extended to Wednesday, February 20, 2013.

(2) Scheduled floorperiods and committee work periods. (a) Unreserved days. Unless reserved under this subsection as a day to conduct an organizational meeting or to be part of a scheduled floorperiod of the legislature, every day of the biennial session period is designated as a day for committee activity and is available to extend a scheduled floorperiod, convene an extraordinary session, or take senate action on appointments as permitted by joint rule 81.

(b) Inauguration. Pursuant to section 13.02 (1) of the statutes, the inauguration of the members of the 2013 legislature, and the organizing for business of the 2 houses, commences at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 7, 2013.

(d) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, January 17, 2013.

(e) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, January 31, 2013.

(f) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, February 14, 2013.

(fm) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at 10 a.m., and ends on Wednesday, February 20, 2013.

(g) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, March 7, 2013.

(h) Bills to governor. No later than Thursday, March 21, 2013, at 4:30 p.m., the chief clerk of each house shall submit to the governor for executive action thereon all enrolled bills originating in the chief clerk's house and having been passed by both houses, in regular, extraordinary, or special session, on or before Thursday, March 7, 2013.

(i) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, April 18, 2013.

(j) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, May 16, 2013.

(k) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Friday, June 28, 2013, but this floorperiod may not be adjourned until the general fund executive budget bill has been passed by both houses.

(L) Nonbudget bills to governor. No later than Thursday, August 8, 2013, at 4:30 p.m., the chief clerk of each house shall submit to the governor for executive action thereon all enrolled bills, except the general fund executive budget bill, originating in the chief clerk's house and having been passed by both houses, in regular, extraordinary, or special session, on or before Wednesday, July 31, 2013.

(m) Budget bill to governor. No later than the later of Thursday, August 8, 2013, at 4:30 p.m., or 4:30 p.m. on the 4th Thursday after the general fund executive budget bill is passed by both houses in identical form, the chief clerk of each house shall submit to the governor for executive action thereon any enrolled general fund executive budget bill originating in the chief clerk's house and having been passed by both houses, in regular, extraordinary, or special session.

(n) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, September 19, 2013.

(o) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, October 17, 2013.

(p) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, November 14, 2013.

(q) Bills to governor. No later than Thursday, December 12, 2013, at 4:30 p.m., the chief clerk of each house shall submit to the governor for executive action thereon all enrolled bills originating in the chief clerk's house and having been passed by both houses, in regular, extraordinary, or special session, on or before Thursday, November 14, 2013.

(r) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, January 23, 2014.

(s) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, February 20, 2014.

(t) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, March 20, 2014.

(u) Last general-business floorperiod. The last general-business floorperiod commences on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, April 3, 2014.

(v) Bills to governor. No later than Thursday, April 24, 2014, at 4:30 p.m., the chief clerk of each house shall submit to the governor for executive action thereon all enrolled bills originating in the chief clerk's house and having been passed by both houses, in regular, extraordinary, or special session, on or before Thursday, April 3, 2014.

(w) Limited-business floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, May 1, 2014, which is limited to matters allowed under joint rule 81m (2) and to considering resolutions offered for the purpose of extending the commendations, condolences, or congratulations of the legislature to a particular person, group, or organization, or of recognizing a particular event or occasion.

(x) Bills to governor. No later than Thursday, May 8, 2014, at 4:30 p.m., the chief clerk of each house shall submit to the governor for executive action thereon all enrolled bills originating in the chief clerk's house and having been passed by both houses, in regular, extraordinary, or special session, on or before Thursday, May 1, 2014.

(y) Veto review floorperiod. A floorperiod, limited to matters allowed under joint rule 82 (1m), commences on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Wednesday, May 21, 2014.

(z) Bills to governor. No later than Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at 4:30 p.m., the chief clerk of each house shall submit to the governor for executive action thereon all enrolled bills originating in the chief clerk's house and having been passed by both houses, in regular, extraordinary, or special session, on or before Wednesday, May 21, 2014.

(3) Interim period of committee work; no further introductions. Upon the adjournment of the May veto review floorperiod, there shall be an interim period of committee work ending on Monday, January 5, 2015. Unless the legislature is convened in one or more extraordinary or special sessions, no additional 2013 legislation may be offered during this interim period of committee work.

(4) Special and extraordinary sessions. (a) Adjournment. Except for consideration of executive vetoes or partial vetoes, a motion adopted in each house to adjourn a special or extraordinary session pursuant to this joint resolution shall constitute final adjournment of the special or extraordinary session.

(b) Bills to governor. No later than 4:30 p.m. on the first Thursday occurring 2 full weeks after the day a bill is passed by both houses in identical form after May 21, 2014, in special or extraordinary session, the chief clerk of the house in which it originated shall submit it to the governor for executive action thereon.

(c) Veto review. A special or extraordinary session shall reconvene upon a call of a majority of the members of the joint committee on legislative organization solely for the consideration of executive vetoes or partial vetoes if an enrolled bill passed by both houses during the special or extraordinary session was vetoed or partially vetoed.

(5) End of term. The biennial term of the 2013 legislature ends on Monday, January 5, 2015. Pursuant to section 13.02 (1) of the statutes, the inauguration of the members of the 2015 legislature will be on Monday, January 5, 2015.

Section 2. Notice of 2015 session organization. Notice is hereby given that the biennial session of the 2015 legislature will hold its first meeting, pursuant to section 13.02 (1) of the statutes, on Monday, January 5, 2015, and that the meeting will begin at 2 p.m.

Alphabetical Index

Revised by Legislative Reference Bureau
(January 2013)

Joint Rule

Act, definition 99 (1)

Acts, Wisconsin:

index to, legislative reference bureau prepares 77 (5), (6)

numbered in continuous sequence for biennium 79 (6)

publication date and enactment date of (s. 35.095, stats.) 65

Address of the legislature, removal of judge
by (2/3 vote required) 12 (2)(c)

Adjourn, definition 99 (2)

Adjournment:

for more than 3 days requires consent of other house 13

smaller than majority 11 (3)

Administration, department of:

consolidates agency fiscal estimates 41 (3)(d)

coordinates fiscal estimate procedure 46

drafting requests, may submit to legislative
reference bureau 51 (2)

local fiscal effect 42 (1)(c)

minor clerical corrections in agency fiscal
estimates 41 (3)(i), 46 (5)

supplemental fiscal estimate
(if disagreement) 41 (3)(c), (f), 48 (3)

Administrative rules, review of proposed:

history, information recorded 32 (1)

notice of, published in journal 73 (4)

public hearing, announced in schedule of
committee activities 75

report on committee proceedings 31

status of legislative action on 78

Adoption, definition 99 (3)

Advance notice of committee activities 27, 75

Advance reproduction of bills, extraordinary
or special session 81 (2)(c)

Advice and consent on nominations 76 (1), 81 (3)(b)

Amendatory proposals and acts, display of text in 64

Amendment, definition 99 (4)

Amendment:

catalog of sections affected (in bill title) not changed by 52 (7)

clerical correction in, by chief clerk or legislative
reference bureau 56

constitution, Wisconsin or United States 57, 58

disagreement on, between houses 3 (1)

enacting or enabling clause (Joint Rule 52 (3)),
reinserted if deleted by amendment 56 (3)(a)

fiscal estimate not required 41 (2)(a), 48 (2)

major amendment, chief clerk may order
reproduction of engrossed 63

nonconcurrence by other house, how reconsidered
and rejected 2

offered by request, name to be recorded 55 (2)

offering of, 4 copies required 54 (2)

of statute law, how shown in text 52 (5), 64

receding from position on 2

supplemental fiscal estimate on bill as affected by
amendment may be requested:

by joint committee on finance 41 (3)(a)

by presiding officer on request of bill's author 41 (3)(b)

by primary author during 5-day review of bill's
estimate 48 (2)

title of proposal, how treated in 52 (7)

to United States constitution, how considered 58

to Wisconsin constitution, 2nd consideration 57