Alphabetical Index
Revised by Legislative Reference Bureau
January 2025
Assembly Rule
A
Absence of members from daily sessions:
call of assembly 83 (1)
journal lists those present or absent 30 (1)
leaves shall be obtained 27
must be in chair to be present 30 (1)
number smaller than a quorum (majority of current
membership)may compel attendance of 30 (3)
one member may request leave for another 27
request for leave proper during debate 66 (1)(e)
upon request member arriving late may be recorded as
present 30 (1)
Act (definition) 95 (1)
Actions, motions, and questions in order during debate 57, 65, 66
Adjourn (definition) 95 (2)
Adjourn, motion to:
acted on without debate, exceptions 70
always in order except while voting or while
assembly recessed for caucus 70 (1)
call of assembly may be moved 83 (2)
precedence does not authorize such motion
while another member has floor 70 (1)
privilege of motion or request 65 (1)(c), (d)
recess to next day: same as 69m
roll call required when assembly under call 86 (3)
simple motion not debatable or amendable 70 (3)
to fix time for convening, debatable and amendable 70 (4)
to fixed other time, debatable and amendable 70 (2)
two consecutive motions to adjourn not in order 69 (3)
Adjournment:
in committee of the whole 8 (6), (7)
motion proper at any time, but not while voting or while
another member has floor or while assembly
recessed for caucus 70 (1)
not debatable or amendable 70 (3)
roll call required for adjournment under call 86 (3)
simple motion adjourns to 9 a.m. (exception) 28
sine die adjournment (definition) 95 (79)
smaller number than quorum (majority of current
membership) may adjourn 30 (3)
terminates call of the assembly (roll call required) 86 (3), 87 (3)
Administrative rules:
chief clerk files with agency, senate, and JCRAR 5 (1)(u)
committee for review of, see also ss. 13.56
and 13.565, stats. 3 (1)(r), 5 (1)(u), 9 (6), 20 (2) how assigned to standing committee for review 3 (1)(r), 13 (2)
legislative history of review of, see Joint Rule 78 report by standing committee or JCRAR
after review of proposed 20
report with objections, referral to JCRAR 3 (1)(r)
scheduled for floor action:
report without recommendation, after 30 days 15 (6)
special ordered, after 40 days 33 (7)
withdrawal and rereferral of proposed administrative
rule by speaker 13 (2)(b)
withdrawal of proposed administrative rule,
speaker provides notice of 3 (1)(r), 13 (2)(a)
Admission to floor of assembly chamber:
by action of assembly 25 (4)
limitations 25
open from one hour before daily session to one hour
after daily adjournment 6 (1)(d)
presiding officer may grant 25 (4)
sergeant at arms supervises coming and going 6 (1)(b)
those permitted 25
Adverse and final disposition:
list of methods 49 (1)
motion not permitted twice on same day at same stage
of proposal 72
once determined, substantially similar proposal
not to originate in assembly in same session 49 (2)
subject to reconsideration only in accordance with rule 73 49 (1)
Advice and consent of assembly 51m
Advisement:
presiding officer may take point of order under 62 (3)(b)
question under: may be expanded 69 (4)
Amend a proposal or motion, precedence of motion for 65 (2)(g)
Amendments:
amendment to amendment 52 (2), 55 (2)(b)
changes not permitted in amendments prepared by
legislative reference bureau 39 (3), 53
changing or amending rules requires assembly resolution 89 (1)
committee floor amendment adopting by, redrafting
by legislative reference bureau 53 (3)
committee reports out only if adoption recommended 18 (3)
conference report and attachments
not amendable, see Joint Rule 3 (3) considered on 2nd reading of proposal 46
corrective, by committee on assembly organization 23 (2), (3)
definition of “amendment” 95 (4)
delete and substitute, proposition indivisible 80 (3)
division, when improper 80 (2)
floor amendments, corrections in 53 (3)
germane:
list of amendments which are 54 (4)
list of assembly amendments which are not 54 (3)
history file to show name of member or committee
sponsoring 53 (1)
how offered by committee 18 (2), 53 (3)
in order on 2nd reading and before engrossment 52 (1)
in 3rd degree not accepted 52 (2)
may be offered on motion to fix time to which adjournment
is taken 70 (2)
may be revived by assembly while proposal is in
amendable stage 18 (3), 47 (2)
